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.
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.
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...
How many months of the year can you find snow on Mount Teide? It’s not uncommon to read in travel articles, blogs, and travel company websites that El Teide is snow-capped all year round. It isn’t. Writers often use online sources for information and once someone gets it wrong there can be a domino effect with the same misinformation appearing over and...
Santa Cruz being cool and cloudy is a claim I've heard numerous times over the years. Usually from people who don't know the city very well.
Let's cut to the chase right away. You get bad weather in the Canary Islands during November. It's virtually unavoidable.
We've got masses of walking gear, but most of it was bought for hiking in the Canaries where, even in the coolest weather, a light fleece under a light rain jacket is far too hot for me.
It was our friend Jo who first mentioned the word 'bruma' to us, long before we moved to Tenerife. We were visiting her on La Gomera, sitting on her terrace on the edge of the Garajonay National Park in the sun, drinking beer and marvelling at views...
I've just read a comment which said “so not really that hot then?” when advised temperatures at the coast in the north of Tenerife would be between mid and upper 20sC in August.
Rather than write another boring post about the reality of the weather across Tenerife I thought I'd just show you what walking on Tenerife has been like this winter.
Some people will have heard about the tragedy which occurred on the coast near Los Gigantes in Santiago del Teide yesterday when two people lost their lives after huge waves swept them from the rocks.