When you live on Tenerife, the sight of banana plants becomes something you take for granted and you quickly forget that, to many people, seeing bananas growing by the side of the road is an exotic novelty and a fascination.
When you live on Tenerife, the sight of banana plants becomes something you take for granted and you quickly forget that, to many people, seeing bananas growing by the side of the road is an exotic novelty and a fascination.
With four stamps on the 'passport' and needing ten to enter into the prize draw, last night we headed into town on the bus to see if we could manage to fill up our card and enjoy some more tapas and vino...
Late yesterday afternoon we gave ourselves an early work finish and headed down into town to check out what was on offer in the Puerto de la Cruz Ruta de Tapa...
Whatever your opinion, whatever island you champion, it's difficult to argue with the fact that Mount Teide on Tenerife is the biggest thing in the Canary Islands.
The invitation says eight o’clock, so why are we alone, surrounded by empty tables set for dinner and staring at a pristine, show cooking kitchen? As we check the invitation for the fourth time in as many minutes, the double doors to the elegant dining room swing open and in walk a trio of chefs led by the diminutive Yolanda León, her smile as welcoming as the...
It was a Dan Brown moment. Why was there the crypt of a pirate in a church in La Laguna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site? There must be a story.
Tenerife has a rich cultural inheritance of handicrafts practised and honed through generations which today produces world class goods in exquisite designs.
Taganana is one of Tenerife's true hidden delights and taking an hour or so out to enjoy a coffee or a traditional Canarian lunch in the presence of all that simple beauty is a tonic for the soul.
When we decided to buy my big brother, John, a plane ticket to Tenerife for his birthday this year, it was with some trepidation that we ever thought we would actually see him at the arrivals hall of Tenerife South airport
I'm a fish and seafood fan so living in the Canary Islands is a bit like being a kid let loose in a sweet shop. The fish counters in the big supermarkets...