Golf Courses Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is a great island for sports. There are plenty of routes for walking and hiking in Gran Canaria for those who don’t want to lie on a sunlounger all day long. For beach holidays, it is also a… (READ MORE)
Walking and Hiking in Gran Canaria
I really love walking and have found some nice routes around the island. I live in the South so most of my walking Gran Canaria tours take place there (either to and from work or to and from the shop!)… (READ MORE)
Día de las Islas Canarias (Canary Islands’ Day)
Canary Islands’ Day is celebrated on May 30th every year. The government, 87 municipalities and town councils all take part in the organisation of a great festival celebrating the islands – how they were and how they are now. If you plan to be… (READ MORE)
Heineken Campus Rock
Heineken Campus Rock 2008 is going to be great fun. In Gran Canaria, it was on 23rd September 2007 so next year it will be around the same time. This event is also celebrated on some of the other Canary Islands,… (READ MORE)
“Grand Canary Islands”
How many Canary Islands do you know? Most people have heard of Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, but there are several more main islands too – La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. There is a dubious eighth one… (READ MORE)
Forest Fires
You might have heard in the news that the Canary Islands (especially Gran Canaria and La Gomera) have suffered some bad forest fires recently! What made it so awful was that we had temperatures of 50ºC and high winds so… (READ MORE)
February
February is probably our coolest month of the year. You can expect sunny days and cool evenings (bring a light jacket!) Hurricane Delta paid us a visit in 2006 which was an experience, but don’t worry – that was a… (READ MORE)