…And while we’re on the subject of exposés, in July’s issue we interview Joe Quaranta, owner of Bobby’s Bar in Veronicas; one of the south’s best known characters and star of the nineties UK TV series ‘Tenerife Uncovered’ which did so much to paint an image of Tenerife that still endures in the minds of [...]

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Isn’t it just typical? On the day I get a last minute call to head over to the other side of the island and interview the dishy 1987 Wimbledon Singles Champion Pat Cash, I’ve got a spot on my chin and my roots need doing. This is the work of the little vanity imp who [...]

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When you grow up in hotels like Grosvenor House and the Waldorf because your father worked there, then your standards are bound to be high.
But Adrian Padina didn’t just walk into his job as Hotel Manager at the 5 star, deluxe Abama Hotel, he started from the bottom, collecting glasses in a holiday camp on [...]

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This month, Living Tenerife has been talking to the General Manager of the Magma Conference Centre in Playa de Las Américas, Tenerife and finding out what goes on behind its pillared frontage.
Iñaki Dominguez talks about the economic advantage of having organisations such as ABTA and the German equivalent, DRV, hold their annual conferences here.
For major [...]

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If your jewellery says something about you, then ‘elegant and sophisticated’ is what it says about Margaret Simms.
Growing up in London in the Swinging Sixties, Margaret reveals in December’s Living Tenerife how her passion for jewellery took her from the then-centre-of-the-universe, Portabello Road, all the way to Los Cristianos market.
Incidentally, you’d describe my jewellery as [...]

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With the prospect of Christmas popping its head above the annual parapet, our minds begin to look forward to the festive season and the promise of what a new year may bring. But for Ramón García, looking forward is something he has on his mind every day of the year.
Passionate about environmental sustainability and marrying [...]

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They say that customers in New York city are the most demanding in the world and that, if you can please them there, you can please them anywhere.
This month, Living Tenerife has been talking to Alejandro Montani, Director of Hotel Jardín Tropical whose training in the business has taken him from his native Peru, via [...]

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If the person who served you lunch today, or checked you into your hotel room was efficient, courteous and attentive, then there’s a chance they may have been trained by Ashotel.
Living Tenerife talks to the President of the organization responsible for training 3000 people a year in the hotel and management industry on Tenerife as [...]

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This month Living Tenerife talks to Anup Aswani, son of the man behind the ‘Ideal’ jewellery shops where brand names like Rolex, Cartier and Omega roll off the tongue and onto your wrist.
Anup believes that a good watch “makes a statement about who you are” and naturally, he sports an elegant and expensive timepiece of [...]

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Tenerife’s favourite lifestyle magazine, Living Tenerife are pleased to announce the launch of their Blog, livingtenerife.info, which  will keep you up to date with what is happening in and around the beautiful island of Tenerife.  We are sure that there will be many topics of interest  for residents and holidaymakers alike and look forward to [...]

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