Mountainside Splendour
The disappointment of missing a trip to Gran Canaria’s capital, Las Palmas, due to a stomach upset was superseded by wonder with an outing to the island’s mountainous region the following day. The territory is...
The Curious Little Desert in Europe
The dunes gleamed, undulating, the bedforms rippled and resplendent. I had glimpsed them from another vantage point on my first excursion at Maspalomas de Playa across the nature reserve and lagoon, but from the Playa...
From Port to Port
It excelled. After reading so many good reviews about Puerto de Mogan, Gran Canaria, Mr Word Loft and I boarded a bus early one morning, and on arrival there, we were enchanted as we walked...
Sand, Sea and Pigeons – Maspalomas
It’s been a hectic year and we needed reenergising, so headed off to the sun for ten days. At short notice, Mr Word Loft booked a holiday in Gran Canaria. Neither of us had been...