Las Palmas Beach Resort

... - stopping for sit-down meals makes me relax and chill out, something I never do when traveling alone.       Las Palmas - we arrived at the dumpy, industrial port and hopped into a taxi for Hostal Alcaravaneras.  It was even ...

... . We start the morning by walking down the beach to where Roger's benefit soccer tournament is taking place. This resort is much busier than Las Palmas, and we are able to order breakfast and drinks at the poolfront bar. While I am ordering food, Greg ...

... down the road and around the bend at Las Palmas. He heads us in the right direction, and we are on our way. Las Palmas is gorgeous- a mixture of privately-owned condos and haciendas, right on the beach, and a block from where Roger and the ...

... could tell me if Sporting were playing tomorrow. A sign on the front of the Sporting de Gijón store advertised "Excursión Universidad las Palmas", which indicated to me they were playing away. Palmas is in the Canary Islands so they were also playing ...

... this tacky tourist trap was nothing like that.  It probably would have been far more enjoyable had we stayed in Las Palmas and hung out on the beach promenade.  Too bad.  But at least something that I had been wishing would happen for a ...

... Americas (sadly, it was America in name only, as there were no Spanish hotties like the waitress from our last in Las Palmas, walking around).  It's a typical atmospheric European square - kids playing soccer, familes chatting on benches ... a group ...

... a lot of catching up to do including photo’s from the Transat. We hope it’s all good stuff! Transat vital statistics: Las Palmas, Gran Canaries to Barbados following the trade wind route: 2’830.50 Nautical Miles. 21 days and 23 hours. ...

... to the other side (sunrise) in about 10 minutes. We opted for a locally run Mexican hotel which tripadvisor recommended rather than a flash resort where we had spent the last 4 nights.  We arrived at the hotel where we had to knock on the front door ...

... last minute to go down to the surfing beaches at Rincon to have a look at the surfers and the high waves.  We stopped in at a resort that is built right on the ocean, actually there are many in a row right on the ocean.  The beach is in a long ...

... extended families, mainly wearing shorts and t-shirts, mainly picnicking) were more or less equally represented on the beach. Our campsite in Puerto Escondido - the Trailer Park Palmas de Cortes - was, by day, one the best of our trip: a shady palm ...