A couple of years ago A to Zs of travel destinations were all the rage so, even though I liked the idea, we kept away from doing one for Tenerife as, well, everybody seemed to be doing them.
A couple of years ago A to Zs of travel destinations were all the rage so, even though I liked the idea, we kept away from doing one for Tenerife as, well, everybody seemed to be doing them.
We recently spent a few days at a family get together in Albufeira in the Algarve. There was a lot of alcohol consumed and many hours of laughing notched up. The extreme temperatures were such that to walk anywhere ran the risk of heat exhaustion so we mostly spent our time around the pool at the villa where most of my family were staying. But we did venture out into...
“Soy canario, no soy español.” “I’m Canarian, I’m not Spanish.” It’s something we’ve been proudly told countless times over the years in the Canary Islands. When the person saying it has referred to me as being English I usually respond with a counter “soy escocés, no soy inglés” (“I’m Scottish, I’m not English”) which usually...
These are five ways to eat good food on Tenerife without spending a lot of money... and not going all inclusive.
For anyone who doesn't know what a guachinche is, here's an explanation. We're regular visitors to these uniquely northern Tenerife eating and drinking joints.
One day when seven locals, and a few of their mates, reminded us why the Orotava Valley is such a wonderful place to live.
Looking back I realise that the culinary agenda we inadvertently put together covered quite a diverse range of cheap local eating, but not the sort of cheap...