When a friend of mine told me about a really nice restaurant called Los Roques in Los Abrigos I was a bit sceptical as most of the restaurants I know there are typical family run fish restaurants and I’m...

Las Teresitas the only white sanded beach in Tenerife. Actually it is an artificial beach, built in a nice bay with sand brought over from the Sahara. Nice quiet beach in the north of Santa Cruz suitable for children,...

Most tourists staying in Puerto de la Cruz will be attracted to the nearby towns of La Orotava, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico and Masca, where there is plenty to see in terms of spectacular views and historic charm....

I was recently asked by a reader (who had obviously done her homework!) why the word “Guanche” is used in reference to all Canarian aborigines, when it was her understanding that only the native inhabitants of Tenerife were true...

Dedicated this time round to the theme ‘The Mad Twenties’, the Santa Cruz 2002 Carnival poster was recently presented to the public. The picture announcing Tenerife’s most entertaining yearly event is a faithful reflection of the Santa Cruz carnival...

The name itself says it all, the Costa del Silencio. Although just a short distance from of Los Cristianos and Las Américas, it could in fact be another world far flung from the hustle and bustle of these busy...

Angelika Linde and Wolfgang Creter arrived on the island of La Gomera eight years ago and, without any premeditation or further ado, they settled in the Canaries. Seeing the wealth of fresh produce, the couple decided it would be...