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'.
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'.
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...
This week a handful of 'signs' online quite clearly led to the same topic – the difference between resorts in the south, predominantly the main southern trio of Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas, and Costa Adeje compared with Puerto de la Cruz.
The other reference which has me doing a Roger Moore impression is when anyone uses Tenerife's wildlife as a potential attraction.
El Muñeco de Nieve may not actually be the ugliest, but it was recently voted as being in the top 20 ugly roundabouts in Spain.
Anyone who has been to a Tenerife fiesta will no doubt have experienced traditional folk music first hand, it's an essential ingredient.