Category Archives: Travel

First, the good news: Garachico is lovely and our hotel, the San Roque equally so. This quaint old town has only partially succumbed to the rigours of tourism. Quite how it has managed to avoid bartering its soul for first … Continue reading →

With a tear in our eye, we left Playa de las Américas behind us, hit the autopista and headed for the small town of Los Gigantes, situated on the west coast of the island. Los Gigantes is situated along a … Continue reading →

After lunch at a local restaurant in the Teide Parque Nacionale, we headed for La Playa de las Américas. This relatively long drive saw us leave under a blue sky and traverse lava fields into forested land. The sky turned … Continue reading →

If La Laguna had been chilly at times, our journey out of town and into the Teide Parque Nacionale was downright cold. The car’s digital thermometer dropped rapidly as we headed up into the hills and, before long, it was … Continue reading →

La Laguna does have great food after all. El Tonique, a charming establishment on Heraclio Sanchez, provides excellent food in delightful surroundings. I highly recommend it, although one has to get there as soon as it opens (20:00) in order … Continue reading →