Archive for November, 2008

Obama coming to Tenerife

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Although the number of tourists visiting these sunny shores might be a bit down, the number of A-listers heading this way (supposedly) goes up by the day. Our beloved President of the Cabildo, Ricardo Melchior, has confirmed that Barack Obama is heading this way – though he doesn’t know when; “It could be in three [...]

Wake up Tenerife!

Friday, November 7th, 2008

How hard is it for a receptionist in Tenerife to smile? I mean come on, it’s not rocket science to work out that beyond a comfy bed and a clean bathroom the most important thing that a hotel can offer is friendly staff. Particularly the frontline troops ie reception. I’ve just dropped my parents off [...]