About Tenerife
The Problem with Tenerife isn’t too Many Tourists
The Canaries and Tenerife do have a limit, one that has been stretched way beyond breaking point. But it isn’t tourists who are the problem. […]
Articles by Jack
Guidebooks
The Banana Road: It’s Tenerife, But Not As You Know It
The Banana Road takes readers behind the scenes of our life, and is an honest, affectionate, and sometimes shocking account of the reality of life in the ‘real’ Tenerife. […]
Fiestas
A Tale of Mystery and Magic in the Canary Islands
The idea was to write a factual book detailing accounts of mystery and magic in the Canary Islands, especially as I hadn’t seen much written about the folklore of the islands in English. […]
About Tenerife
The A to Z of Tenerife Part 2, N to Z
In our A to Z of Tenerife Part 1 we included a diverse range of things we like and find interesting about Tenerife, from a leper village to its colourful, and sometimes spicy, sauces. Part 2, N to Z includes a famous English admiral, an other-worldly flower, and the Canarian gastronomic speciality that everyone loves. […]
About Tenerife
The A to Z of Tenerife, Part 1
A couple of years ago A to Zs of travel destinations were all the rage so, even though I liked the idea, we kept away from doing one for Tenerife as, well, everybody seemed to be doing them. […]
About Tenerife
There is not a carnival on Tenerife
At this time of year there are articles galore about carnival on Tenerife and many either get something wrong, or don’t paint quite the full picture of what carnival means on the island. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife mistakes and misconceptions
I signed up to Tripadvisor in 2007 for one reason and one reason only. Its Tenerife forum was rife with misinformation. The biggest culprit was connected to the weather. When people asked about the difference […]
About Tenerife
The differences between Los Cristianos, Las Américas, and Costa Adeje
Los Cristianos is traditional, Playa de las Américas is basically Sodom and Gomorrah, and Costa Adeje is swank and swish, the upmarket neighbour. There you go, that’s the end of this article. Or it would be if those statements were accurate. […]
About Tenerife
Six scenes of a driving route around the west of Tenerife
We chose the routes specifically because they follow old roads and take anyone who drives them into parts of Tenerife where life and traditions haven’t changed that much in decades. […]
Food & Drink
The best of Tenerife and Canary Islands food and wine 2019
We always keep an eye out for whose names are on the awards list at the 2019 Diario de Avisos-Dorada Especial Gastronomy Awards Gala, an event which recognises innovation and passion in the world of food and drink in the Canary Islands. […]