About Tenerife
Easter on Tenerife, the Sound of Silence
Brotherhood after brotherhood wearing capirotes of royal purples, midnight blues, scarlet, emerald and black, parade silently through streets that come with a… […]
Tenerife
About Tenerife
This Tenerife Resort is NOT for You
The fact is that on Tenerife not all resorts are the same. Not everywhere is a resort for a start. And not all resorts offer the same things. […]
Shopping
La Ranilla Espacio Artesano, the Best of Canarian Craftwork in Tenerife
La Ranilla Espacio Artesano is a new concept in bringing high quality Canarian craftwork to the masses. The idea is that it’s a bit like a co-operative, offering… […]
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Chestnut Honey on Tenerife?
Miel de castaña (chestnut honey) has been quite hard to find over recent years thanks to the effects of the drought a couple of years ago. […]
Food & Drink
Designer Vegetables Fit For Tenerife’s Gourmet Renaissance
Consigning pesticides and fertilizers to the past, Tino and his dad are blazing a trail for high quality, low quantity, organic vegetables and have cultivated a new market in miniature designer vegetables. […]
Culture
Spotting the Stars in Santa Cruz
It seems appropriate that a building as unusual and imposing as the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín should be in located in an area of Santa Cruz where… […]
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Papas Locas on Tenerife?
Papas locas – crazy chips. Why are they crazy? If you’ve tried them you’ll know why. When the plate appears it looks like a disaster zone, or a Jackson Pollock… […]
Carnival
Behind the Scenes of Carnival on Tenerife, Election of Carnival queen
Continuing our peek behind the scenes of carnival on Tenerife, after the costumes are designed comes the big night, the grand gala for the election of… […]
About Tenerife
Behind the Scenes of Tenerife Carnival, Designing the Carnival Queen Outfit
A couple of years ago we interviewed the king of Tenerife’s carnival queen costumes, designer Leo Martinez. Arranging to meet Leo was like arranging to meet a spy. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife, A Little Bit of Ireland in the Sun
How can I be sitting in a pub called JC Murphy in Santa Cruz and yet still be able to argue that the bar I’m drinking in is as Canarian as papas arrugadas? […]