Our final night in Lanzarote was spent just a stone’s throw from the airport near Playa Matagorda, Puerto del Carmen. The weather still wasn’t great but we did get out and about stretching our legs ahead of the flight back…
Morro Jable and Jandía Playa – Fuerteventura
Beach holidays are not really our thing. Having said that, the scenery along the coast as we got towards the Southern tip of Fuerteventua was spectacular. What a shame there are half built hotel projects along the way. It’s easy…
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Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura’s Capital
Puerto del Rosario is the capital city of Fuerteventura yet it seems many of the island’s visitors never make it there. Quite why it is ignored by round-island tours is a mystery. We loved our short time in the city…
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Playa Blanca – Lanzarote
I didn’t think that a place like Playa Blanca would be blog-worthy, but it really proves that once you get away from the main tourist drag, there are lots of opportunities for exploration. Despite the weather (strong winds and an…
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Teguise and its Costa, Lanzarote
Teguise is a beautiful small town in the heart of a truly volcanic landscape just 40 minutes on the bus from Arrecife. Costa Teguise is a sprawling coastal resort about half an hour on the bus along the coast to…
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Arrecife – Capital of Lanzarote
Lanzarote isn’t the kind of place I expected to be writing about on Anything But Paella, but our recent trip to the island was our first and we found a lot there to like. We were a bit unlucky with…
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Lanzarote Aeronautical Museum
Within the grounds of Lanzarote’s Arrecife airport lies a true hidden gem. The Aeronautical Museum is a must-do for anyone with an interest in aviation, and there’s more than enough to keep an ordinary traveller engaged for an hour or…
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Historical Military Museum of the Canary Islands
Anyone with even a slight interest in Spain’s military history really should visit the Military Museum in Santa Cruz de Tenerife if they are ever on the island. Allow a couple of hours or you’ll be rushing round. Free to…
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A quick trip around Tenerife
A week on the island of Tenerife was just what the doctor ordered. With few cases of Covid-19, restrictions are not as severe as on the mainland, and temperatures were a good 5 or 6 degrees below what the Alicante…
