Food & Drink
Have You Tried Papas Locas on Tenerife?
Papas locas – crazy chips. Why are they crazy? If you’ve tried them you’ll know why. When the plate appears it looks like a disaster zone, or a Jackson Pollock… […]
Month: February 2014
Carnival
Behind the Scenes of Carnival on Tenerife, Election of Carnival queen
Continuing our peek behind the scenes of carnival on Tenerife, after the costumes are designed comes the big night, the grand gala for the election of… […]
About Tenerife
Behind the Scenes of Tenerife Carnival, Designing the Carnival Queen Outfit
A couple of years ago we interviewed the king of Tenerife’s carnival queen costumes, designer Leo Martinez. Arranging to meet Leo was like arranging to meet a spy. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife, A Little Bit of Ireland in the Sun
How can I be sitting in a pub called JC Murphy in Santa Cruz and yet still be able to argue that the bar I’m drinking in is as Canarian as papas arrugadas? […]
About Tenerife
Bustling or Centres of Tranquillity? Hill Towns on Tenerife
A question on Tripadvisor about a rural hotel in Realejos Baja got me thinking about the perception of the towns that hug the hills on Tenerife. […]
Food & Drink
Not all Canarian Cuisine is a True Taste of the Canary Islands
This week we had one of the most disappointing eating experiences to date on Tenerife. […]
About Tenerife
A Tribute to the Banana Workers of Tenerife
When you live on Tenerife, the sight of banana plants becomes something you take for granted and you quickly forget that, to many people, seeing bananas growing by the side of the road is an exotic novelty and a fascination. […]