The Whale Cemetery & the Bone Collector in Tenerife News of the Week
Most places would be content with one huge whale skeleton but not Los Silos in Isla Baja. The carcass of a sperm whale was brought ashore last week at…
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Where on Tenerife is this? Photo Challenge #9 2011
As the temperatures have been threatening to blow the top off the thermometers in Tenerife over the last week, we thought it was appropriate to use a photo of a beach as the “Where on Tenerife is this?’ photo challenge for September.
Top Ten Picturesque Towns on Tenerife
There are plenty of towns across the island that boast picturesque quarters and charming old streets filled with some lovely examples of colonial architecture. These are ten of the most picturesque of these to be found on Tenerife.
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Legends of Rock & PC Illiterate in Tenerife News of the Week
How many British visitors and ex-pat residents have heard of Maná? Yet these rockers are the Spanish music world’s equivalent of U2 and are in the middle of their Drama y Luz World Tour. Having performed at sell-out concerts in the US, they arrive in the Canary Islands this month…
Rise of The Planet of The Apes
After experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer’s appear to go badly wrong, Scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) takes an orphaned baby chimpanzee, Caesar (Andy Serkis), home. As Caesar grows it becomes obvious that he is an ape of extraordinary intelligence…
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Giant Squid & Mini Tsunamis in Tenerife News of the Week
In just about every way apart from one, it was a beautiful day on Tenerife on Monday. The sun shone and the temperatures soared…but unfortunately so did the waves.
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Earthquakes & Unsung Heroes in Tenerife News of the Week
Last week a green turtle was happily reunited with the sea following 30 days of caring recuperation at the El Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre in La Laguna. The turtle’s shell had been badly damaged by a…
Bridesmaids, The English Language Movie in Tenerife
Single, thirty-something Annie (Kristen Wiig) is asked by best friend Lillian to be Maid of Honour at her wedding but the bitchy wife of Lillian’s fiance’s boss also has her eye on the role leading to a comic power struggle that threatens friendships…
Where on Tenerife is this? Photo Challenge #8 2011
This month’s photo challenge is one of those places where you either know it or you don’t. Anyone who has visited this place should immediately recognise it…
Speed Checks & an Anti-Tank Mine in Tenerife News of the Week
Here’s a date for your diary; the second Santa Cruz Sal2 is due to be held in the capital on Saturday 17th September. The event is designed to help…