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The Problem with Mopping up Sharm el Sheikh Fans
Some Tenerife hotels are being marked down by people who had originally planned to visit Sharm el Sheikh but have had to have their winter sun break changed… […]
Articles by Jack
Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local in Tenerife, Eat Egg and Chips
I have never asked for egg and chips in a restaurant on Tenerife. Yet I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve ended up with just that in Canarian restaurants. […]
Hotels
Small, Stylish and Adults Only, Review of Hotel Colon Guanahani in Costa Adeje
The Hotel Colon Guanahani was a pleasant surprise, a small hotel in the centre of one of Tenerife’s main souther resorts that looks elegant and has a refined, but not stuffy, personality to match. […]
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. […]
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. […]