Dog Kills Child in La Gallega, Tenerife

A three year old child was killed by a dog in Tenerife yesterday. According to the tv news the child was in his mother’s arms when they dog jumped up and bit him in the neck. He was taken to the University Hopital in Candelaria but later died. The dog was apparently a ‘pit-bull’ type which...

Tenerife Meteor with a Twist in its Tail

Tenerife is a great destination for astronomers and star gazers both expert and amateur. The clear, unpolluted air between the land and the heavens makes the island one of the best star gazing spots in Europe. For tourists are regular tours to see the night sky in all its glory or those who wish to do it on...

Cruelty to Cats in Santa Cruz

According to Diario de Avisos, in an article entitled The Cat Sandwich, residents of a street in Santa Cruz alerted the police when they began to suspect that the local nutter had bricked up a mother cat and her three kittens in a building wall. One of the neighbour noticed some repairs to the wall and at...

Alicia Keys Plus One

Congratulations to sultry singer Alicia Keys. Due to be belting out her R&B blockbusters at the end of the Freedom tour in Santa Cruz on June 6th, she and long term partner Swizz Beatz are said to be expecting a baby and are planning on getting spliced later in the year. Ahhh. No doubt she will soon be...

Embarrassing Tenerife?

So according to a Boots survey, Tenerife is the second most embarrassing holiday destination after Benidorm. Funny that! I find the British tourists in Tenerife swilling alcohol like they expect to fly back to prohibition, fighting and throwing up in the streets of Las Americas pretty damn embarrassing...

No Surprises There Then!

Winner of this week’s No Surprises There Then Award must go to Anna Coogan of the Irish Herald who reports that alcohol consumption and neglecting to use a condom results in an increased chance of contracting an STI while abroad. Ms. Coogan’s article on ‘Hellish Holidays‘ includes figures from a...

Heather Blooms at Abama

As if its sheer fabulousness is not enough of a claim to fame, it seems the 5 star Abama Resort in Guia de Isora is also a place of romance and magic. It turns out to be at Abama that po-faced and hatchet-hearted Heather Mills ex-McCartney found her own true love. Chunky beefcake Jamie, a holiday rep, ...