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La Palma is one of those mystical islands  - most people think they know where it is until asked to stick a pin in the map.  The pin hovers between Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria and the city of Palma in Majorca.  Or maybe it is neither of those.  Correct!   I am talking about La Palma, one of the smaller and less well-known islands in the Canaries.
I should admit however that before I left the UK to explore the Canary Islands, I had never heard of La Palma myself, let alone know that it was referred to as the 'Pretty Island' or the 'Jewel of the Atlantic.'  Now that I live here, I can certainly confirm that the island justly deserves such descriptions.  But the funny thing is that many travel agents still don't have a clue where it is and will do their best to send you to one of the other fore-mentioned places - so better get that airport code of SPC right when booking your flight! 
La Palma hasn't always been easy to get to from the UK though and previously flights were either non-existent or only happened winter.   But now you can benefit from direct flights all year round from both Manchester and Gatwick every Monday. 
It really couldn't be easier and to start this blog off, I am pleased to let you know about a stunningly cheap flight deal with Thomsons

From Monday 6th December to Monday 13th December

Return - Gatwick to La Palma  - inc. taxes - 119 GBP  

Return - Manchester to La Palma - inc. taxes - 99 GBP

And the nice thing is, La Palma is still far from a mass tourist destination.