Walk this Way, Masca
Barranco del Infierno hung up its hiking boots and closed to the public 18 months ago. This month we stop mourning the manicured splendour of Adeje and head instead to the Jurassic jewel of Masca […]
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You’d Be Nuts To Miss The Almond Blossom Walk In Santiago Del Teide
Sugared or covered in chocolate, that’s probably your childhood memory of almonds, after all they don’t just grow on trees, hmm hang on, apparently they do. Memorable crunches were very…
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Walk this Way, GuÃa de Isora to Chirche
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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Going With The Flow Under Tenerife
How dark is dark? I was about to find out as I opened my eyes deep below Icod de Los Vinos sitting on a lava ledge that was formed 27,000 years ago when molten lava was spewing from Pico Viejo in north Tenerife[…]
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Don’t Look Down? It’s Hard To Resist On Roque del Conde
Goats eh, bit dim aren’t they? Well it seemed that way to me. Down in the depths of Barranco del Ancon, and on the way to Roque del Conde, I…
Budding Beauty – Tenerife’s Exotic Plant Life
When Columbus sailed his way onto the school curriculum in 1492, Europe developed a passion for all things exotic, not least, the amazing plant life that thrived in tropical climes[…]
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Tea in the Park
After the so-called “Winter of storms” in Tenerife, it’s time to turn our thoughts to spring and lazy Sundays with the colour supplements…TM’s guide to the best places to enjoy tea in the park […]
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Painless Prickly Pears
When I first arrived in Tenerife I was intrigued to learn that the fruits of the cactus that are to be found in every nook and cranny on the island are edible. So was my husband who leapt out of the car to pick a few from a roadside plant[…]
Montaña Roja – a red resolution
My First, My Last, My Everything, that could be the theme tune for Montaña Roja in El Medano, as the 171 metre high red rock is an image that grabs…
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Poinsettias – Christmas is Blooming on Tenerife
December 12th is National Poinsettia Day.
Tradition dictates that you should give a poinsettia on that day and it gives us an excuse to feature this most enduring of Christmas icons which bring a splash of crimson delight to the festive season […]
Tradition dictates that you should give a poinsettia on that day and it gives us an excuse to feature this most enduring of Christmas icons which bring a splash of crimson delight to the festive season […]
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