Red Gold
Not long ago, ruins were discovered on the uninhabited island of “Lobos,” named after the sea wolves that once lived there. Excavations began after pottery shards and the remains of...
Salt carpets
If you go to the larger villages on the island last weekend, you can watch the busy hands of volunteers spreading colorful salt carpets in the plazas in front of...
Of man and beast
There's a lot going on outside my office window by the palm trees: sparrows are stuffing the hungry mouths of their young and flying around. At the top of the...
The long carnival
Carnaval here extends far beyond Ash Wednesday for all those who want to party and dress up until the last municipality, Yaiza, celebrates it this year in mid-March. And to...
Colorful pearl
No sooner had the rainbow been chosen as the brightly colored protagonist than the first little flowers stretched their heads upwards. First the yellow ones, many of them mustard-like. Then...
It’s so green
Anyone approaching Lanzarote was surprised. Is there a confusion with Ireland? Lush, fresh greenery initially only washed around mountains, flowed down ravines, branched out and wound its way through the...
Lanzarote – En miniatura
There are still a few miniature nativity scenes, called Belenes, on the island that can be visited. And: it's worth it! The event of the Nativity in the stable, accompanied...
To carry spiritual light in the winter night of the world
The longest nights of the year are now joined by the new moon, which makes them particularly dark.
As in an Advent garden, which is usually reserved for children to...
Summer farewell
August has come to an end and something autumnal is making itself felt here. The colors painted by the sunlight have become more intense. The sky is bluer and the...
Growing wild
Via a goat farm, the path leads from the small village of Femés up to the Ajaches, one of the oldest parts of the Canary Islands. Rocks covered in shell...
Día de Canarias
Día de Canarias, Canary Islands Day, is May 30th! White, blue and yellow flags adorn schools, village squares and restaurants. Gofio is a must today, as well as the vibrating...
Planting bananas
Today I write from my beautiful living room table. People sometimes ask me how I come up with my texts. I take this question with astonishment, because it is strange...