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If Carlsberg scored goals, they’d probably score them like this

Monday, June 8th, 2009

That cheeky chappy is called Andres Vasquez, a Swedish Under-21 international who is currently looking to switch from Swiss side IFK Gothenburg to Premier League side Stoke. Wonder how many times he tried THAT before popping one in?!

Rod Stewart in Tenerife – review

Monday, May 18th, 2009

What’s going on in Tenerife! We might be woefully short of tourists at the moment, but it seems that all the celebs are taking advantage of the quietness to visit our shores at the same time. Or maybe there’s a celeb party going on that only those with a spread in Hello magazine know about. [...]

A real life clash of the Titans in Tenerife

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Had a bit of a clash with the Titans in Tenerife yesterday while trying to renew my residencia. Why are the people who deal with paperwork so damn awkward? Is it because they’ve been breathing in teeny particles of paper dust? Is it because they’re sick and tired of all the paper cuts they get? [...]

Clash of the Titans in Tenerife

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Following in the delicate footsteps of Raquel Welch in a fur bikini, seems like Warner Bros are preparing to shoot another major epic in Tenerife with a Hollywood remake of Clash of the Titans. More Tenerife films info here. S’all good promo for the island, unlike that splash of fantasy about the forthcoming Tenerife eruption [...]

New Tenerife video

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Joy is talking about cucumbers, fish and cow flesh on our new Sky Travel video We were supposed to be showing how cheap it is to shop at local markets, but half the buggers weren’t open when we got there. Twice we went to Las Galletas to try and catch the fish market fully open. [...]

Earthquakes in Spain

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Some people count traffic, some people spot airplanes. I’ve recently developed an unhealthy interest in counting local earthquakes. Perhaps it’s my age, perhaps it’s my medication. Perhaps it’s both. But although I’m assured that it’s perfectly normal, I still find it astounding that Spain experience so many earth movements (notching above 1.5 on the Richter [...]

Talcum powder terror and a monster sardine – all part of life in Tenerife

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Tenerife is a strange place. But no stranger than the other islands when it comes to bizarre Canary Island Carnival antics. After partaking in the odd, yet pleasantly fragrant Battle of the Powder in La Palma, and watching a giant sardine being led to its cremation by a bunch of male, fishnet-wearing mourners, very little [...]

Jennie Bond on Tenerife

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Well, I wasn’t totally sure what to expect when I met Jennie Bond in Tenerife last Wednesday. I think I anticipated she’d be like the Queen but with attitude. As a hardened and professional journalist (her, not me), it’s always difficult coming up with questions that aren’t banal and that she’s answered a zillion times [...]

Life is never boring in Tenerife

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Well, can’t say life is ever boring in Tenerife. I’m off to interview Jennie Bond tomorrow. The ex-Royal reporter and bronze medal winner of ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’ is taking time out to talk to me about her favourite travels and what makes a great holiday. Probably being left alone by [...]

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.

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