La Canteras beach, Las Palmas Las Palmas is two very different and separate cities. On this day trip we travelled to the area of Santa Catalina, ending our bus ride at the second terminus, which is almost 4km further north of where we last disembarked at San Telmo. The efficient Global bus system on the island has 2 similar but distinctly different main north-south routes to the capital. The ride we'd previously experienced was a long journey, stopping in man...

Las Palmas The capital of Gran Canaria is in many ways no different to any large city. Las Palmas has lots of shops and restaurants spread throughout its areas. There's plenty to keep people busy, well fed and entertained. It's also the hub of the public transportation system on the island. One company - Global - uses blue buses to move people around the island. Within the city boundaries are yellow buses which run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Both com...