Tourists feel saturated too
Dear Sir,
Ref. yesterday’s article by Andrew Ede, "Tourists feel saturated too". I am a Scandinavian spending a lot of time in Majorca. The island is green and wonderful from nature’s point of view. However, the island is also increasingly threatened by the growing number of ageing, and therefore very bad quality buses, trucks and vans. With expanding number of tourists coming to the island, by plane as well as by cruise vessels, etc., the traffic by definition is expanding as well. With no or little concern for the environment, the level of pollution and noise level is getting out of hand. What is the City’s governing body doing to address this challenge? In forward looking cities, buses and refuse trucks, for instance, are running on CNG (compressed natural gas) or biofuel, and so are numerous trucks, i.e. less pollution and noise. If this challenge is not addressed more or less immediately, we shall all face a far less attractive Majorca.
Arne Mansaker
Santa Ponsa
Mosquitoes
Dear Sir,
I wonder if any of your readers could cast light on the subject of mosquitoes on the island mentioned by Shirley Roberts in one of her recent articles. On the other side of the island in Cala d’Or my experience has been similar to her own. I have hardly seen a mosquito all year where I normally am a regular, all be it a very reluctant, donor to many a mosquito brood. However over the last couple of weeks they are back with a vengeance. Where did they go to all summer? Why are they back? And how long do they intend to inhabit my house? These are questions that need to be answered!
Answers on a postcard please! Many thanks and I look forward to hearing the theories.
Regards,
John Bristow