Food in Rural Tenerife, Teno Cheese and El Tanque Bread
August 4, 2010 6 CommentsBeing out and about in rural Tenerife gives you the opportunity to have a nosy at what local food goodies you can find some room in the rucksack for.
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Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 2nd to 8th August
August 2, 2010 No CommentsTemperatures are expected to be above 25C again (the norm until around the end of September). There are no hot weather warnings, but there wasn’t at this point last week.
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Tenerife Scene of the Week, the El Palmar Pie
July 30, 2010 No CommentsThis place fascinated us the first time we set eyes on it. I’d never seen a photo of it before even though thousands upon thousands of visitors descend on the hamlet of Masca not that far from the El Palmar Valley, home to this volcanic cone. To me it looks like a pie that some local ...
Tenerife Hiking from El Palmar to Teno Alto
July 29, 2010 2 CommentsYesterday we broke free from these screens and headed out into the hot sunshine to hike a path we last undertook a few years ago on a damp(ish) morning. My memories of the walk were of a long uphill slog on the outward journey, a hot puchero (Canarian stew) in a bar in Teno Alto to ...
Hot Weather Warning for Tenerife 29 to 30 July
July 29, 2010 2 CommentsThese hot weather warnings have become a regular feature of summer in Tenerife so far. AEMet, the Spanish Meteorological Office have issued yet another ‘Yellow’ alert for high temperatures across much of Tenerife from 11am today (Thursday 29th July) until 8pm Friday 30th July. In the south, east, west, highlands of La Orotava and Vilaflor temperatures are ...
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Tenerife Hiking, Discover the South West
July 27, 2010 4 CommentsFor many, the south west coast of Tenerife represents the perfect holiday destination, enjoying as it does some of the longest sunshine hours on the island.
Weather Forecast for Tenerife from 26th July to 1st August
July 26, 2010 No CommentsThe Weather in Tenerife 19th July to 25th July The Met Office had mixed success with last week’s forecast. As predicted the week got off to a scorching hot start across Tenerife. Going from webcams and residents’ comments they got the south mostly correct, although some parts of the south and south west experienced cloudy spells towards ...
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Tenerife Hiking in Summer, A Shady Practice
July 22, 2010 2 CommentsFor those of us who enjoy hiking in Tenerife, summer’s the ideal time to seek out some green trails where dappled forest paths provide shady sanctuary from the sun’s heat.
Walking and Hiking on Tenerife, Some Little Quirks
July 20, 2010 No CommentsWalking in Tenerife is an absolute joy. As long as you keep away from privately owned land, you can walk almost anywhere without being shouted at. But you have to be wise to some of the ‘guidance’ that you can encounter on routes.
Hikers Rescued From the Masca Ravine
July 20, 2010 1 CommentYou’d think that walking down a ravine towards the sea would be straightforward, right? Wrong as two visitors to Tenerife found out last week when they strayed from the path in the Masca Barranco and found themselves hopelessly lost.
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