Here are my tips for things to do in Las Palmas, the capital of the island of Gran Canaria. Hit the Beach Playa de las Canteras is a fab beach in the west of the city. Visit the Museo de Canario The Museo de Canario focuses on the archaeology and history of the Canary Islands. [...]
My husband Demetrius and I took a one week holiday on the island of Cyprus in mid March 2011. Our flights were courtesy of easyJet. As a thank you for me taking part in the easyJet 15 Hour Blogger Challenge, the airline offered return flights for me and a companion for any route on their [...]
In the far west of Germany not too far from the Dutch border, the financial centre Düsseldorf is attractive not just to business people. Some of the most interesting things to do in Düsseldorf include: Altstadt/Old Town Like so many German cities, the Old Town or Altstadt is a particularly interesting part of town. Düsseldorf’s [...]
Gran Canaria, one of the Spanish Canary Islands, has many beautiful beaches (playas in Spanish). Below are the six beaches we visited, working from the north east of island in the capital, Las Palmas in a clockwise direction to Puerto de Mogan in the south west. Playa de las Canteras, Las Palmas The five kilometre [...]
What’s better than taking a short break from all your sightseeing on your trip to Rome? How about a little table in the sun where you can rest your legs, sip a cappuccino and enjoy the view. What if the view’s like this? Truthfully, the café is a little farther up the path, but you [...]
Before I even start, I should tell you all, I don’t really like the Millennium books; “Girl with Dragon Tattoo” being the first in the series of Stieg Larsson’s crime novels. I think they are overly detailed, they slog along, and they just seem a bit too stereotypical at times. Luckily, this isn’t a book [...]
We stayed at the 5 star Lopesan Baobab Resort in Maspalomas in Gran Canaria for three nights in February 2011 on half board. Our stay was arranged by sunshine.co.uk on a complimentary basis. You couldn’t help but be wowed as soon as you entered the resort by waterfalls down the rock as you walked across [...]
We stayed for 2 nights at the 4 star IFA Dunamar Hotel in Playa del Ingles in February 2011 on half board, on a complimentary basis, arranged by sunshine.co.uk. It was quite hard to find the hotel’s main entrance, partly due to the one way system. On entering the lobby the first thing that struck [...]
The Europe a la Carte Travel Podcast of 13 February 2011 covers the following Blog posts: What Do You Think of Service Abroad? – Sian asks how you rate standards of service in various European countries. Getting Around on Maltese Public Transport – Kimberly reckons that the colourful local buses are a good option for [...]
We stayed at the 3 star IFA Beach Hotel in San Agustin, Gran Canaria for 2 nights on half board, arranged by sunshine.co.uk on a complimentary basis. San Agustin is a fairly quiet resort with several cafes and restaurants on the prom as you walk towards Playa del Ingles. There are two casinos in the [...]
