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 […]
Puerto de la Cruz
About Tenerife
There is not a carnival on Tenerife
At this time of year there are articles galore about carnival on Tenerife and many either get something wrong, or don’t paint quite the full picture of what carnival means on the island. […]
About Tenerife
Tenerife mistakes and misconceptions
I signed up to Tripadvisor in 2007 for one reason and one reason only. Its Tenerife forum was rife with misinformation. The biggest culprit was connected to the weather. When people asked about the difference […]
Food & Drink
The best of Tenerife and Canary Islands food and wine 2019
We always keep an eye out for whose names are on the awards list at the 2019 Diario de Avisos-Dorada Especial Gastronomy Awards Gala, an event which recognises innovation and passion in the world of food and drink in the Canary Islands. […]
Food & Drink
Gastronomic specialities in different parts of Tenerife
A while ago we ate in a restaurant which had one of those map place mats. It wasn’t the typical Tenerife map you find in quite a few trad and casual restaurants, it was more interesting in that it highlighted areas by their gastronomic specialities in jaunty, cartoon fashion. […]
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. […]
Food & Drink
How to identify Tenerife restaurants which suit you
I have a love hate relationship with Tripadvisor. On the one hand it’s a good source of useful information about destinations like Tenerife, on the other it’s also full of misinformation and opinions which are […]
About Tenerife
Ten scenes of the sea around Tenerife
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. […]
About Tenerife
Comparing questions about Tenerife on Tripadvisor
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. […]
About Tenerife
The difference between Tenerife’s southern and northern resorts
This week a handful of ‘signs’ online quite clearly led to the same topic – the difference between resorts in the south, predominantly the main southern trio of Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas, and Costa Adeje compared with Puerto de la Cruz. […]