A lot of people are complaining about the prices here but nothing has really changed much in the past few years except the exchange rate. When you used to get a euro and a half for your pound, things seemed cheaper. Now the euro and pound are pretty much equal in value, things seem more [...]
Entries from March 2009
Have Prices Gone Up in Gran Canaria?
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: General
Atlántico Shopping Centre in Vecindario
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments
If you are on holiday in Gran Canaria, you will probably be based along the south coast, such as in Playa del Ingles, Maspalomas or Puerto Rico. If you fancy doing some serious shopping in Gran Canaria, I recommend getting the number 1 bus to the Atlántico shopping centre in Vecindario (near the airport). It [...]
Tags: Places · Vecindario · shopping
What is the weather like in April in Gran Canaria
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Well this March has been one of the wettest I have known but the temperatures have gone up noticeably from February so I’m not complaining!
If you are taking a holiday in Gran Canaria in April you should bring a pair of long trousers and something with long sleeves just in case but April [...]
Tags: April
Rhodos Palace, Puerto Rico
March 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I have very few favourite restaurants here because most of them seem to have the same menu and use the same defrosted vegetables and offer the same mediocre quality of food (sorry but it’s true!)
However, if you are searching for the best restaurants in Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria, I’d like to add Rhodos Palace to [...]
Tags: Places · Puerto Rico · restaurant
Can You Live Permanently in the Canary Islands
March 13th, 2009 · No Comments
The answer to that question has to be yes. I have been living here for 10 years and I know people who have been living in Gran Canaria for way more than that. I’m not sure I am going to be here permanently, ie forever, but it is certainly possible to make a life in [...]
Tags: General
Dunes and Tunes Bar in Maspalomas
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments
There are lots of bars along the promenade in Maspalomas but Dunes and Tunes stands out because it’s always lively, busy and there is live music on in the evenings.
You can dance until 1 or 2 in the morning in this Irish bar if you want to.
There is a constant webcam stream from the bar [...]
Tags: Places · maspalomas
Gran Canaria Weather in March and April
March 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments
The weather was beautiful for the last week of February but this week is very changeable! Yesterday we had sun, rain, wind, a double rainbow and strong winds all night. Right now it’s settled down and the sun is shining!
Average Temperatures
The average daytime temperature is 26 degrees C but it does go down to about [...]