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Red double deckers, black cabs and the grey blue waters of the Thames, even after all these years living and working in Tenerife, i’m still stirred by the thought of London. If you want to discuss business with the World, it has to be one of the best venues to use. That’s why the World [...]

Theatre is alive and well and always a great night out in Tenerife. I can’t resist a chance to lose myself in a lavish stage production, and whether you look north or south, there is plenty of choice.
 I had the pleasure of seeing the new Carmen Mota production Airam at the Mare Nostrum Resort last [...]

ABTA , the Association of British Travel Agents, are in love with the Canary Islands, if you doubt my words, just consider where they have just held their annual 3 day conference, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. This follows on from last years highly successful conference in Tenerife at the Magma Arts and Congress Centre in Costa [...]

Sometimes I feel a little lazy, crashed out on one of Tenerife’s countless beaches, listening to the relentless slap of hand on ball as volleyball enthusiasts push themselves through their paces to enjoy their game. Most of them do it for fun, but there is a higher breed, those professional sportsmen and women, who raised the game [...]

Like a kid at a sweet shop window, I had been waiting excitedly for Siam Park to fling open its very grand entrance, so I joined some very exhalted company for the official launch night on Monday September 17.
Suitably spruced up, I joined a bustling throng of movers and shakers from business and politics across [...]

As if Tenerife doesn’t offer enough temptations, there is always the 6 other Canary Islands to choose from, and getting around is so easy. Work often means a quick trip to Lanzarote, El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma, Fuerteventura or Gran Canaria, all part of the family, as there are many issues that unite us, [...]

Well I’ve done it at last, I’ve finally managed to crowbar a space in my diary to start my blog rolling. I feel very privileged to be the International Media Officer for the Tenerife government, it gives me a unique insight into all the work that goes on to make sure the World knows about [...]