kmatt
09-06-2011, 11:28
Hi there!
I know, I know, I'm not the first to ask for your help about where to live in Tenerife :)
But our situation seemed a bit different from what I've read so far, so here I am.
My wife and I are looking for a nice place to live.
The important thing: we are not looking for work as we own a web agency in France and we can manage it remotely (which is just awesome).
We're looking for a place:
* where there is some "life" − not nightlife or crowded beaches, we're rather discrete people… but still, a place when you can easily walk around the city (love walking), go shopping, go to a bar, a restaurant, go to a concert, meet people…
* where you can easily be in the nature (without taking the car would be great).
* we're not big fans of concrete and tall ugly buildings :)
* being near interesting british expats would be great (hey, for us, THIS is exotic)
* we'll definitely learn spanish, but don't speak the language yet. We (try to) speak english and my wife can speak german. Oh, we also speak french rather well :)
* we have a budget for rent of approximately ~800-1000 euros. Just the two of us (for now…). We're not rich, but working for a french company means having a french salary, which is cool when you go somewhere where life is cheaper.
* we love a sunny day, but can also live with a rainy / cloudy day from time to time, which seems to be the case in the north. Don't like when it's too hot though.
* we like a green landscape. Rocks are cool, but a tree is a great invention :)
* this is perhaps silly to say, put having a high speed internet connection is absolutely mandatory.
Ok, this would be it…
We're going to Tenerife in a few days but hearing a few advices about where to look would be really nice. Hmm and it would help choosing where we will stay for the week :D
Oh and if people want to meet (and discover our embarrassing french accent) once we're here, tell me.
Any help appreciated, thanks a lot!
Matt.
I know, I know, I'm not the first to ask for your help about where to live in Tenerife :)
But our situation seemed a bit different from what I've read so far, so here I am.
My wife and I are looking for a nice place to live.
The important thing: we are not looking for work as we own a web agency in France and we can manage it remotely (which is just awesome).
We're looking for a place:
* where there is some "life" − not nightlife or crowded beaches, we're rather discrete people… but still, a place when you can easily walk around the city (love walking), go shopping, go to a bar, a restaurant, go to a concert, meet people…
* where you can easily be in the nature (without taking the car would be great).
* we're not big fans of concrete and tall ugly buildings :)
* being near interesting british expats would be great (hey, for us, THIS is exotic)
* we'll definitely learn spanish, but don't speak the language yet. We (try to) speak english and my wife can speak german. Oh, we also speak french rather well :)
* we have a budget for rent of approximately ~800-1000 euros. Just the two of us (for now…). We're not rich, but working for a french company means having a french salary, which is cool when you go somewhere where life is cheaper.
* we love a sunny day, but can also live with a rainy / cloudy day from time to time, which seems to be the case in the north. Don't like when it's too hot though.
* we like a green landscape. Rocks are cool, but a tree is a great invention :)
* this is perhaps silly to say, put having a high speed internet connection is absolutely mandatory.
Ok, this would be it…
We're going to Tenerife in a few days but hearing a few advices about where to look would be really nice. Hmm and it would help choosing where we will stay for the week :D
Oh and if people want to meet (and discover our embarrassing french accent) once we're here, tell me.
Any help appreciated, thanks a lot!
Matt.