May 21st - Canary Confusion
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Big news from Spain today: the prime minister in Madrid says welcome back Brits from Monday.
But the government warns against travel to, say, the Canary Islands. Except it also says it’s fine to visit the Canary Islands. Confused? I’ll do my best to help.
And the latest pronouncements on the green list from politicians and the medical profession.
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| 0:00.0 | Right, birthday party, the big 30th. |
| 0:03.3 | Although, is it more like 40th? |
| 0:06.1 | Hmm, best go generic. |
| 0:08.0 | Something fizzy? |
| 0:09.2 | Oh, along with everyone else. |
| 0:10.9 | Flowers? |
| 0:11.7 | Symbolic of blooming into a new era. |
| 0:14.4 | Ugh. |
| 0:15.4 | No, come on. |
| 0:16.4 | Something more exciting. |
| 0:18.8 | Something like. |
| 0:20.8 | I'll take a two million red scratch card, please. |
| 0:23.8 | Add some play with National Lottery Scratch Cards. |
| 0:27.2 | Search Dream big, play, small, rules and procedures apply. |
| 0:29.1 | Players must be 18 or over. |
| 0:32.7 | Hello and thanks for joining me. |
| 0:34.9 | It's Friday the 21st of May and here's the very latest on travel and destinations from the Green List. |
| 0:41.6 | Big news from Spain today. The Prime Minister in Madrid says welcome back Brits from Monday. But the government here warns against travel to say the Canary Islands. Except it also says it's fine to visit the Canary Islands. |
| 0:56.4 | Confused, I'll do my best to help, or at least explain. And the latest pronouncements on the |
| 1:02.3 | green list from politicians and the medical profession. This podcast is completely free, but if you |
| 1:09.4 | want to support us, do subscribe to my new weekly travel email. |
| 1:13.5 | Simon called us Travel Week, which is also free and packed with money-saving insider tips. |
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