A Website created for people seeking impartial info on Lanzarote.

27/09/08

Hi,

My name is Gazza.  I'm a musician here on the island.  I've been here for 13 years all told on and off and I'm creating this website for your use, for potential visitors and for people thinking of moving here, basically to give you a little insight in to life here.  Some of it will be personal and most of it will be hopefully very useful to you, tips on enjoying yourself here, good sights, restaurants, events, people, basically anything relevant to Lanzarote through my eyes and thoughts will be considered.  It's the first time I've done anything like this so please be patient, I'll get better the longer I go on.  I'm not looking to make any profit from this so there will be no revenue from advertising, that way I'll have total control over the content of the site.  Any businesses, people, sights, events, whatever mentioned on here are ones that I use and would therefore recommend in normal everyday conversation.  This is just a medium for reaching out to more people.  Hopefully, people who use this website will forward it on to friends and it will mushroom from there.

The reason I'm doing this is simple.  Lanzarote has been very good to me.  I've been very happy here for a number of years but with the credit crunch on, things have become very different here and I want to share with you my thoughts and opinions.  It is very important that you, the reader, don't take my ramblings as anything other than just that, thoughts and opinions.  I'm not trying to play God here just being honest, be that right or wrong.  Nothing I write on here is meant maliciously either, please bear that in mind as type, as I have found in the past, is open to reader interpretation.

I'll hopefully be writing a weekly blog and updating the site as and when I've time.  I can be contacted on [email protected] if anyone finds a great restaurant they believe should be added to the site or a particular view, shop, must see they find others would appreciate.  I'll then go out and check it out myself to see if I agree.  I'll enjoy that, lol:)  You can contact me regarding the site whether appreciative or critical and I'll post your comments on here, only if there's no abuse!  Constructive criticism please.

Thank you for coming here, for spending your hard earned cash on this beautiful island and thank you for making it my home,

Yours in gratitude,

Gazza

20/12/08

Update...

I've found that some people are reluctant to even take my slip of paper with the website details on, lol:)  There is no catch, no fee, no hidden agenda, nothing.  I have been approached already about advertising and more than a few people both here and tourists alike have expressed the fact that there could be a lot of income to be made from such a good idea.  However tempting that may be I feel that for editorial freedom and ethical reasons alone I have to keep this site as it was intended, a way of putting my knowledge and experiences in a place for all to freely access, take it or leave it.
Making money for charitable causes remains in the back of my mind but for now I'd like to keep this free, I'd like people to enjoy the Lanzarote experience, I'd like to share what I know for the benefit of all.  true richness lies in giving, especially as Lanzarote has given me so much.  Time to give back I reckon.

Happy Christmas and have a great New Year.

Gazza.