If you fancy a bit of sun at Christmas (and let’s be honest, most of us crave it by then!) what about a holiday in Gran Canaria?
Daily sun is not guaranteed as such but when you have a cloudy day here the next day is often nice. Also, you get some days with a few [...]
Entries from September 2008
What is the Weather in Gran Canaria at Christmas
September 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments
7 Things to do in Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
If you have a holiday in Gran Canaria Playa del Ingles might well be your resort. Fortunately there are plenty of things to do in the area. You might be interested in car hire in the Canary Islands and then the whole island is your oyster!
Also, there is no harbour (so no boat trips!) in [...]
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Airlines & Travel Companies Going Bust
September 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A number of airlines and travel companies have gone out of business recently, including Futura, Zoom Airlines, XL Airways and Seguro Holidays. XL Airways went into administration last Friday morning, annoyingly one day before my sister was supposed to be flying out (with them!) and about 85,000 were stranded overseas with no flight home.
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Rain in Gran Canaria!
September 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
So much for the recent heatwave. This week we’ve had RAIN!! Now whereas that might be exciting for ex pats like me who only see rain a couple of times a year, it might not be all that amusing for sun-seeking tourists! Typical Gran Canaria weather usually keeps them happy.
Today seems to be bright and [...]
Hypothermia Kills Stranded Refugees Heading for the Canaries
September 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Some sobering news here about illegal immigrant boat people coming to Gran Canaria. This seems to be becoming more and more common.
Illegal immigration in Gran Canaria seems to be at an all time high and few of the illegal immigrant boats seem to make it to one of the islands, if they make it at [...]
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Mogan Market
September 4th, 2008 · 18 Comments
Every Friday about a thousand people walk past my desk (OK, at the moment about a hundred – see my what happened to the summer?! post). When asked “do you want to go fishing?” their reply is always the same.
“No, we’re going to Mogan Market.”
What is so popular about the market in Mogan and why [...]
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