Pics and other stuff

Little uneven-shaped Nublo asteroid, just for the heck of it :) Roque Nublo is the most iconic sight of Gran Canaria (and don't tel...

Artenara is one of the not-so-easily accessible villages on Gran Canaria. It is overlooking the Caldera de Tejeda, and is on a slightly ...

I was looking forward to my first carnival at Las Palmas and was not disappointed. While perhaps not as spectacular as the carnival of S...

So far Cruz de Tejeda is my favourite place to go on Gran Canaria. Somehow, even when the weather is terrible elsewhere, it changes by s...

This Sunday me and the kids went to the Celebration of almond bloom in Tejeda. In the morning I was very much in two minds about going — ...

I want to describe a short, nice (and unexpected) walk that I took a few days ago. It might be useful for somebody who, like me, usual...

Gran Canaria received its share of long rains in the end of autumn - not as much as Tenerife, but sufficient for the local flora to wake u...

During our short visit to La Palma, we didn't do much walking - partly because it really was short, partly because our kids are still...

OK, time to resume some walk descriptions after a long break. We haven't done a lot of walking here on Gran Canaria yet - partially...

At last, after almost a year of thinking about it, I am writing about two flamenco -themed photosessions that we had on Fuerteventura wi...

In line with our moving plans, there are almost no place left on Fuerteventura where I really wanted to go and didn’t get yet.* Last w...

A view towards Villa Winter from Degollada de Cofete (Cofete Pass) Cofete is one of the places on Fuerteventura where I always wanted t...

Face of the barranco. Chess Pieces. Moai of Fuerteventura. Take your pick I wanted to find this particular ravine, El Barranco de Los ...

We didn’t have much luck with the sun during this excursion. One of a few small pools of light on the landscape Montaña de la Arena is ...

While Europe is getting an unhealthy share of snow and cold, it’s getting hot and summery here on Fuerteventura. So I figured it’s time ...

The urge to climb and then jump off the sharp rock is irresistible to some Last Saturday we went for a long walk with my former Spanis...

Anybody who knows anything at all about me knows that I like flowers. And in Puerto de La Cruz there are at least two big gardens. So I we...

I've heard many times that the carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is something worth watching. "Second biggest in the world...

I was looking in the direction of Tindaya for quite some time, figuring out how to get there without a car. It’s possible, but tricky, a...

On Friday I had another go at Ecanfraga. This time I thought, “ok, I couldn’t go around it before, but I did go half way up. Now, I will...