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 […]
travel
Culture
Tenerife Town & City Guides
We decided to write a guide so that others didn’t do what we had done, waste inordinate hours wandering the less interesting parts of the town hoping to discover something good along the way… […]
Hotels
Ten Romantic Tenerife Hotels for Valentine’s Day
Whether you’re still in the flush of new love; have been together for more years than you were single; or are ready to move your relationship to the next level and pop the question, a […]
About Tenerife
Ten Highs and Lows of Living on Tenerife
For anyone thinking of making a new life for themselves in Tenerife, this is my personal top 10 list of the good and bad, based on our experiences trying to earn a living here… […]
Hotels
Our Ten Favourite Tenerife Hotel Rooms
These are hotel rooms that have offered something different, some kind of wow feature which has made them stand out from the crowd… […]
About Tenerife
It’s all About Timing on Tenerife
In the past we’ve made the mistake of organising trips to coincide with the start of the working week. The commuter traffic between Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz on a Monday morning is a nightmare. […]
Places to See
The Best of What to See and Do in Puerto de la Cruz
The real heart of the town, the yam fountain and Indian laurel trees of Plaza Charco are where the Portuenses gather after work, on holidays and on Sunday early evenings… […]
Culture
Island Hopping, Tenerife to Cape Verde
Here, we often see reference to the islanders’ own perception of their identity as being much more closely aligned to their African neighbours than to their Spanish sovereigns but in reality, the connection is far more South American than African. Not so Cape Verde… […]
Food & Drink
Designer Vegetables Fit For Tenerife’s Gourmet Renaissance
Consigning pesticides and fertilizers to the past, Tino and his dad are blazing a trail for high quality, low quantity, organic vegetables and have cultivated a new market in miniature designer vegetables. […]