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    Hiking the Canaries

    by ana85 24 May 2012

    Hi. Has anybody experience or is about to go hiking on one of the Canary Islands on a tent base? I am on Fuerteventura right now and about…

  2. Aribo avatar

    RE: A city with charm and canarian weather?

    by Aribo 24 May 2012

    I hear good things about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, but haven't been there myself. We spent a week at Puerto de Mogan on Gran Canaria…

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    Re: Flights to Cape Verde

    by uulu10 20 May 2012

    I think the cheapest airfares are from Lisbon. TACV flies to Sal, Praia and Sao Vicente and is a bit cheaper than TAP. I paid for a flight…

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    RE: spain in january???? insane??

    by qablo 17 May 2012

    Hello It´s no problem visit Spain at this time of the year. If you go to the South, Andalucia for instance, or close to the Meditarrean…

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    Between terminals in Madrid Barajas airport

    by Apelletier 12 May 2012

    Hola! I will be flying into Terminal 1 (air Transat at 12:25) and would like to fly out of Terminal 2 (Las Palmas Gran Canaria 0n Air…

  6. grancanaria8 avatar

    Zion, Bryce Canyon and Great Canyon in mid September

    by grancanaria8 10 May 2012

    We are 2 spanish friends going from Madrid to Hawaii for 2 weeks at the end of August (30th August to 14th September) and we have 2 more…

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    Re: Solo Female traveler looking for a travel companion in Morocco/ Portugal

    by TravelNana 09 May 2012

    I am an older girl who have more than 10 years travel experience to all over Asia and Europe including third world countries. I'm going…

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    RE: What does it cost?

    by anillos_de_saturno 08 May 2012

    +I wasn't aware that Gran Canaria was divided into smaller administrative areas.+ It can be a bit confusing for newbies but I'll try…

  9. Aribo avatar

    RE: What does it cost?

    by Aribo 08 May 2012

    Ah, that explains why the sign on the buses from Puerto de Mogán read "Las Palmas de G.C." - I thought that the "de G.C." part was self-exp…

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    RE: What does it cost?

    by anillos_de_saturno 08 May 2012

    +I would also like to know how to get to Teide National park on Tenerife and how to get up to the volcano, prices etc :)+ How to get…

  11. Aribo avatar

    RE: What does it cost?

    by Aribo 07 May 2012

    +we pretend to do a trip to two contries+ Tenerife and Gran Canaria both belong to the Canary Islands, which are part of Spain. So technica…

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    What does it cost?

    by bearea 07 May 2012

    Hi! I'm doing a big schoolwork when we pretend to do a trip to two contries and i am wondering what it costs to surf, go diving and climbing…

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    RE: Tenerife / Gran Canaria in September

    by MB279 07 May 2012

    Thanks for your answer! And what about the wind? Is there an area known as rather windstill?

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    RE: Tenerife / Gran Canaria in September

    by qablo 07 May 2012

    Hello In Canary Islands is like spring-summer for the most part of the year, so in September you won´t be having much problems with the…

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    Tenerife / Gran Canaria in September

    by MB279 07 May 2012

    Hi, We'd like to go to Tenerife or Gran Canaria in September. I know that it's kind oy windy everywhere on the Canaries, but does anybody…

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    RE: Chatty? Or Not So Much

    by iliana 22 April 2012

    On the flight from Granada to Madrid, I was seated next to a woman originally from Granada who now lives on Gran Canaria. She is terrified…

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    Re: Pregnant and Babymoon - 7months

    by Aribo 18 April 2012

    My wife and I just returned from the same sort of trip, which we spent at Puerto de Mogan, a +relatively+ untouristy (well, compared to…

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    RE: Cheapest flight from Madrid to Canaries

    by qablo 15 April 2012

    Hello. You have many flights between Madrid and Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, etc.) and the price is not very expensive…

  19. lamcao avatar

    Cheapest flight from Madrid to Canaries

    by lamcao 15 April 2012

    Hi, I will be visiting the Gran Canarias in November this year after wrapping up some visits to central Spain. I plan on spending time…

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    Re: Gran Canaria in Dec

    by lamcao 13 April 2012

    Is there a website you would recommend to look for apartments?

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    Re: RTW - NO Flying

    by lelapinquitue 04 April 2012

    I took a ferry from Huelva (south of Spain) to Gran Canaria. See: http://www.navieraarmas.com/ (cost me 80 Euros for a Pullman seat, 30…

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    Re: RTW - NO Flying

    by lelapinquitue 03 April 2012

    Well Ben, I left Beijing, China, end October 2011, with the same 'planeless rtw' idea. I am currently still in the middle of that trip…

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    RE: Ulm, Deutschland jewelers

    by pizwat 31 March 2012

    Sometimes if I'm looking for something very specific, I've found that it pays to search using the local language. I was recently looking…

  24. lelapinquitue avatar

    Re: Crossing the Pacific

    by lelapinquitue 29 March 2012

    Crossing the Atlantic by sailboat is actually very doable, as long as you're in the Canaries Islands (Gran Canaria or Tenerife) between…

  25. Kurzschluss avatar

    RE: Gran Canaria instead of Tenerife

    by Kurzschluss 22 March 2012

    Hope I'm not to late. We have just finished a 9 days trip to Gran Canaria. It's pretty boring compared to Tenerife esp. if you don't go…

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