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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Concert – Monica Naranjo
Title: Concert – Monica Naranjo Location: Magma Arts & Congress, Las Americas Description: Spanish singer and dancer Monica Naranjo backed by the Madrid Film Symphony Orchestra as part of her…
Thomas Cook chase light blue skies
What’s the collective term for travel agents? A flight, a welcome… or maybe a brochure? Whichever it is, Thomas Cook brought together 2,600 of their UK agents at their annual…
The Real Slim Shady
Even the Tenerife chainsaw massacre can’t stop them, the sturdy Canary Island Date Palm, takes everthing in its stride, including the sporadic trunk trim by the local council workers. As…
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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El Gordo sings a song of millions
Gold, frankincense and myrrh sound nice but what can you do with them, you can’t exchange them for an X Box or the latest IPhone. Call me old fashioned but…
Gran Lirica Concert
Title: Gran Lirica Concert Location: Auditorio Teobaldo Power, La Orotava Description: Change of day and venue for this classical mega concert. Soloists from Scala Milan, New York Metropolitan, and Berlin…
Cabildo Nativity
Title: Cabildo Nativity Location: Santa Cruz, near Plaza de España Description: Tenerife government HQ invites you to pop in and see the spectacular nativity scene in their entrance hall. All…
Sun, sand and something fishy
What’s this, an Atlantic version of crop circles or Olympic rings, placed to put us in a 2012 frame of mind? Neither as it happens. These are fish farms, clustered…
Do the Walk For Life and keep cancer care in the pink
Cancer, a foreign medical system, and no insurance cover – how would you cope with that? At times like this Spanish charities such as the AECC ( one of two groups to benefit from the Walk For Life on 13th December) are there to offer compassion and kindness.