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Guanche Princesa Dacil fountain in La Orotava87

Should women rule the world?

The other night I was practising guitar and I had just finished singing my cover version of U2's hit I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. I decided to have a look online to see if I could find any...

165 comments    politics god female
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Traditional Spanish Weddings

The Bridal Wear The traditional, Old World Spanish bridal gown was black. The bridal gown was usually made of silk, and if the brides family could not afford silk they used black, crepe fabric material...

4 comments    advice tips wedding
Pools at Las Galletas78

Something fishy in the desert

People must have thought that I was quite mad when they saw me walking into the desert here carrying a fishing net under my arm but I had my reasons. In the badlands next to the road into Las Galletas there...

22 comments    travel water nature
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How to Get a Job in Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is one of the Canary Islands and is situated off the coast of North Africa. With great weather all year round, Gran Canaria is a great tourist desination and somewhere you can work all year round...

20 comments    careers jobs work
Woods in El Tanque82

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
Impression of Atlantis68

The Lost City Of Atlantis

It seems the lost "City of Atlantis" may have been discovered off the coast of Africa, 3 and a half miles down at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, long thought to be the location of the city. These amazing...

0 comments    travel google africa
Another large Dragon Tree in Icod81

More than just a Dragon Tree in Icod de los Vinos

Icod de los Vinos is a town I love and the first time I went there it was to see its famous thousand-year-old Dragon Tree but there is far more that fascinates me about the place. For a start there is a...

11 comments    travel nature spain
Priscilla Hernandez and Bard of Ely in La Laguna December 200276

Moving to Tenerife was a life-changing experience

Until 2002 I had a real fear of flying and had never been in a plane. This meant I had spent nearly all of my life in Britain and most of it in Ely, in Cardiff in Wales where I was born, apart from travelling...

17 comments    holiday friend spain
Sun in early afternoon69

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 heat weather
(The western end of El Hierro Island (Canary Islands) was also considered the western end of the known world by the Europeans prior to Columbus' discovery of America.  Photo by Eckhard Pecher70

El Hierro the Meridian Island was once the end of the known world

El Hierro is the most southerly and the smallest of the seven Canary Islands, which are located of the coast of North Africa and count as parts of Spain. El Hierro is probably the least well-known, and in...

18 comments    energy wildlife hero
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