About Tenerife
The ugliest roundabout in Spain is in Tenerife
El Muñeco de Nieve may not actually be the ugliest, but it was recently voted as being in the top 20 ugly roundabouts in Spain. […]
Tenerife
About Tenerife
The timple, the Canary Islands’ tiny guitar
Anyone who has been to a Tenerife fiesta will no doubt have experienced traditional folk music first hand, it’s an essential ingredient. […]
Food & Drink
The prices we pay for Canarian cuisine around Tenerife
Generally speaking, there are some areas where, for the same standards and quality we’re used to in restaurants in many other parts of Tenerife, there’s a premium to pay. […]
Puerto de la Cruz
The nocturnal transformation of Casa El Viejito in Puerto de la Cruz
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. […]
About Tenerife
Saintly nuns and scary skeletons, Tenerife’s eclectic museums
We’re currently working on a Slow Travel project which involves writing about various destinations around Europe. This includes mentioning highlights in specific locations. Where cities are concerned, a museum or two tends to be among […]
Hotels
Harmony and history, review of the La Laguna Gran Hotel
La Laguna Gran Hotel combines both the old and the contemporary seamlessly – making it a sophisticated and stylish hotel which maintains a respect for the past, making features out of its own history . […]
Food & Drink
An island tour of flavours of Tenerife
There are some general rules when it comes to traditional Tenerife cuisine, like coastal areas are better for fish whereas inland towns and villages are the places to go for grilled meats and hearty stews. But some areas have quite specific foods linked to them. […]
About Tenerife
Perceptions of summer on Tenerife
The Midsummer’s Eve San Juan beach parties on Tenerife act as the green light for summer to start in earnest. From that point there’s a noticeable change in atmosphere. […]
About Tenerife
A photographic defence of Playa de las Amèricas
There are a couple of hot potato topics when it comes to Tenerife. One is the weather, especially north V south. Another can be Playa de las Amèricas. […]
About Tenerife
Why people write about Tenerife
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 […]