Andy Montgomery, Author at TENERIFE MAGAZINE

Anyone Fancy a Free Holiday at Sands Beach Resort in Lanzarote?

Posted on March 1, 2011September 7, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

If you haven’t already spotted it, this month we are once again working in partnership with Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote to give one lucky fan of our Facebook page a truly fabulous holiday prize ““ one week, half board at Sands Beach.

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An Elegant Point of View at the Humboldt Mirador

Posted on February 24, 2011March 22, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

It was in the summer of 1799 that the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt formed an opinion of Tenerife as one of the most beautiful places he had seen. Today, Humboldt has been immortalised in bronze in the very spot where he stood[…]

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Carnaval Costumes on Tenerife

Posted on February 16, 2011March 16, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

What is it about the British psyche that makes us so reluctant to do anything that could be construed as making us look or sound silly? We don’t easily slip into alter egos, unlike many of our European cousins who don a wig and high heels at the slightest hint of an excuse.

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Top Ten-erife Tapas

Posted on February 7, 2011March 7, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

Some tapas dishes such as ensaladilla (Russian salad) and boquerónes (pickled anchovies) are fairly universally evident on menus throughout Spain, but every region has its own specialities based on local ingredients and the Canary Islands are no exception.
These are the most popular Tenerife tapas[…]

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Desigual is Design for Life

Innovation, creativity and daring are the cornerstones of Desigual’s design philosophy.
They challenge the world of anonymity and homogeneity, creating clothes that project an image of self confidence and optimism for people who aren’t afraid to stand out from the crowd.

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Holding the Fort in Tenerife

Posted on January 25, 2011February 22, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

It has always struck me that, for an island which for much of its history has held such a strategically important position on the world trade map, there are precious few castles on Tenerife, save for those that plop out of buckets and have flags stuck in them until the tide comes and washes them away[…]

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Walk this Way, GuÃa de Isora to Chirche

Posted on January 11, 2011February 7, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

This month we take an excursion away from the sun-soaked beaches of the south west coast to discover the ghosts of a past in the hills above them.

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Watch Los Tres Reyes (The Three Kings) Parade, La Orotava 2011

Posted on January 6, 2011January 30, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

Tenerife Magazine was in the beautiful old quarter of La Orotava to film the arrival of the Tres Reyes (Three Kings).
In La Orotava, as in many places on Tenerife, the Three Kings arrive on camels and this year Balthazar got a bit of a scare […]

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Newsletter

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2010January 4, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

“Oh the weather outside is delightful,
But we believe in the UK it’s frightful.
So it’s off to the beach we go,
To think of you in the snow, snow, snow!”

¡Feliz Navidad! from all at Tenerife Magazine and we look forward to seeing you thawing your toes on a Tenerife beach ““ pronto!

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