The hill town of Santiago del Teide is, to put it bluntly, a mess. Despite nestling in one of Tenerife’s most picturesque valleys, it is not a particularly nice environment. Not at the moment anyway. And that’s because of the Anillo Insular. The Anillo Insular The Anillo Insular is a ring road linking the south and north of Tenerife via the west of the island rather...
There was a scene in Celebrity Traitors where Scottish actor Mark Bonnar took a step away from his fellow celebs and eyed them suspiciously, trying to work out who the traitorous rogues in the pack were. In a world where misinformation, misdirection, and fake news are rife, it’s more important than ever that we all do a ‘Mark Bonnar’ every so often. Take the news...
In our A to Z of Tenerife Part 1 we included a diverse range of things we like and find interesting about Tenerife, from a leper village to its colourful, and sometimes spicy, sauces. Part 2, N to Z includes a famous English admiral, an other-worldly flower, and the Canarian gastronomic speciality that everyone loves.
I signed up to Tripadvisor in 2007 for one reason and one reason only. Its Tenerife forum was rife with misinformation. The biggest culprit was connected to the weather. When people asked about the difference in temperatures between north and south Tenerife, coastal temperatures were given for the south whilst for the north those given were taken from readings at...
There are a number of ways to get from south to north or vice versa. But in this instance I'll stick to the two quickest routes to get from Tenerife South Airport to Puerto de la Cruz; heading east via La Laguna and heading west via Santiago del Teide.
Anyone who has been to a Tenerife fiesta will no doubt have experienced traditional folk music first hand, it's an essential ingredient.
Although the road bringing most visitors to Puerto runs right past Casa El Viejito, not many will pass it on foot. The few folk who do register the old casa might casually wonder what it is.
A short time after moving to Tenerife in 2003, a case of mistaken identity indirectly led to us being commissioned to write for a local magazine. Some people mistook me for the Irish Ambassador to Tenerife at a wine awards ceremony
Hedgerows and fields brimming with colourful spring displays might not be a sight everyone associates with Tenerife.
There are clear differences between traditional towns and purpose built resorts on Tenerife which are obvious when you know what to look for. Here are ten of them.