Geographically, the Santiago Valley doesn’t lie too far from the major holiday resorts of the south and south west of Tenerife, but in looks and nature, it’s a thousand miles away from them. […]
“Are those the fresh potatoes you’re cooking?” I ask.
“Yes, best quineguas!” comes the grinned reply. “Come and have some wine!” […]
Criss crossed with the trails that used to take workers to the fields and tiles to export points, the south west hills provide some splendid walks through the ghosts of its past and spring some surprises along the way. […]
But don’t let Masca Barranco’s popularity fool you into thinking it must be an easy hike to undertake… […]
On Sunday, a woman died while hiking on Gran Canaria in temperatures of 40ºC (100º+F) and two other women were airlifted to hospital suffering from heat exhaustion. […]
We seem to be falling from one calima to the next, and they almost invariably arrive on a Thursday… […]
When the dust clears, all semblance of a trail is gone and what’s left is me on one side of a landslide waiting to happen, and Jack on the other… […]
Boxing Day dawned like high summer, and having spent the morning working, the bright sunshine got the better of me and I abandoned Jack and the pc to head off into the banana plantations. […]
The cradle of Spanish tourism, Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife has been hosting refugees from Northern Europe’s winter bite since Marianne North set up her easel, took out her paints and said “I scarcely ever went out without finding some new wonder to paint…” […]
There are few finer feelings in life than knowing the work you put into something has been appreciated by somebody and this week we had just such a moment. […]
Freshly showered, we sank into the hot Jacuzzi, pushed the white button and sighed audibly as the water jets began to gently pummel our sore calves, feet and lower backs. […]
If there’s one sure-fired way to gauge your general fitness level it’s doing some fairly vigorous exercise like a bit of cardio-vascular work or a hike over a decent distance involving some lung expanding ascents and descents. […]
I recently heard some interesting statistics – that 35% of Brits and 41% of Germans like to go walking while they are on holidays – and last weekend, I realised just how easy it is for anyone on their Tenerife Holidays to do just that. […]
Every time I head up into the upper La Orotava valley to hike around La Caldera, I’m assailed anew by the perfume of the pines and I wish there was some way that I could bottle it. […]
Walking on Tenerife is rapidly becoming the holiday choice of more and more people as the word gets out about its diverse landscapes, stunning vistas and ancient paths where you can walk all day and barely meet another soul. […]
It looks as if you can once again apply for permission to access the summit of Mount Teide. […]
The summit of Mount Teide is currently still off limits to climbers due to compacted ice and snow on the peak. […]
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