Gran Canaria Truth

Gran Canaria is not only long days on the beach, tasty al fresco dinners and a regrettable sunburn. It may not rival Ibiza, but it’s up there with Mykonos, Zante and Mallorca. Particularly Playa del Ingles is a popular destination for party travellers.

The video below is showing some footage from a white party (everyone dressed in white) on Gran Canaria.

Yes, there are some tourists who prefer windy days.

Not many fishermen left in Puerto Mogan, but I came across this fella on my last visit.

Randi from Norway gave me some additional information about the fisherman:

There is a sign next to the statue where it is written (loosely translated):  Elías Hernández García was born in 1880 and died in 1974. He was a familiar sight in Puerto Mogan. A pittoresque figuere, who sold fruit and sugar cane. His long silence and facial gestures has been imprintend in the collective memory of Playa de Mogan.

Thank you to Randi and her blog (Written in Norwegian).

Experience a little bit of dancing heaven in Hell-Sinki, a Finnish night club in Playa del Ingles.

The sign may scare you away. But it did not seem such a bad place. The club had an older clientele (50+), live music, lots of couples dancing and enjoying themselves.

No cover charge either, and decently priced beer.

The guy who posted this photo to Flickr says it’s a scan from a 1960s travel guide. Where is it? Is it Puerto Rico before all the hotels occupied the hillside?

A great collection of photos of the beautiful people and nature of Gran Canaria is posted on Flickr.