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. […]
Articles by Jack
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. […]
About Tenerife
The Different Faces of Tenerife at Night
We’ve written before about Tenerife after dark and that to get to know a town, you have to experience what it’s like when the sun toddles off to bed. […]
About Tenerife
How to Have an Authentic Tenerife Experience
We were asked a question on Twitter this week that got me thinking. It was along the lines of ‘any suggestions for an authentic Tenerife experience?’ […]
About Tenerife
Lights, Camera, Action! Movies on Tenerife
Researching a short article about film locations on Tenerife revealed the Star Wars and Planet of the Apes claims were tall tales, probably spun by tour guides… […]
About Tenerife
The Most Picturesque Plazas on Tenerife
How can you easily spot the difference between a Tenerife, or any Canary Island, town which has a strong local community and one which doesn’t? By the plaza… or lack of. […]
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. […]
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… […]