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81The Dragon Tree's a survivor from the ancient past
My friend Bernie had been following my stories but had cause for complaint about the one I wrote about the reptiles of Tenerife. It's all very interesting, he said, but when you are writing about the Dragon...
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85Professor 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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77House Plants - Nature's Air Purifier.
We are constantly bombarded with ragweed, pollen, and countless other irritants and allergens in our environment on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the one place we look to for relief - our home - is...
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82The 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...
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78More 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...
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80Growing tropical trees from seed is easy to do
Growing your own trees from seed can be easy and is a lot of fun. It provides a sense of achievement as you watch it your own little trees get taller and taller. Many tropical and sub-tropical species will...
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75Moving 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...
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87Is Fluoride killing the Dragon Trees of Tenerife?
Tenerife has a very rare tree that dates back to prehistoric times and has become a plant symbol for the island with the Drago Milenario (thousand-year-old Dragon Tree) that grows in Icod de los Vinos being...
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77Getting down to reality in Los Realejos
Los Realejos is a town in the mountains in the north of Tenerife and I often pass through it on the bus. I see buildings, and bars and shops and streets but nothing that calls out to me to get off and...
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85On the buses on the island of Tenerife
Visitors and holidaymakers to the island of Tenerife often miss out on many of its attractions because they simply don't realise what is on offer or know how easy it is to get one of the cheap bus...
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