Canary Islands – All About Gran Canaria I just spent one month exploring three of the seven Canary Islands. More specifically, I spent one week at Gran Canaria, one week at Tenerife and about 10 days on Lanzarote Island. I wrote about Lanzarote here and about the four minor islands that I – quite unfortunately […]

Canary Islands – El Hierro – La Palma – La Gomera – Fuerteventura I just spent one month at Spain’s far-flung Canary Islands. They’re situated not far off the northwest coast of Africa, closest to the shores of Morocco but have been part of Spain since the 1400s. There are seven main islands: Gran Canaria, […]

Canary Islands – All About Lanzarote My Visit to Lanzarote I recently explored Lanzarote Island with a friend for nine days. The long-ish stay was rather unintended, but ended up being well worth every single day. In fact, I could easily have stayed longer. During our stay we rented a car and took full advantage […]

Introduction to the Canary Islands The Canary Islands are a group of seven rugged islands of volcanic origin situated out in the Atlantic Ocean off the NW coast of Africa. They are closest to Morocco, with the eastern-most islands located just 100 km / 60 miles offshore. Flights to/from Marrakech, Morocco take only two hours […]