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A while ago we ate in a restaurant which had one of those map place mats. It wasn't the typical Tenerife map you find in quite a few trad and casual restaurants, it was more interesting in that it highlighted areas by their gastronomic specialities in jaunty, cartoon fashion.
Tripadvisor's traveller forums can reveal what members who ask for, or give, advice know or don't know about Tenerife. And so it was with a question about where to find authentic food on the island.
One of the most unforgettably mind-blowing experiences to be enjoyed on Tenerife is to be had when there's a low, grey, cloud blanket blotting out the sun.
Los Realejos straggles its way up the Orotava Valley, the two mini centres of Realejo Alto and Realejo Bajo connected by steep streets which deter all but those with a curiosity to find out 'what might lie along this road'.
We've lost count of the number of hotel buffets we've tried on Tenerife. The okay ones melt into one inoffensive blur, difficult to distinguish one from another. However, the really good ones stand out... as do ones which had me struggling to choose anything which looked remotely appetising.
I have a love hate relationship with Tripadvisor. On the one hand it’s a good source of useful information about destinations like Tenerife, on the other it’s also full of misinformation and opinions which are seriously subjective. None more so than when it comes to restaurant reviews. We all have differing tastes when it comes to food. Some folk like to...
The Atlantic rollers which are a common feature in northern areas of Tenerife are hypnotic even when they're just going about their normal, daily business.
There are over seventy official bodegas on Tenerife and any number of small producers - it's wine growing country as anyone who's explore the old roads through northern hills should have spotted.
Every so often we like taking a look at Tenerife's Tripadvisor forum to compare the answers given to some questions we find interesting (ones that aren't just standard resort queries) with the answers we would give.
Just over a decade ago I set up a Tripadvisor account for one specific reason. I was tired of the amount of misinformation about Tenerife being posted on the travel site, especially in relation to the differences between the weather in the south of the island and the north. A 10C variation in temperatures between the two sides of the island was regularly being quoted...