The Atlantic rollers which are a common feature in northern areas of Tenerife are hypnotic even when they're just going about their normal, daily business.
The Atlantic rollers which are a common feature in northern areas of Tenerife are hypnotic even when they're just going about their normal, daily business.
There are over seventy official bodegas on Tenerife and any number of small producers - it's wine growing country as anyone who's explore the old roads through northern hills should have spotted.
Every so often we like taking a look at Tenerife's Tripadvisor forum to compare the answers given to some questions we find interesting (ones that aren't just standard resort queries) with the answers we would give.
Just over a decade ago I set up a Tripadvisor account for one specific reason. I was tired of the amount of misinformation about Tenerife being posted on the travel site, especially in relation to the differences between the weather in the south of the island and the north. A 10C variation in temperatures between the two sides of the island was regularly being quoted...
The other reference which has me doing a Roger Moore impression is when anyone uses Tenerife's wildlife as a potential attraction.
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.
Anyone who has been to a Tenerife fiesta will no doubt have experienced traditional folk music first hand, it's an essential ingredient.
La Gomera and Gran Canaria are best for stepping from the door of rural hotels and onto walking trails, whereas La Palma remains the purest Canary Island as far as we're concerned - Tenerife offers the most diversity.
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.
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