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18.11.2016: East winds have pushed African air over the Canary Islands bringing sunshine, high temperatures and a bit of dust.
Elton John Plays Gran Canaria On July 17 (Edit: Now 18)
The ink is still fresh on the contract but we can confirm that Elton John plays Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on July 18 , 2017.
Aerosmith Tickets For The Summer?
First, we had as-yet unconfirmed rumours that Elton John was playing Gran Canaria in 2017 and now it's America's Best Rock And Roll Band's turn to tease us.
Gran Canaria GC 200 West Coast Road Gone For Good
The epic, cliff-edge GC-200 road that runs between La Aldea and Agaete on Gran Canaria's west coast is now closed permanently after a 300-tonne rockfall.
14.11.2016: A blob of high-altitude cold air is currently sweeping over the Canary Islands and could bring showers to north Gran Canaria today.
Uma Thurman To Film 'Down A Dark Hall' In Gran Canaria
Local press reports indicate that Hollywood A-lister and star of Pulp Fiction Uma Thurman comes to Gran Canaria in December to film scenes from fantasy drama Down A Dark Hall.
07.11.2016: The rain is drifting away from Gran Canaria and the rest of the week will be sunny with the odd cloud.
Exclusive Tour Of The Radisson Blu Resort & Spa: Gran Canaria's Newest Five Star Hotel
Exclusive photos from the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa at Puerto de Mogán in Puerto de Mogán; Gran Canaria's newest 5-Star hotel due to open in December 2016.
02.11.2016: A mini version of the bad weather that hit Gran Canaria last week is due to arrive on Friday and hang around on Saturday.
28.10.2016: The rain has moved off to the north and the next week will be sunny with a touch of dust over the weekend.
23.10.2016: The rain arrives overnight in Gran Canaria and peaks on Tuesday.
21.10.2016: A Polar front heading south towards Spain is going to change the weather in the Canary Islands during the next week.
17.10.2016: The rain that was headed towards the Canary Islands yesterday faded away before it reachedus. All we got in Gran Canaria was a few drops of rain scattered across the island.
13.10.2016: Spain got seriously wet yesterday and the tail end of that weather is arriving in the Canary Islands today. It won't affect the south of the island, but the north can expect the odd shower (although the sun is blazing this morning).
The months of stable weather we've had in Gran Canaria are ending and there's a chance of rain towards the end of the week.
No, Tenerife Isn't About To Erupt
The dregs of the British press (Express, Star; Mail won't be far behind) reported yesterday that Teide volcano on Tenerife is about to erupt. Here's why they are talking nonsense.
03.10.2016: We were expecting a weak but wet front to arrive today or tomorrow and brings showers to most of Gran Canaria. However, it's gone north and won't affect us.
29.09.2016 Gran Canaria, and particularly the south of the island is currently under a surprise cloud of dust.
The Trade Winds have faded and we're now in the period of calm, sunny weather known in the Canary Islands as 'las bonanzas de Septiembre'.
British Tourists Warned To Avoid Dodgy Ambulance Scam In The Canary Islands
Visitors to the Canary Islands have been warned to watch out for fake ambulances and a scam based around food poisoning in hotels.
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The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts.
In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.
A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.
However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.
A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics.
Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.
We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened.
To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.
Search for the nearest one to you with this tool.
Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives.
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