About Tenerife
South Tenerife still has an image problem
Travel articles obviously fuel the views of those who read them and generally speaking Tenerife hasn’t always fared well or, more accurately, parts of it haven’t. […]
Tenerife Blogs
Culture
Island Hopping, Tenerife to Cape Verde
Here, we often see reference to the islanders’ own perception of their identity as being much more closely aligned to their African neighbours than to their Spanish sovereigns but in reality, the connection is far more South American than African. Not so Cape Verde… […]
Food & Drink
Something Different, Review of Andana Beach Club in Puerto de la Cruz
From the moment we first set eyes on the menu at Andana Beach Club behind Playa Jardín in Puerto de la Cruz we were keen to try it out. […]
Life
Learning to Live With Lizards on Tenerife
We have at least four types who inhabit the same space as us. The Tenerife lagarto (lovely markings), copper coloured skinks with a metallic sheen, a small striped lizard and the nocturnal geckos… […]
About Tenerife
Scenes of Isla Baja, Tenerife’s Secret Corner
As secrets go, Isla Baja in the north west of Tenerife isn’t a well kept one. Well, it is and it isn’t. Millions of visitors to Tenerife will have visited one of Isla Baja’s treasures. […]
Hotels
Magnificently Mexican, Review of Hotel Villa Cortes in Playa de las Americas
The Hotel Europe Villa Cortes is a wonderfully exuberant blast of Mexican vivacity in a luxurious upmarket package. I’ll make no bones about it, I love its fun and funky style. […]
News
Good News for the Island, Walking on Tenerife is on the Rise
We didn’t realise how important walking/hiking was to Tenerife until we read some official statistics provided by Turismo de Tenerife recently. […]
Culture
Noche en Blanco 2015 in Puerto de la Cruz
If you’re near Puerto de la Cruz on the eve of 17 October we’d really recommend going to the Noche en Blanco which takes place throughout the town from 6pm till 2 the following morning. […]
About Tenerife
Baby It’s Cold Outside on Tenerife
On the facebook page for a shopping centre in the south of Tenerife they’ve just printed a photo of a model wearing a long suede coat with the caption ‘it’s getting colder outside’.
It’s getting colder outside – in a week where we’ve hardly been able to sleep because it’s been so hot… […]
Gardens
Parks and Gardens on Tenerife, Los Lavaderos in El Sauzal
It’s been around for centuries, existing as an old communal laundry where the women of El Sauzal and neighbouring towns came to do their washing and no doubt catch up on the local hot gossip. […]