We're planning to travel to the Canaries for Christmas and New Year, as we have done the last three years. We've not been to Tenerife before, I've left it very late to book this year, and am getting confused by the descriptions of different areas. We are a 50s couple, looking for a villa, within walking distance of the coast and some shops / bars / restaurants etc, but not in the hot spots. Don't need a swimming beach at that time of year, but we do like to walk beside the sea. We like to be somewhere a bit quieter and more 'upmarket' than the big resorts, we were very pleased with Meloneras in Gran Canaria, and Playa Blanca in Lanzarote, so if anybody knows those areas and can guide us towards somewhere similar in Tenerife, that would be wonderful.

OR, perhaps somebody who lives in Tenerife might be interested in an exchange - one or two weeks in chilly but beautiful Edinburgh over Christmas and New Year? or is that a daft question? There's unlikely to be much sunshine, but lots of fun and games at Hogmanay. Is there any way of circulating such a request - a local bulletin board or some such?

Sandra