It got me thinking of all the places on Tenerife where you turn a corner or emerge above a ridge and are stopped in your tracks by the drama in front of you. Many of those WOW moments come when I’m out walking and they leave an indelible mark on the memory and an itching to go back and capture it again.
It’s really quite enjoyable to walk around where we live. Living in the middle of a banana plantation, that might seem obvious, but we’d grown used to it …
Our route took us through the forest, descending to the leafy back lanes of Aguamansa where old men stacked the backs of Toyota pick-ups with bedding for animals...
There’s no doubt that the easiest way to get to some of the best walking areas on Tenerife is by car. If you live on Tenerife and drive around the island on a regular basis, then you’ll already know that the older roads are a joy to drive on.
Opened in March 2010, the beautiful Rural Hotel Señorio Del Valle in Santiago del Teide is the ideal place to base yourself for one or two nights to explore the valley’s excellent walking trails.
The north coast of Tenerife has many beauty spots and this view from an outcrop of land below La Matanza shows a coastline almost as rugged as Los Gigantes in the south west of Tenerife.
Tenerife’s coast which stretches north from Puerto de la Cruz can be a coy mistress who keeps her treasures and pleasures hidden from all but the most inquisitive suitors. A road without a signpost leads down to the tiny fishing hamlet of El Caletón...
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Normal service is resumed this week with warm and sunny weather across Tenerife for most of the week. A...
It should be another sunny week with the high temperatures caused by calima cooling back down to the...
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