Free Summer Edition of Lanzarote Guidebook – Out Now

July 9, 2009 By 1 Comment

by Nick Ball

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Despite the credit crunch and weak state of sterling the holiday island of Lanzarote still expects to welcome well over one million tourists this year. The bulk of them from the UK and Eire. And anyone planning to visit Lanzarote this summer can now get their hands on a comprehensive 96 page guide to the island – entirely free of charge.

Lanzarote Guidebook has been created by long term island residents in order to provide visitors with accurate and up to date information about the Island of Fire. Along with plenty of inside tips about the best places to go and things to see and do.

The Summer 2009 edition features 96 pages – illustrated with some fantastic visuals – and is packed with useful information for tourists. Which can be downloaded fast and for free at www.lanzaroteguidebook.com

Lanzarote Guidebook contains comprehensive information about all of the island’s resorts, towns and places. Including maps for each resort. Along with coverage of all of Lanzarote´s many attractions. Such as the Timanfaya Volcano Park and the Jameos del Agua.

Discover the work of César Manrique – the island born artist and architect who campaigned for the controlled development of tourism on the island. Find out more about upcoming events this summer – such as the Jazz Canarias Festival and the fiesta of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

For those who like to explore and enjoy days out Lanzarote Guidebook also features an overview of the islands most breathtaking beaches and information about the best excursions on the island. Including kayak tours, catamaran trips and submarine voyages.

Lanzarote Guidebook also contains a handy Essentials section. Which covers all of the holiday nitty gritty such as bank opening times, hiring a car, driving on the island, duty free allowances, shop opening hours and a list of emergency contact numbers.

This indispensable guide is published in a handy and portable A5 format and is distributed free to tourists on the island via car hire companies, hotels, tourist information offices and private villas.

Visitors to the Lanzarote Guidebook website will also find even more in-depth and detailed information about the island online. They can catch up on all of the latest island news, check live weather reports and use in-depth climate information to work out when best to visit. Whilst browsing one of the best selections of Lanzarote villas and apartments online.

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Leuchtmittelsteuer

July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Leuchtmittelsteuer is a tax that was levied in Germany on light bulbs until the end of 1992.

Originally there was a tax on candle wax, but this was “modernised” at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The tax was discontinued as part of measures to harmonise taxes within the EU.

To hear a simple explanation and a short discussion in German, listen to the podcast:

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Buying the “Schulranzen”

July 7, 2009 By 4 Comments

Last weekend we went to buy a Schulranzen, an essential part of starting school in Germany.

I’ve been trying to find a good translation for Schulranzen over the past few days, and every time I keep coming back to “satchel”.  Although they look nothing like what I associate with that term, LEO agrees with me, and Wikipedia informs me that many years ago the term really was used for a traditional type of school satchel.  So satchel it is.

Schulranzen

Schulranzen

Not that they look anything like that.  Schulranzen refers to a type of rucksack that primary school children use.  It is one of those “must have” items to start school with, and there is a wide range in quality and prices.  Although the latter tends to start at around 100EUR.

One of the major brands is “Scout”, which are not only amongst the most colourful, but for some reason have a high percentage of plastic to them.  I don’t mean to reinforce the corners, I mean whole sides!

Then there are a few models from well-known brands such as Samsonite and Jack Wolfskin, but there are a whole range of other manufacturers to choose from.

We were lucky enough to find a shop stocking a good selection, so we were able to find one that we as parents were happy with, whilst at the same time has a design that our daughter liked.

Things to be considered were not only the material, but also the weight, the type of rucksack straps, the comfort of the rear side and the size and number of the compartments.  Some even came with matching sports bags, pencil cases and even purses.

Of course, this would not be Germany if there was not a DIN standard for Schulranzen – and the magic number is DIN 58124.  This specifies what percentage of the visible area has to be a luminous colour and how much has to be reflective.

In the end we agreed on a model from DerDieDas which not only conformed to that DIN and came with lots of extras, it also weighs only 850g.  The decision process in the shop took about 90 minutes, and means that a major part of our school preparations have now been completed.

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