tenerife Archives - Runaway Brit

Perfect Peaks. A #FriFotos Photo Essay

November 28, 2012November 30, 2013 Asia, Nature, Photography, South America, Travelling, Vietnam andes, bolivia, chile, colombia, Frifotos, hong kong, la paz, machu picchu, mountain, mui ne, parque tayrona, peaks, peru, photo essay, photos, playa del duque, sapa, south america, teide, tenerife, the peak, vietnam, wales, wayna picchu

While looking through my photographs in order to participate in this week's #FriFotos, which has the theme of 'Peaks', I realised something. I have not spent nearly enough time in the mountains. I love mountains,

What Happens When Plans Don’t Work Out?

May 8, 2012July 7, 2012 Europe, Travelling, Working Overseas changing plans, living overseas, relocating, tenerife, travel

You may remember a post not all that long ago when I revealed that after our travels around South America we would be relocating to Tenerife, with the aim of trying out a new life

Tenerife’s Top Days Out

April 30, 2012June 16, 2012 Europe, Travelling blanket trip, excursions, loro park, masca, PAL, teide, teide national park, tenerife, trips

As a visitor to the largest of the Canary Islands you will be inundated with choices of things to do and see while you are here. For an island that is small enough to drive

Tenerife’s Good Friday Passion Play

April 7, 2012May 4, 2012 Europe, Tradition, Travelling adeje, calle grande, christ, crucifixion, la pasion, spain, tenerife, the passion

Every year on Good Friday thousands gather at noon in Adeje to witness 'La Pasion', a 2 hour performance of the last few hours of the life of Christ. Performed by local amateur actors, the

Relocating to Tenerife: Finding a Job

March 27, 2012February 20, 2016 Beaches, Europe, Travelling, Working Overseas canary islands, employment, expat, islas canarias, living overseas, relocating, spain, tenerife

You might have already read about why I decided to relocate to Tenerife and how I managed to find an apartment within four days, but none of this is much good without a job. For

Colours of Carnival, Tenerife

March 13, 2012February 20, 2014 Europe, Partying, Tradition, Travelling canaries, canary islands, carnaval, party, santa cruz, spain, tenerife

Everybody knows about the Rio Carnival, right? Even people who have no intention of ever visiting Brazil can tell you that every spring the streets of Rio de Janeiro come alive to the seductive sounds

Relocating to Tenerife: How to Rent an Apartment

February 28, 2012April 13, 2012 Beaches, Europe, Working Overseas apartment, expat, moving, relocating, tenerife

Much of Tenerife’s accommodation market is aimed towards holiday-makers or Timeshare apartments and is very expensive if you intend to stay for longer than the standard two week vacation, but it is possible to take

Relocating to Tenerife

February 13, 2012February 17, 2012 Beaches, Europe, Working Overseas canary islands, holiday resort, islas canarias, relocating, tenerife, work overseas, working holiday

It is always sad when travels come to an end but I knew that my trip around South America would be relatively short so I have been considering various plans for my next step. The

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