If you’re looking for massive ferns, old trees, steep ravines and waterfalls, you’ll find them on the forested northern side of La Palma. Bosque de Los Tilos is a great hike to put at the top of your “Walks to do” list. What I didn’t know was that the path to see the waterfalls is […]
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Puerto Naos, La Palma
The simple, magic combination of palm tree silhouettes in the sunset and a gelato cone. Need I say more? Honestly, though, if you’re looking for another good sunset spot, other than Tazacote, Puerto Naos is super. It feels a bit more finished, or fancy, because of the investment that was put into the beachfront area. It […]
Dragon Trees, La Palma
The Canary Island Dragon Trees, Dracaena draco, are native to the islands as well parts of Africa and the Azores. They are strange and beautiful things. The biggest and oldest living “drago” as the locals call them, is about 300 years old and can be found in northwest Tenerife. SEE The dragon trees grow slowly and often stand […]
Santa Cruz, La Palma
Spanish speaking places can be confusing geographically in that there are many different places with the same names. There’s Las Palmas, and then there’s La Palma. There’s Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and then there’s Santa Cruz de la Palma. Just to be clear, the latter is the capital city of the island of […]
Fuencaliente, la Palma
If your Spanish is just about ok, you might guess that caliente the name Fuencaliente alludes to some sort of heat, and you’d be right! There used to be hot springs in this area, along the southern tip of La Palma, the most western of Canary Islands. The springs were destroyed by lava in the 18th […]
Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma
While the highest point of Spain is Mount Teide, the highest point of the island of La Palma is this strange rock formation that looks like three dudes, called Roque de los Muchachos. There’s a parking area there and a few short, beautiful walks to look out points. It’s also part of many a hiking route. […]
Charco Azul, La Palma
On the north- eastern side of the island of La Palma (one of the Canary Islands), there’s an area called Charco Azul in San Andres y Sauces. People love this place on TripAdvisor, and I agree that it’s a fantastic place to chill out – although it feels rather touristy. I imagine it gets a whole […]
El Teide National Park, Tenerife
What’s the highest point in Spain? It’s Mount Teide, the volcanic mountain towering Tenerife. It is visible from most of the other Canary Islands as well with a summit of 3,718 metres. The mountain is an active volcano that last erupted in 1909. The surrounding planes, desolate rock landscape and weird formations make up the Teide […]
Las Galletas, Tenerife
Imagine a row of volcanic islands that offer a dry desert-like landscape as well as forests, beautiful beaches and mountains with loads of caves, great surfing conditions, tropical fruit and really comfortable weather. You might have heard of Tenerife, and if not, you’ve probably heard of the Canary Islands and have a general idea ofwhere […]
Berries in Amsterdam
You might have picked up on the fact that I really like plants. So when we were in Amsterdam this time last year, I couldn’t help photographing all of the different berries on display. Never having been in Europe over autumn, I might have gotten a bit carried away. Here they are in their colourful glory. If you’re […]