Food & Drink
New Rules Won’t Make Guachinches Authentic
For anyone who doesn’t know what a guachinche is, here’s an explanation. We’re regular visitors to these uniquely northern Tenerife eating and drinking joints. […]
Year: 2015
Food & Drink
A Taste of Argentina, Review of Casa Mediterranea in Puerto de la Cruz
We fancied some tapas before we toddled off to a jazz concert in Plaza Europa in Puerto de la Cruz. Time was short so we wanted somewhere close by… […]
Hotels
Seafront Location and Good Food, Review of Hotel Iberostar Anthelia in Costa Adeje
The exterior of the Anthelia is a series of connected, relatively low-rise, quasi-colonial buildings in fresh, attractive pastel colours. It’s a good looking hotel whose… […]
News
Will You Have to Pay to Visit Teide National Park?
A bit of a hornet’s nest has been stirred up after it was announced there could be some ‘charges’ introduced for visiting Teide National Park from 2016. […]
About Tenerife
Why You Shouldn’t Put Your Bag on the Ground in Spain
Earlier in the year we stopped at a café in Candelaria with my mum. Depositing our bags by our feet brought the waitress running across to scoop them up… […]
About Tenerife
Behind the Scenes with the People of the Orotava Valley
One day when seven locals, and a few of their mates, reminded us why the Orotava Valley is such a wonderful place to live. […]
Culture
A Saturday Night Out in La Orotava
Although known for its historic old town, the bar scene in La Orotava is a modern and quite interesting one that we really need to explore more. The main scene is… […]
About Tenerife
The Gofio Mill and the Energy Bar
Gofio is one of those strange ingredients every Tinerfeño grows up with, yet many of the millions of visitors who pass through Tenerife are totally unaware of its existence. […]
Beaches
The Best of the Beaches in North Tenerife
Although they lack the golden sand that many people prefer, I prefer the more rough ‘n’ ready black sand beaches of the north of Tenerife.
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About Tenerife
Size Doesn’t Matter, but Dates do with Fiestas on Tenerife
This year for the first time we experienced the Noche de San Juan (Midsummer) in the south of Tenerife or, more accurately, around the resort areas. […]