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News from the week

So the week ended with crazy weather. On 8th August during the morning we had torrential rain. It ne...

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Papas con Mojo

How to make the traditional Canarian "Papas con Mojo" - (Baked new potatoes with garlic sauce) ...

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Gran Canaria Bus Services

For such a diverse island we have an excellent bus service operated by “Global” with Las...

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Christmas in the Canaries

By far the busiest time of year here in the Canary Islands is Christmas week & especially the we...

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New Kiosks for Maspalomas Beach

Two years ago new "chiringitos" (kiosks) were purchased to replace the old ones lining Maspalomas an...

Just because you've chosen one of the islands as your main destination, doesn't mean you can't visit...

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Gran Canaria Villas

This isn't an easy topic to cover but should be something the island is promoting more. It's a fanta...

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December News

So here's a roundup of some of the news here during the last month. Well the main gossip at the mome...

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There's free WiFi in the Airport

As of Monday gone Gran Canaria's airport is one of 12 Spanish airports that AENA has installed the...

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Las Palmas Carnaval

One of the largest carnivals in the world is fast approaching. "A night in Rio" is this year's the...

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Aloe Vera

I knew it was good for putting on sunburn and that was about it. I've since been reading up on it an...

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Beaches - Rules & Regulations

Did you know that stubbing out your cigarette and leaving the stub on the beach is a minimum 750 eur...

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Palmitos Park

Palmitos Park is an oasis in the south of the island specialising in tropical birds and home to...

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Gay Gran Canaria

Having read a local article today about a post deleted off Tripadvisor for being homophobic, I thoug...

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Siam (Aqua) Park Gran Canaria

New ‘Siam Park’ for Gran Canaria approved Finally the green light for th...