Jack Montgomery, Author at TENERIFE MAGAZINE

Will Clash of the Titans put Tenerife on Moviemakers’ Maps?

Posted on March 2, 2010April 28, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Ask anyone to name three blockbuster movies filmed on Tenerife and the chances are that they’ll reel off Star Wars, Planet of the Apes and Clash of the Titans.
It’s a pretty impressive pedigree apart from one little fact”¦only one of them was actually filmed on Tenerife[…]

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The Wolfman

Lawrence Talbot returns to his family estate following the death of his brother to find that things are about to get a bit hairy, especially around the time of the full moon.

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Framed ““ Photographs of Carnaval on Tenerife 2010

Posted on February 23, 2010March 31, 2010
byJack Montgomery

If you were unlucky enough to miss out on carnaval on Tenerife this year, here’s a brief selection of images to give you a flavour of the fun. In the interest of decency I’ve omitted any shots of the numerous fake genitals that were thrust my way over the course of the week ““ at least I think they were fake[…]

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Couples Retreat

Posted on February 17, 2010October 29, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

Four couples, each experiencing issues of one sort or another, book into a luxury tropical paradise resort to try to put some spark back into their relationships. Fun, fireworks and outrageous situations follow”¦or at least they’re supposed to.

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Carnaval on Tenerife ““ Surviving the Street Parties

Posted on February 16, 2010March 15, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

If you’ve never been before here are some essential tips worth knowing before taking the plunge into the hedonistic and bizarre waters of a carnival street party[…]

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Valentine’s Day on Tenerife ““ Top Ten-erife Romantic Restaurants

Think Tenerife is full of cheap and cheerful bars and restaurants serving bog standard Brit food? Think again. There are plenty of stylish contemporary, romantically rustic and historically atmospheric eateries in which to enjoy a special Valentine’s Day dinner with your soul mate]…]

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Framed ““ Puerto de la Cruz ““ Tenerife’s First Tourist Resort

Posted on February 2, 2010March 4, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Tenerife’s first tourist resort, Puerto de la Cruz, doesn’t attract as much British visitors as the newer southern resorts these days. But the town which was so popular with explorers and Victorian travellers is still a favourite with other European visitors[…]

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Guide to the Top Ten-erife Fiestas

It’s the start of a new year. Traditional Tinerfeño rainbow-coloured skirts are being ruffled, horses harnessed up and batucada drums beaten. The fiestas are about to start coming thick and fast and if you don’t want to miss out on Tenerife’s most exuberant, colourful and occasionally mind-boggling parties […]

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Having a Beast of a Time at the Fiestas of San Antonio Abad

Have you ever noticed that there’s something missing from Tenerife’s countryside? Drive along winding lanes backed by eye-catching scenery and a nagging voice whispers that there’s something incomplete about the scenes of neatly tended terraces and sweeping valleys[…]

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Framed ““ The Most Christmassy Towns on Tenerife

Posted on December 27, 2009September 16, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

Well that’s Christmas over for another year. Your belt buckle needs loosening, your wallet has become a black hole and the only turkey you want to see in the next twelve months is the one where people wear a fez, drink mint tea and beat your bare feet with bats if you try to smuggle hashish […]

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