Walking
Real Tenerife Island Walks in Pictures, Northern Exposure Routes
Rather than tell you about how good walking in the upper Orotava Valley is, we thought we just show you instead. […]
Articles by Jack
About Tenerife
In Defence of All Inclusive Hotels on Tenerife
The likes of Playa de las Américas and Costa Adeje aren’t charming picturesque towns that have been devoured. They’re resorts that have been developed specifically… […]
Hotels
Review of the Parador de Cañadas del Teide in Tenerife
As the Parador de Cañadas del Teide sits in the centre of a manic, volcanic landscape at the foot of Spain’s highest mountain and the third largest volcano in… […]
Food & Drink
That Familiar Feeling, Review of La Esencia in Puerto de la Cruz
La Esencia is located at the end of the passage Calle Uruguay in the Martiánez side of Puerto de la Cruz. It’s not a passage most people would walk down, so easy to overlook. […]
Food & Drink
Why Don’t We Agree About Food on Tenerife?
I looked at the unimaginative choice before me and my heart sank – dry looking fillets of fish, stodgy pasta, curled meat thinner than my shoe leather. […]
Hotels
Review of the Sandos San Blas Nature and Golf Resort in San Miguel de Abona
The Sandos San Blas is a Tenerife hotel which is quite unlike any other Tenerife hotel. It looks luxurious, has a strong connection with local culture, and has… […]
Culture
Strolling the Sculpture Trail in Santa Cruz
One of the things that surprised us when we moved to Tenerife was finding out that Santa Cruz had a Rambla just like Barcelona; a tree-lined avenue that cuts… […]
About Tenerife
Why I Live in the North of Tenerife
Whilst the bulk of British visitors head to the southern side of Tenerife here are five reasons why I’m perched on a northern slope. […]
Hotels
Review of the Costa Adeje Gran in Costa Adeje
The Costa Adeje Gran is a five star hotel with no pretensions. Basically it’s friendly, comfortable and easy on the eye with some interesting features… […]
About Tenerife
Villages at the End of the Tenerife Road
There’s something different about end of the road places; something slightly unsettling in one way and exciting in another. They’re too tucked away for casual… […]