I'll admit I wasn't sure about two and a half weeks in Tenerife. But there's something extremely appealing about 28 degrees all day every day. You really can't argue with that. We stayed in Los Cristianos in an apartment on the Avenida de Londres. Close to the beach, but far enough away from the biz. … Continue reading tenerife – the verdict and the cost
Month: October 2022
leaving on a jet plane
(beyond 4) If I leave here tomorrowWould you still remember me?For I must be traveling on now‘Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see Lynyrd Skynyrd, Free Bird tenerife - day 16 The alarm goes off but I lie till after seven. It's the airport run today - our airport run. Oh, I could … Continue reading leaving on a jet plane
crash, bang, wallop
(beyond 4) galletas (colloquial) (blow) (Caribbean) (Spain) a. crash Se pegaron una buena galleta con el coche.They had a bad car crash. b. slap ¡Qué galleta te vas a llevar! You're asking for a slap tenerife - day 15 - las galletas A bit late getting around to day 15. A twenty or twenty-five minute drive north … Continue reading crash, bang, wallop
another panda
(beyond 4) To start a zoo, you need at least two pandas, a grizzly and three polars. That's the bear minimum. So we can do the two pandas tenerife - day 14 So we have wheels again for the last part of this break. We picked the car up this morning. Would it be a … Continue reading another panda
the curve
(beyond 4) In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Wikipedia All very interesting, but for the purposes of this post, The Curve is the hill between Los Cristianos and Playa De Las Americas. tenerife - … Continue reading the curve
presenting the tenerife shandy
(beyond 4) A traditional British Shandy is a refreshing mix of lager beer and carbonated lemonade. It is the perfect refreshing summer beer drink that goes down very easy. Janette Fuschi | Culinary Ginger. (Apologies for the English) More of this shandy stuff later tenerife - day 10 There's a seafront walk you can do … Continue reading presenting the tenerife shandy
the ALE-HOP question
(beyond 4) Hehehe ... it is our symbol! She must surely be the most photographed cow in the world! It was all coincidence. Vicente Grimalt in one of his many trips around the world saw a show where there were more animals but fixed on the cow. So we bought a cow and put her … Continue reading the ALE-HOP question
lazy days
(beyond 4) Hazy daysLazy waysYou get less done but moreOut of your daysCrazy daysLazy ways Song: 10cc Songwriters: Lol Creme / Eric Stewart tenerife - day 5 We didn't do much today. To be honest I think it's time to do nothing. We did take a stroll to the 'end' of Los Cristianos, until you … Continue reading lazy days
the golden mile
(beyond 4) In Las Americas, you can find the area known as The Golden Mile, which has many luxury brands who benefit from the low taxes in The Canaries to sell their products at cheaper prices than elsewhere. Among them, you’ll find Escada, Luxury Jewellery, Armani, Versace, Dolce e Gabbana and all the usual suspects. … Continue reading the golden mile
the giants
(beyond 4) If you were coming along here when it was half dark, you could easily think those piles of rock were giants. C S Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair) tenerife - day 4 - los gigantes We decided on a drive to Los Gigantes today. We've actually stayed here in the … Continue reading the giants