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Tenerife
Weather
Of
course when you are planning a holiday you want to be sure that
you will enjoy good weather. While there can be no guarantees,
Tenerife has one of the best climates in the world, maintaining
a pleasant average daytime temperature of 22C for most of the
winter and increasing to up to 30C in the summer.
The
great thing about Tenerife is that the climate remains fairly
consistent
and does not reach the extremes of heat that other countries
in Europe encounter in the summer.The North and South of Tenerife
have very different characters. The North with a higher average
rainfall is cooler and lush. The South is relatively rain free
and basks in the sun for most of the year. The stunning thing
about a winter holiday in the south of Tenerife is that you
can be sat on the beach or by the pool but be looking up at Mount
Teide which can be covered in snow!
Time
Share Touts
Timeshare
touts will spot you coming a mile away, especially in Los Cristianos.
You may be approached by a good looking young man or woman and
asked if you speak English. If you answer in the affitmative
you will be given a scrath card and it will be a winning ticket.
In order to collect on the prize you will have to agree to visit
the timeshare property and you will be submitted to hours of
hard sell. Don´t do it! The easiest way to
avoid these touts is to give them a polite stream of double dutch.
They´ll assume you
are from Russia and can´t speak English and they´ll leave you alone.
Tap
Water
Tap
water is safe to drink but not very pleasant. You are better
to stock up on bottled water and use it to drink and make your
tea and coffee with.
Beers
and Spirits
Drink
measures in Tenerife are very generous. If
you prefer your drink to be less potent ask for two glasses
and
a seperate
mixer.
The
local beers like Dorada are good and cheaper than imported
beers. A cania is a half pint and a jarra is a pint (pronounced
harra)..
Chemists
Within
each area of Tenerife there is always a chemist on duty 24
hours a day. The duty is rotated.
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