Puerto de la Cruz
The Banana Road, It’s Tenerife But Not As You Know It
You know that feeling, when the last day of your holiday looms and you head to the beach or the pool, feel the warmth of the sun on your skin and wish you could stay […]
Towns & Resorts
About Tenerife
The differences between Los Cristianos, Las Américas, and Costa Adeje
Los Cristianos is traditional, Playa de las Américas is basically Sodom and Gomorrah, and Costa Adeje is swank and swish, the upmarket neighbour. There you go, that’s the end of this article. Or it would be if those statements were accurate. […]
Hotels
Picking at the good and bad of hotel buffets on Tenerife
We’ve lost count of the number of hotel buffets we’ve tried on Tenerife. The okay ones melt into one inoffensive blur, difficult to distinguish one from another. However, the really good ones stand out… as do ones which had me struggling to choose anything which looked remotely appetising. […]
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. […]
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 . […]
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
Choosing the right resort or town in the south east and east of Tenerife
Previously we took a bite-sized look at resorts/towns on the south and south west coast of Tenerife and along the north coast. This time we turn our attention to the south east and east coast. […]
Hotels
Our pick of the best luxury hotels on Tenerife
We’ve stayed in most of Tenerife’s luxury hotels and each was a very different experience, maybe something you’d expect from quality hotels which aim to be unique. […]
About Tenerife
Following in the footsteps of Victorian travellers on Tenerife
For centuries, the main route travellers followed when they arrived by boat at Santa Cruz was quite different. They headed along the north coast, passing through busy little towns, many of which are now considered ‘off the beaten track’. […]
About Tenerife
The charmless historic town of La Orotava
The latest Tenerife location to suffer the Tripadvisor ‘not quite accurate’ treatment is La Orotava in the north of the island. A thread titled ‘Polluted streets & impossible parking’ drew me in because, well, it’s not exactly the way I’d describe La Orotava. […]