Pics and other stuff

We spent almost all summer in Gran Canaria. Which was nice, but, for a bit of change, we went to La Gomera for five days. We took the early...

Up and away I am sure I said it a few times already, but let me say it once again — Caldera de Tejeda on Gran Canaria is the most spec...

Barranco de las Nieves, or maybe de las Laguentas, or maybe de la Mina. Go figure My legs!!! Three days later, they're still hurtin...

The main purpose of the walk was to see this We went for an evening walk to Pico de las Nieves organised by Couchsurfing Gran Canaria. ...

A couple of weeks ago we went for a weekend break in Firgas, a small village inland from the north shore of Gran Canaria. We were stay...

This post is mostly a reminder to myself to repeat (and improve on) the experience next year. Read on if you are interested in flowers ...

After the first successful attempt to get to The Landmark of Gran Canaria, Roque Nublo , I figured that there must be an easier way. Afte...

We went to La Gomera for four days during this Easter Break (Semana Santa). (Now we've visited all the big Canary Islands except El Hi...

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...