If you are looking for busy nightlife and disco bars that don’t close until 7am, you might like Playa del Inglés or Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria or Playa de las Americas in Tenerife. But what about if you want… (READ MORE)
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… (READ MORE)
Hi folks!! My name is Victoria and I moved to sunny Gran Canaria almost 10 years ago. Wow, doesn’t time fly! I started off writing some tips about moving here for a friend that was thinking along the same lines… (READ MORE)
Here are some quick links to other bloggers thinking about the Canary Islands: Cheap Holidays In Gran Canaria – cheap is always good Lifer Inmobiliaria closes its 10 offices in the Gran Canaria Province and “disappears off the face of… (READ MORE)
The Indian Head is one of those bars I’ve walked past many times and never ventured inside! When it comes to bars Gran Canaria offers a fair bit of variety and this bar looked a bit different from the outside…. (READ MORE)
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…. (READ MORE)
Many people want to rent a car when they’re on holiday in Gran Canaria. The island is called the “miniature continent” and if you’re happy to lie by the pool by day and drink in the hotel bar by night,… (READ MORE)
During Semana Santa, you can see pre-Easter processions where religious icons and statues are carried through the streets. The biggest processions take place in Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria, but most towns and villages have their own celebrations and processions…. (READ MORE)
Even though we have recently had some bad forest fires on Gran Canaria recently, Bajada de la Rama (or ‘Bringing Down the Branches’) went ahead anyway – without the branches! The Mayor suggested using green hankies instead. This year’s festival was also a… (READ MORE)
The temperatures in June can range from 20ºC to 35ºC so if you plan to come in the summer, you’d better like it hot! The Atlantic is about 10ºC colder than the Med so you can have a refreshing dip… (READ MORE)