About Tenerife
Why people get it wrong about Santa Cruz on Tenerife
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. […]
Tenerife
About Tenerife
Tenerife after the day-trippers have left
To get a real feel for any destination it helps to experience it at various times of the year as the weather and local living patterns change with the seasons. Even with its year-round good weather, this applies equally to Tenerife… […]
About Tenerife
Choosing the right resort or town on the north coast of Tenerife
If, however, visitors want to experience the parts of Tenerife where most Canarios live, then it’s worth taking a closer look at towns along the north coast. […]
Hotels
10 favourite hotel swimming pools on Tenerife
There are plenty of hotel swimming pools on Tenerife where architects have been allowed to let their imaginations off the leash. These are my ten personal favourites. […]
Culture
Tenerife Town & City Guides
We decided to write a guide so that others didn’t do what we had done, waste inordinate hours wandering the less interesting parts of the town hoping to discover something good along the way… […]
Food & Drink
Favourite places for tapas in Puerto de la Cruz
These are our favourite places in Puerto de la Cruz for tapas which, incidentally, is a great Tenerife location for attractive restaurants which have interesting tapas menus. […]
About Tenerife
Typical November weather on Tenerife
Let’s cut to the chase right away. You get bad weather in the Canary Islands during November. It’s virtually unavoidable. […]
About Tenerife
Choosing the right resort or town in the south and south west of Tenerife
A question often asked is “which resort on Tenerife would suit me best?” Unless you know someone and their preferences well, it’s an impossible question to answer. Before we decided where to set up home […]
About Tenerife
Boots and and big jackets on Tenerife
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. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife is rubbish
A couple of weeks ago there was a damning report in the Spanish press about the state of Mesa Mota zona recreativo (picnic area) in La Laguna after a group of students left the area like a disaster area following a Saturday night al fresco party. […]