I hope you enjoyed exploring Santa Cruz with me! If you are interested in seeing more of northern Tenerife (particularly natural wonders ⛰) then I highly recommend you check out my next video on the beautiful Anaga Rural Park 👉 ruclips.net/video/Q5jL8uNslbY/видео.html
I'm glad you like Tenerife! I know - it's crazy! The amount of people who just like to stay in their resorts is unbelievable especially when there's so many amazing places on their doorstep. Oh, well! It was fun not to have to dodge millions of tourists 😉
Ella, , thank you very much for your video. Congratulations, you have done a very great job. I am from Tenerife and I thank you for having reflected in your video the true Tenerife. The one that many of your compatriots do not know or do not want to know. They prefer to lie in a hammock, sunbathing and drinking beer from morning to night throughout the week they stay here. Those tourists who get up early at 8:00 am to run to the pool to choose a hammock, and then leave at 17:00 pm to go to dinner. This tourism is of little interest to the Canaries. We like to receive people like you, who come to know our gastronomy, our wines, our landscapes, our cities, our customs and who show interest in knowing how we are. Thank you and I hope you come back to discover more sites that you have not seen yet.
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment. This is EXACTLY why I wanted to make this video series. I feel like Tenerife gets an unfair reputation due to these 'tourists' who don't ever leave their large resorts. It is very interesting to hear this from someone who lives on the island! I must say, Tenerife is such a beautiful island with so much to explore. I hope you will enjoy the rest of this series. I am working on a few more videos. In the next one I will be going to beautiful Taganana to admire the natural scenery and eat some fresh fish at Restaurante El Frontón. The fish was incredible but I am also really loving the papas arrugadas! I am very keen to return as I still didn't see everything I wanted to! I would love to visit a winery (the Tenerife wine is sooo good!) and see Masca valley. Thanks again for your wonderful comment. I am excited to keep showing everyone the REAL Tenerife!
Ella, I am very happy that you intend to return to continue discovering our island. I indicate my email to you, in case when you are going to come again, you want me to recommend more places to visit, eat and drink good wine. (ignacioacosta71@gmail.com).
Thanks so much for your kind words! i'm delighted you like it. I am trying to make my videos more informative than just showing what I was doing so I'm happy you like that style!
I like your slowmo and wide angle shots. Well edited video!! Have heard so much about Tenerife. Have been to Gran Canaria but will plan for Tenerife next time for sure!!
I'm glad that you decided to meander away from the popular Brit spot in the southern area and explore the other part of the island :) Victor the Volvo is quite big for European, I guess - your villa looks cozy and wonderful welcoming package. Goat main course looks more intriguing, but I guess you have to stick with the fish and chips too 😓 Awesome complimentary Baileys shot, and cute kitty at the end.
Victor wasn't even the biggest one they did! Last time we were on Tenerife, we hired his big brother lol. The villa was really lovely and I adored the location. Chips are always nice to have haha and kitties make everything better!
Thank you! There were so many great bakeries that we got to visit with a variety of yummy pastries. I couldn't even tell you what some of the pastries were! But they were all sooo good.
What a great house for your stay…looks so peaceful. The local restaurant food (and vino tinto) looks delicious! Whoa…the market looks amazing! Love a good market (and the food stalls that are usually there). Great video Ella…nice to see you posting again!
The food stalls at the market were fab. We were spoilt for choice! There was well over 10 stalls purely selling veg and the same with meat. You could also get some cooked food there too to eat as you wandered around :)
You already know we love seeing the unexplored sides of places... 😉 How long of a flight is it for you? Fun that you name every rental car! April used to love looking at 3D maps like that as a kid! Nice Airbnb. Do you mind if we ask how much it cost? I would like that dip for the bread; I do enjoy most things spicy. Looks like a cool market. Which "three chocolates" dessert was best? The bakery looks like a place April would want to go for breakfast!
Yes seeing unexplored sides of places is the best. Feels like leading the way into the unknown. The flight is 4 hours so not too bad. The Airbnb was £76 per night ($93 USD). It's certainly not budget accommodation but we wanted somewhere with an outdoor area so we could relax. Sometimes chilled getaways are necessary for us, haha! Ahah you like spicy food? Maybe I have competition then as nothing is ever too spicy for me 😉 The first tres chocolates was the better one. It had more substance whereas the second felt like it was made more of whipping cream. Both were nice though! It was interesting to notice the difference.
Not a bad flight at all, unless you have someone coughing on you from behind! Not a bad price for all you got with that Airbnb though...sometimes April books us a nicer place than I would get, so we can get that relax vibe going. When did you last visit? LOL, I can eat a whole lot of spicy...April says she has more of "wussy" taste-buds/stomach, haha. But I have to be more careful now that I'm in my 40s... 😎
Oh boy, oh boy, that reminds me - the flight back was HORRENDOUS because we had poor company and silly cabin crew. Lewis got into a terrible situation by accident because when he opened the overhead lockers a pile of inflight magazines tumbled out and hit an old woman on the head! That was so horrible and he was trying his best to help the woman after that but was only made worse when a woman from behind us started screaming at him saying it was totally his fault and he was selfish and did it on purpose. Horrible woman! The cabin crew did absolutely NOTHING. It was shocking. We went at the end of January 2020, just a few weeks before lockdown began actually so we were incredibly lucky to get a trip in before all this craziness.
OMG, that is awful! So was there all this tension while flying back to England because of what happened? People can be so dumb and mean sometimes...it seems like a lot more these days! 😖
We absolutely loved Tenerife, and mainly explored the western side of the island (Los Gigantes, Garachico, Teide, etc), though we did get to see Aerosmith's last European concert in Santa Cruz! Thanks for sharing the experience of the Northern half, so many videos are concentrated in the southeast. Beautiful camera work and editorial! 👍 -Howard
Teide is a must! I'd love to see Masca valley on the west. If you visit Tenerife again then I would definitely recommend the north east. It's got a totally different vibe! I'm really glad you like this video. It means a lot to me 🤗
The home has beautiful views and we can hear the birds singing. Wonderful narration throughout the market, always love your meals! Tenerife is now our list!
I'm glad you enjoyed the narration! Yeah, I totally thought it was worth spending a little bit more than I normally would on our Airbnb to have that beautiful scenery and outdoor area. Woohoo, glad I could inspire you to add Tenerife to your list!
Ooo, so nice to watch your videos again! Like the new style! Amazing to see that Tenerife can be non-touristy and beautiful. We haven't been there but if we go in the future we will definitely choose this part of the island. Your house with the garden looks lovely. Is it expensive to rent a car in Tenerife? I (Marion) am a chocolate lover so the 3 chocolate thingy is something I would eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The market in Santa Cruz looks so nice!
Glad you like the style change! I like experimenting with different things. Car rentals are not expensive. For the cheaper cars it is around £25 per day. I went for a more luxury car which was a little more but I found the experience and comfort worth it, haha.
Wow what stunning landscapes!!! I love the introduction to this video it builds so much drama and makes you want to watch more, great job!! This editing kind of reminds me of Sam Kolder, not sure if that's what you were going for but its a good way to tell a story!!
Oh I'm so glad the intro worked! I think the music played a big part in the build up. No way did you just compare me to Sam Kolder?! He's like king of cinematic videos so that's a very good compliment! Thanks so much 👌
Im thinking of having my home base in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and rent a car to do the rest of the island. Also thinking thinking about day island hoping at least to La Gomera and Lanzarote (Canary islands)! Did you do an episode 2 for Tenerife, if so I would love to see more
@@kiramaduro1322 That sounds like a great itinerary! When I return to Tenerife I would love to see La Gomera too - looks stunning on images! How long will you be in Tenerife for? Yes, I have quite a few more videos in this series. You can find Episode 2 here: ruclips.net/video/Q5jL8uNslbY/видео.html In that episode I visit the Anaga Rural Park. I'd highly recommend it! It's very close to Santa Cruz :)
@@EllaMcKendrick Originally I wanted to do a road trip of the South of Spain, but I think I'll spend 2-3 days in Madrid/Barcelona and stay the remainder of my vacation in the Canary Islands. Lots of hiking, surfing, discovery to be done there! Thank you for the link-your videos make me feel like I am there! :)
It's great. The intro and production value is awesome. My biggest question... You drove for HOW LONG only to miss the local airport?!? But wow. Simply amazing. Love that you had some much time to explore the untraveled. Bravo Victor!!!
Thanks so much for your great comment! HAH. Tenerife North Airport doesn't take international flights and I didn't think it was worth the transfer, haha. The hour long drive wasn't too bad 😉Victor was great! Quite fast for a Volvo, lol! Thanks again for your kind words
This was great! One of my friends went there back in March but ended up getting stuck on the island first by a storm then due to COVID. So it’s nice to see some of the islands beauty in your video! What was the name of those ball looking food items again? I hope I described them well lol.
Oh no! That was that huge sandstorm right? That sounds like a disaster but glad she's back now. There were a few ball food items featured here, hehe. There were the croquets and the Canarian potatoes.
I speak a little bit of Spanish so am able to get by in Spanish speaking countries. However if you can't speak any Spanish, translation apps on your phone are extremely helpful!
I can't remember the exact price but currently this car is showing as €500 for 7 days so ~€71 per day. There are cheaper cars you can rent too. You can see all the prices here: www.cicar.com/EN/action/fleetview
I hope you enjoyed exploring Santa Cruz with me! If you are interested in seeing more of northern Tenerife (particularly natural wonders ⛰) then I highly recommend you check out my next video on the beautiful Anaga Rural Park 👉 ruclips.net/video/Q5jL8uNslbY/видео.html
Tenerife is such a beautiful place! I don't understand how some tourists can go there and not go beyond the main areas
I'm glad you like Tenerife! I know - it's crazy! The amount of people who just like to stay in their resorts is unbelievable especially when there's so many amazing places on their doorstep. Oh, well! It was fun not to have to dodge millions of tourists 😉
I am in Tenerife about every 90 days, and I never really go to the south. It is a nice area, but the north is way better.
Ella, , thank you very much for your video. Congratulations, you have done a very great job.
I am from Tenerife and I thank you for having reflected in your video the true Tenerife. The one that many of your compatriots do not know or do not want to know. They prefer to lie in a hammock, sunbathing and drinking beer from morning to night throughout the week they stay here. Those tourists who get up early at 8:00 am to run to the pool to choose a hammock, and then leave at 17:00 pm to go to dinner.
This tourism is of little interest to the Canaries.
We like to receive people like you, who come to know our gastronomy, our wines, our landscapes, our cities, our customs and who show interest in knowing how we are.
Thank you and I hope you come back to discover more sites that you have not seen yet.
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment. This is EXACTLY why I wanted to make this video series. I feel like Tenerife gets an unfair reputation due to these 'tourists' who don't ever leave their large resorts. It is very interesting to hear this from someone who lives on the island!
I must say, Tenerife is such a beautiful island with so much to explore. I hope you will enjoy the rest of this series. I am working on a few more videos. In the next one I will be going to beautiful Taganana to admire the natural scenery and eat some fresh fish at Restaurante El Frontón. The fish was incredible but I am also really loving the papas arrugadas!
I am very keen to return as I still didn't see everything I wanted to! I would love to visit a winery (the Tenerife wine is sooo good!) and see Masca valley.
Thanks again for your wonderful comment. I am excited to keep showing everyone the REAL Tenerife!
Ella, I am very happy that you intend to return to continue discovering our island.
I indicate my email to you, in case when you are going to come again, you want me to recommend more places to visit, eat and drink good wine. (ignacioacosta71@gmail.com).
@@ignacioacosta5345 I will certainly be in touch! Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for travel to be back to normal again 🤞
great voice overs and information! great video ella! market looks cool! thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for your kind words! i'm delighted you like it. I am trying to make my videos more informative than just showing what I was doing so I'm happy you like that style!
I like your slowmo and wide angle shots.
Well edited video!!
Have heard so much about Tenerife. Have been to Gran Canaria but will plan for Tenerife next time for sure!!
Thanks very much! Tenerife is definitely worth a visit. I may have to visit Gran Canaria!
Very cool Ella, enjoyed that.Nice to see the real Tenerife for once.
Thanks so much Andy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's fun to see a side to somewhere barely reported.
I'm glad that you decided to meander away from the popular Brit spot in the southern area and explore the other part of the island :)
Victor the Volvo is quite big for European, I guess - your villa looks cozy and wonderful welcoming package. Goat main course looks more intriguing, but I guess you have to stick with the fish and chips too 😓
Awesome complimentary Baileys shot, and cute kitty at the end.
Victor wasn't even the biggest one they did! Last time we were on Tenerife, we hired his big brother lol. The villa was really lovely and I adored the location. Chips are always nice to have haha and kitties make everything better!
Really nice job. Looks like a nice relaxing visit. That bakery/pastry store looked like it was full of yummy stuff!
Thank you! There were so many great bakeries that we got to visit with a variety of yummy pastries. I couldn't even tell you what some of the pastries were! But they were all sooo good.
Superb video. Amazing shots
Thanks so much for your lovely comment and for watching! Stay Safe 💕
What a great house for your stay…looks so peaceful. The local restaurant food (and vino tinto) looks delicious! Whoa…the market looks amazing! Love a good market (and the food stalls that are usually there). Great video Ella…nice to see you posting again!
The food stalls at the market were fab. We were spoilt for choice! There was well over 10 stalls purely selling veg and the same with meat. You could also get some cooked food there too to eat as you wandered around :)
You already know we love seeing the unexplored sides of places... 😉 How long of a flight is it for you? Fun that you name every rental car! April used to love looking at 3D maps like that as a kid! Nice Airbnb. Do you mind if we ask how much it cost? I would like that dip for the bread; I do enjoy most things spicy. Looks like a cool market. Which "three chocolates" dessert was best? The bakery looks like a place April would want to go for breakfast!
Yes seeing unexplored sides of places is the best. Feels like leading the way into the unknown. The flight is 4 hours so not too bad. The Airbnb was £76 per night ($93 USD). It's certainly not budget accommodation but we wanted somewhere with an outdoor area so we could relax. Sometimes chilled getaways are necessary for us, haha! Ahah you like spicy food? Maybe I have competition then as nothing is ever too spicy for me 😉 The first tres chocolates was the better one. It had more substance whereas the second felt like it was made more of whipping cream. Both were nice though! It was interesting to notice the difference.
Not a bad flight at all, unless you have someone coughing on you from behind! Not a bad price for all you got with that Airbnb though...sometimes April books us a nicer place than I would get, so we can get that relax vibe going. When did you last visit? LOL, I can eat a whole lot of spicy...April says she has more of "wussy" taste-buds/stomach, haha. But I have to be more careful now that I'm in my 40s... 😎
Oh boy, oh boy, that reminds me - the flight back was HORRENDOUS because we had poor company and silly cabin crew. Lewis got into a terrible situation by accident because when he opened the overhead lockers a pile of inflight magazines tumbled out and hit an old woman on the head! That was so horrible and he was trying his best to help the woman after that but was only made worse when a woman from behind us started screaming at him saying it was totally his fault and he was selfish and did it on purpose. Horrible woman! The cabin crew did absolutely NOTHING. It was shocking.
We went at the end of January 2020, just a few weeks before lockdown began actually so we were incredibly lucky to get a trip in before all this craziness.
OMG, that is awful! So was there all this tension while flying back to England because of what happened? People can be so dumb and mean sometimes...it seems like a lot more these days! 😖
Always been a fan of your vlogs. Great to see you back. Stay safe
Thanks so much for your continued support! I am excited to share the rest of my trip. It was quite eventful! Hope you stay safe too!
We absolutely loved Tenerife, and mainly explored the western side of the island (Los Gigantes, Garachico, Teide, etc), though we did get to see Aerosmith's last European concert in Santa Cruz! Thanks for sharing the experience of the Northern half, so many videos are concentrated in the southeast. Beautiful camera work and editorial! 👍 -Howard
Teide is a must! I'd love to see Masca valley on the west. If you visit Tenerife again then I would definitely recommend the north east. It's got a totally different vibe! I'm really glad you like this video. It means a lot to me 🤗
The home has beautiful views and we can hear the birds singing. Wonderful narration throughout the market, always love your meals! Tenerife is now our list!
I'm glad you enjoyed the narration! Yeah, I totally thought it was worth spending a little bit more than I normally would on our Airbnb to have that beautiful scenery and outdoor area. Woohoo, glad I could inspire you to add Tenerife to your list!
Ooo, so nice to watch your videos again! Like the new style! Amazing to see that Tenerife can be non-touristy and beautiful. We haven't been there but if we go in the future we will definitely choose this part of the island. Your house with the garden looks lovely. Is it expensive to rent a car in Tenerife? I (Marion) am a chocolate lover so the 3 chocolate thingy is something I would eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The market in Santa Cruz looks so nice!
Glad you like the style change! I like experimenting with different things. Car rentals are not expensive. For the cheaper cars it is around £25 per day. I went for a more luxury car which was a little more but I found the experience and comfort worth it, haha.
Wow what stunning landscapes!!! I love the introduction to this video it builds so much drama and makes you want to watch more, great job!! This editing kind of reminds me of Sam Kolder, not sure if that's what you were going for but its a good way to tell a story!!
Oh I'm so glad the intro worked! I think the music played a big part in the build up. No way did you just compare me to Sam Kolder?! He's like king of cinematic videos so that's a very good compliment! Thanks so much 👌
I really enjoyed this video, it was very well filmed and edited! Just booked my trip to Tenerife
I'm really pleased to hear you enjoyed it! I hope you have a wonderful time in Tenerife. Are you going to be staying near Santa Cruz?
Im thinking of having my home base in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and rent a car to do the rest of the island. Also thinking thinking about day island hoping at least to La Gomera and Lanzarote (Canary islands)! Did you do an episode 2 for Tenerife, if so I would love to see more
@@kiramaduro1322 That sounds like a great itinerary! When I return to Tenerife I would love to see La Gomera too - looks stunning on images! How long will you be in Tenerife for? Yes, I have quite a few more videos in this series. You can find Episode 2 here: ruclips.net/video/Q5jL8uNslbY/видео.html
In that episode I visit the Anaga Rural Park. I'd highly recommend it! It's very close to Santa Cruz :)
@@EllaMcKendrick Originally I wanted to do a road trip of the South of Spain, but I think I'll spend 2-3 days in Madrid/Barcelona and stay the remainder of my vacation in the Canary Islands. Lots of hiking, surfing, discovery to be done there! Thank you for the link-your videos make me feel like I am there! :)
I hope you have an amazing time! It sounds like it will be lovely!
It's great. The intro and production value is awesome. My biggest question... You drove for HOW LONG only to miss the local airport?!? But wow. Simply amazing. Love that you had some much time to explore the untraveled. Bravo Victor!!!
Thanks so much for your great comment! HAH. Tenerife North Airport doesn't take international flights and I didn't think it was worth the transfer, haha. The hour long drive wasn't too bad 😉Victor was great! Quite fast for a Volvo, lol! Thanks again for your kind words
This was great! One of my friends went there back in March but ended up getting stuck on the island first by a storm then due to COVID. So it’s nice to see some of the islands beauty in your video! What was the name of those ball looking food items again? I hope I described them well lol.
Oh no! That was that huge sandstorm right? That sounds like a disaster but glad she's back now. There were a few ball food items featured here, hehe. There were the croquets and the Canarian potatoes.
Ella in Wanderlust yep it was the huge sandstorm! He ended up having to sleep in his rental car that first night as everything was booked 😩.
Beautiful place
I thought so too 💕 Thanks for watching!
You are an English speaker, so how do you overcome the language barrier in Spain ?
I speak a little bit of Spanish so am able to get by in Spanish speaking countries. However if you can't speak any Spanish, translation apps on your phone are extremely helpful!
@@EllaMcKendrick How long does it take to learn Spanish up to C1 level?
how much did you pay for the car?
I can't remember the exact price but currently this car is showing as €500 for 7 days so ~€71 per day. There are cheaper cars you can rent too. You can see all the prices here: www.cicar.com/EN/action/fleetview
Would you live here?
I own property there, so yes. I would live there