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Driving The Road to Masca 17 Mar 2012 | 05:58 am
The road began to snake its way into the Guama Mountains and as the first sharp bend to the right approached, the car in front ground to a complete standstill, leaving us scrabbling to get into first ...
Real Tenerife Island Drives is Now on Kindle 23 Nov 2011 | 01:23 am
Memories of idyllic childhood holidays spent slowly driving along Cornish lanes the width of the car with skyscraper hedgerows laced with sweet scented honeysuckle. Dad’s expression in the driver’s mi...
The Black and Gold Beaches of Tenerife 15 Nov 2011 | 02:29 am
“This is Playa Jardín which was designed by the world famous Lanzarote-born architect, César Manrique,” I proudly point out to Miles as we stroll along the seafront of Puerto de la Cruz beside its vol...
Falling in Love Again. 2 Nov 2011 | 02:21 am
I opened the fridge to see if anything edible had been left and I spotted the Jamon Serrano. Laying the paper thin strips onto a plate, I cut several slices from the Manchego block and added some piec...
Top Three Scuba Diving Spots of Tenerife 18 Oct 2011 | 05:24 am
The largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, Tenerife is one of the most popular diving destinations in Europe. It sits off the west coast of Africa in the crystal clear water of the North Atlantic Ocean. C...
Revisiting Dragons on a Tenerife Drive 7 Sep 2011 | 10:00 pm
Just in case there was the slightest outside chance that we might find ourselves with spare time on our hands, we’re currently converting Real Tenerife Island Drives into Kindle format. We’ve watched...
Exploring Santa Cruz on Foot 12 Jul 2011 | 01:08 am
“Probably many people have shared my feeling of disappointment on landing at Santa Cruz…but even so, the utter hideousness of the capital of Teneriffe was a shock to me” Florence Du Kane, The Canary ...
Santa Blues 2011 21 Jun 2011 | 10:15 pm
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m a huge fan of this weekend’s Santa Blues festival in Santa Cruz which, for me, is the highlight of a summer packed with music. It’s not just the artist...
What Makes a Good Travel Writer or Blogger? 16 Jun 2011 | 12:08 am
Cast your mind back to the days when you sat with a pile of blank postcards in front of you and a head filled with sea breezes, the whiff of Ambre Solaire and diddly squat in terms of what to write, a...
Why a Blog Trip would be Perfect for Tenerife and Why it’s not Likely to Happen 27 May 2011 | 02:10 am
Early in May 2011 I was lucky enough to be a part of what must surely be one of the best blog trips ever, the Costa Brava blog trip. For those who are not familiar with the term, a blog trip is like ...
