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.
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.
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 in temperatures between north and south Tenerife, coastal temperatures were given for the south whilst for the north those given were taken from readings at...
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.
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.
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.
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 seriously subjective. None more so than when it comes to restaurant reviews. We all have differing tastes when it comes to food. Some folk like to...
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.
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.
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.
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.