http://www.livingtenerife.info Tenerife's number one lifestyle blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:29:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en …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 ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/interview/tenerife-uncovered.htm For the penultimate in our ‘Walkabout’ series, I thought I’d go for something a bit different and seeing as summer is now officially upon us, I thought a spot of naked hiking might appeal. Okay, to be a tad more honest, and accurate, ‘naked’ was not on the menu when I ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/style-fashion/the-naked-truth-about-tenerife.htm On any Friday or Saturday night of the year, the Noria District of Santa Cruz is where you’ll find the coolest of Tenerife’s cool. Whether it’s downing a Dorada at JC Murphy’s, snacking on sushi at Mojos y Mojitos or chilling with chums at Bulán. But last weekend the Noria District ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/round-the-table/santa-blues.htm One of the wonderful things about exploring Tenerife is that you can stumble across fantastic restaurants in any little town or pueblo. In this month’s issue, we review one such treasure; Rincon de Roberto in Vilaflor. Homemade pâte, fig jam and apple crumble are amongst the delights on offer in this ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/wine-dine/restaurant-review-%e2%80%93-rincon-de-roberto.htm Tapas is a wonderful culinary tradition which allows you to sample a variety of flavours in a single setting and it’s a very sociable and informal way of dining with friends. There’s a certain art to tapas too: deciding how many dishes will satisfy depending on whether you’re peckish, hungry or ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/wine-dine/tapas.htm In the pretty hamlet of La Montañeta the church only has four pews inside the small building; the rest are under a roof but exposed to the elements on three sides. You can be pretty sure that on cold January mornings you’ll be killed in the rush to get to mass ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/tenerife-location-reports/walkabout-in-isla-baja.htm Where on Tenerife, without the aid of hallucinogenics, can you watch an Iguana in a tree house being stroked by a feather duster on the end of a long pole; caterpillars turn to chrysalids and chrysalids give birth to butterflies and a moth the size of a small bi-plane ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/special-features/mariposario-del-drago.htm Last night I went up to La Laguna University for the City Centre FREE concert which had Echo and the Bunnymen headlining. Support band ‘The Mistake’ warmed up an audience of around 3,000 already sweating from the 30 plus degrees of calima-induced night air. Earlier this month the band’s official website had ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/social-scene/echo-and-the-bunnymen-in-tenerife.htm Next month Jack and his camera lens take us on a breathtaking journey through the narrow streets of La Orotava’s old quarter to witness the creation of Tenerife’s most transient works of art. Using petals, seeds and coloured sand, the Alfombristas (carpet makers) of La Orotava create vast biblical masterpieces alongside ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/special-features/flower-power-%e2%80%93-the-corpus-christi-carpets-of-la-orotava.htm Now call me Mrs Prudish if you must, but if I’m contemplating a spot of public naked sunbathing anywhere other than on a nudist beach, I’m going to opt for a location as far away from the beaten track as I can muster and then I’m going to lie quietly ... http://www.livingtenerife.info/tenerife-location-reports/hiking-in-tenerife%e2%80%99s-undiscovered-guimar-valley.htm