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Poinsettia bush84

Mother Nature dresses up for Christmas in Tenerife

Tenerife is perhaps not a place that springs to mind when you think about Christmas but in fact it is an ideal place to spend the festive season. And not just because of the countless bars and cheap prices...

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Woods in El Tanque78

Plenty for all in a lush green world of fruit

El Tanque has fascinated me because it always seems shrouded in clouds when I have passed through it on the bus. This adds to its mystery and so on a sunny morning I set out to find what lies behind the...

13 comments    travel grapes tenerife
Atlantis The Lost Continent Finally Found82

Professor Arysio Santos and the mystery of Atlantis solved

I first came upon the name of Professor Arysio Nunes dos Santos, which is often shortened to Prof. Arysio Santos, back in 2002 after I had returned to Wales from Tenerife. I had become fascinated with the...

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Beehive81

The mysterious masonic gardens of La Orotava

In the town of La Orotava in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands there is a mysterious and very beautiful masonic garden containing the Mausoleum of the Marqués (Marquis) de la Quinta Roja, Diego de...

25 comments    roses tenerife fountains
Yellow Mountain, Tenerife76

Sights worth seeing out to sea or on dry land

If you live on Tenerife, or are on holiday here, you have probably seen the adverts for the whale watching trips and maybe even been on one, but it is sometimes possible to spot Dolphins and Pilot Whales...

8 comments    travel dolphins tenerife
Sun in early afternoon74

The Calima weather phenomenon of the Canary Islands

Tenerife and the Canary Islands are well known and popular with holiday-makers because of the wonderful weather to be found there with plenty of sunshine more or less guaranteed but occasionally a strange...

0 comments    travel weather heat
One of the Pyramids of Güímar80

The mysterious pyramids of Tenerife island

If I give you the word "pyramid" most people will think of Egypt or Mexico perhaps, but these ancient and mysterious buildings are found all over the world in many different countries and locations including...

37 comments    travel photos history
Mediterranean or Stripeless Treefrog60

Frogs enjoy the rainfall on Tenerife

It may come as a surprise to many people to learn that there are two species of frog thriving on Tenerife, even though the island has very few natural sources of fresh water and is often very hot and dry....

9 comments    travel water banana
A Titsa Tenerife bus68

Reclining seats can be a problem

I have a history of having problems with mechanical and electrical devices. Machinery has a tendency to malfunction around me and that makes me nervous of using many things. My friend the author CJ Stone...

2 comments    life bus broken
Echium simplex78

The Viper's Bugloss species or Tajinastes of Tenerife

There is a colourful family of strange plants known as species of Viper's Bugloss or Tajinastes, as they are called in Spanish.Various types are also known as Tower of Jewels, referring to their height and...

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