In this time of travel need many companies have tried to help people stranded by the ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. And Lonely Planet is no exception. The travel guide publisher gave away copies of 13 of their iPhone/iPod European city guide apps free this week.
The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud and subsequent travel chaos has taught those of us in the UK one thing – we are indeed living on an island and if we want out our options are limited, especially when planes are grounded and our airspace closed. Thankfully this is rare else I fear we’d all go mad.
A view of Mount Teide, Spain’s highest mountain and the world’s third largest volcano.