Browsing «Coastal Gran Canaria»

Puerto Rico

on May 17, 2013 by

Puerto Rico: Gran Canaria’s Little Britain

The first time I visited Puerto Rico, I was working, interviewing Dr Paul Beresford-Jones and his wife,…

Puerto de Mogan

on April 23, 2013 by

The last resort

West of Puerto de Mogan, there isn’t another holiday spot. It’s the end of the line. A line which starts…

Tasarte

on April 1, 2013 by

Road kill

Walking along the GC-200 to the Cruz de Tasartico from La Aldea de San Nicolás is one uphill slog. Trekking alongside…

San Felipe

on March 12, 2013 by

Enjoy the silence

The very antithesis of Gran Canaria’s average resort, San Felipe is a north-coast beach not many bother to turn off…

Ojos de Garza

on February 24, 2013 by

Beyond Gran Canaria’s resorts

Most tourists to the island head south from the airport rather than north. To resorts such as Maspalomas, Playa…

Guigui

on January 2, 2013 by

White light/white heat

Do not adjust your monitor. The sun really was that retina-burning bright on my recent visit to Guigui, Gran Canaria’s…

San Andres

on December 12, 2012 by

The west way

The GC-2 is my escape route. Offering a way out from Las Palmas, a city, that despite eight years of…

Las Canteras: Auditorio Alfredo Kraus

on November 21, 2012 by

Everything Butt

Welcome to Las Canteras. If you’ve been following my random photos since, ooh, this one, you’ll know…

San Cristobal

on November 1, 2012 by

Bucketing it down in San Cristobal

What’s the story in Las Palmas? Well, today it’s a rainy day – indeed the mac I…

Alcaravaneras

on October 3, 2012 by

Viva Alcaravaneras

Alcaravaneras was the first football team I played for on the island. Not that this is a photo of their pitch….