So What is a Traspaso Business in Tenerife?

The most common type of business for sale in Tenerife  is known as a traspaso.  Basically, the landlord owns the building shell while you own everything else unless stated. Traspaso leases should not be taken on for less than five years and are sometimes offered for an indefinite period. The initial five years  can usually be renewed for another term without payment...

Alejandro Fernandez in Concert in Tenerife

Mexican star Alejandro Fernandez made his first mark on the international charts via ranchero and mariachi music but soon added Latin pop and ballads to his repertoire. His 1997  album  Me Estoy Enamorando topped Billboard’s  Top Latin Albums chart and from it came several chart-topping singels including  En el Jardín – a duet with Gloria Estefan. Since...

Spanish Cafe – A Plague of Serpents

Yikes, looks like Gran Canaria is suffering from a plague of snakes! If you have a few minutes to practice your Spanish today then listen to the video in Spanish. And by the way… ¿Crees que se puede...

Spanish Cafe – Everybody Loves a Winner

Well that’s it all over bar the shouting. At the end of every World Cup there are winners and there are losers. For the winners, there is adulation, champagne and groupies galore. For the losers, a frosty reception and a post-match, post-mortum that probably left blood on the floor. But just imagine the reception the conquering heroes will get when their toes touch...

Do You Have to Learn Spanish to Learn Spanish?

I bumped into a Spanish friend that I haven’t seen recently and she had a good laugh at me as I mangled all the Spanish I had learned since I saw her last.  I told her I had been taking adult Spanish lessons at the Cutural Centre before the school broke up and said she would never have guessed. (Cheeky besom!) Then Paola went on to ask why I stopped posting the...