About Tenerife
The difference between Tenerife South and Tenerife North airports
For a relatively small island Tenerife is fortunate to boast two international airports, one in the south of the island and one in the north. […]
About Tenerife
About Tenerife
What is bruma in Tenerife and the Canary Islands?
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… […]
Life
25C isn’t hot enough on Tenerife, that’s crazy
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. […]
About Tenerife
Scenes of winter on Tenerife
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. […]
About Tenerife
10 ways to tell if you’ve gone local on Tenerife
But for all those who make no effort at all to integrate or try a different way of doing things, there are plenty of incomers and people who visit Tenerife on a regular basis who do. […]
About Tenerife
Mount Teide is boring, and other moans about Tenerife
I decided to have a look on Tripadvisor to see what it was about Tenerife landmarks that left some people cold. Some answers were baffling, and some gave me a laugh. […]
About Tenerife
Easter on Tenerife
Forget fluffy bunnies, apart from those in a salmorejo sauce, or Easter egg hunts. Easter on Tenerife is still all about a decent man being paraded through the streets before being nailed to a cross. […]
About Tenerife
Big waves on Tenerife are spectacular and dangerous
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. […]
About Tenerife
Exploring Tenerife’s quiet coastline
Considering the great majority of people who visit Tenerife do so to spend (hot) chill out time on its coast you’d be forgiven for thinking there might not be a lot of quiet coastline left […]
Guidebooks
The Real Tenerife – Insider Guidebook
Much more than just a tourist guide, The Real Tenerife gives you the authors’ insider view of their adopted home, including a guide to all main towns and villages; culture; hotel and restaurant recommendations and much, much more. […]