Archive for January, 2009

Psst… want to know which stars are coming to Tenerife this year?

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Don’t tell anyone, but a little bird has told me that following Rod Stewart’s visit to Tenerife in May, our shores will be graced in the next 12 months by Beyonce, Tina Turner and Paul McCartney, all performing at the Golf Costa Adeje venue. All signed and sealed apparently. Remember… mum’s the word.

Joe, Joy, Tenerife and Sky Travel

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Nice little job come in for me and the missus. Been contracted by Sky Travel to produce an online diary and video blog about Tenerife and the Canary Islands. The first part is here (we’re just over Ben Fogle’s right shoulder), and involves barefeet, lots of flesh and duffle coats – there’s a teaser for [...]

Urgent appeal to all webmasters in Spain

Friday, January 9th, 2009

As the father of two young children my heart bleeds for the family of teenager Amy Fitzpatrick who went missing over a year ago from Mijas, Spain. Perhaps we can all do our bit as webmasters to at least post the image of Amy below, in the hope that someone somewhere has a lead. Whether [...]

My 5 minutes of fame in Tenerife (well, 1-and-a-half at least)

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

So there I was inspecting one of my favourite Tenerife hideaways – the Hotel San Roque in Garachico – when a tap on the shoulder made me nearly drop my clipboard: “Joe! What are you doing here?” said Cathy Bartrop, founder of TravelGuru.tv The last time I’d seen Cathy was on a wet November day [...]