Archive for August, 2007

Elton John to play in Tenerife

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Hot off the press from the excellent Secret Tenerife website - Elton John is to perform in Tenerife’s capital, Santa Cruz. According to the city’s mayor, Angel Llanos, a contract is being signed today which will bring this legendary wig-wearer and his entourage to Tenerife sometime mid-November. The mayor also stated that Elton was just one [...]

Live on air

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

For those who missed my monumental… ahem, no sniggering… interview on Oasis FM in Tenerife, here are the links for the chat with Roscoe, in its entirety. I think it went well, despite my tonsillitis and broad Mancunian accent that only seems to surface in public speaking events such as this. No idea why that happens, [...]

Fining the sunbed savers

Friday, August 10th, 2007

There’s very little that’s more annoying than strolling down for a chilled day around a swimming pool and finding that each and every one of the sunbeds has been ‘towel reserved’. According to a piece in the Guardian, those masters of ice-cream production, the Italians, have taken that crime one stage further and started fining [...]

English films in the south

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Popcorn at the ready… The latest cinematic offerings are going to be available in English in the south. The CC Gran Sur has finally opened and English language films will start to be shown in September. Wonder what will be first? Â