Food & Drink
Ten modern takes on traditional Canarian and Spanish dishes on Tenerife
Here are ten examples of traditional Tenerife/Canarian dishes and ingredients which have been given a modern makeover. […]
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… […]
Hotels
The Bahamas of Europe, review of the RIU Palace in Costa Adeje
There’s a fresh, hot and sunny, tastefully sun-bleached, upmarket beach resort vibe that owes more to the Caribbean than the Canary Islands. […]
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. […]
Puerto de la Cruz
Of fishermen and artists, the Ranilla district in Puerto de la Cruz
It amazes me, but some visitors to Puerto de la Cruz never ever make it to what we consider one of the best areas of town; the Ranilla district… […]
Food & Drink
Where to find fresh fish on Tenerife
Recently we were asked if it was possible to buy fresh fish anywhere on Tenerife. A visiting couple had been disappointed to find the ‘fresh’ fish on sale in restaurants where they were staying wasn’t actually as fresh as they expected. […]
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. […]