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UNESCO Biosphere and Earthquakes in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on November 16, 2010November 23, 2010
byJack Montgomery

By summer next year, if everything goes to plan, Tenerife could have its first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Next March a proposal will be sent to Madrid to award the Anaga Mountains this prestigious title…

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Hey Mr Sandman Sculpt Me A Dream

Posted on November 12, 2010December 14, 2010
byColin Kirby

Deflated, utterly deflated, I’d lift my bucket having lovingly packed it with sand and tapped it on the bottom with my little spade but it would crumble at the edges…

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Discounts at the Airport & the Barranco del Infierno in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on November 9, 2010November 16, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

Good news for anyone passing through Tenerife South in November. AENA (Spanish airports) have introduced discount coupons for shops, bars and restaurants in selected airports across Spain including Tenerife South (but not Tenerife North) during the month

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Top Ten-erife Sculptures

Posted on November 8, 2010December 8, 2010
byAndy Montgomery

From a perfect set of buttocks or an octopus tentacle escaping from a basket, to being a bath time voyeur ““ these are my top Tenerife stone people.

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Chestnuts and the Fiesta of San Andrés on Tenerife

Posted on November 4, 2010November 4, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

November is the month of the castaña (chestnut) on Tenerife and whereas in Britain chestnut season means epic conker battles and bruised knuckles, on Tenerife activities have more than a hint of a Charles Dickens’ Christmas about them[…]

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Futuristic trains and Hi-Speed Car Chases in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on November 2, 2010November 9, 2010
byJack Montgomery

It was announced that the Tenerife government are considering a revolutionary piece of German engineering as the model for the north and south train. The Transrapid would be able to travel at a top speed of 385 kph on a magnetic monorail[…]

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Tenerife Shows Off Its Flair For Fashion

Posted on October 29, 2010December 5, 2010
byColin Kirby

The bright and beautiful people of film and fashion were drawn like moths to a radiant flame to see the final 11 designers battle it out on the catwalk in Costa Adeje […]

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Gru My Favourite Villain

Posted on October 29, 2010October 29, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Gru (Steve Carrell) is a heinous villain who is plotting to steal the moon using shrink ray guns. His evil plan to get his hands on the guns and the moon involves an army of robotic minions and”¦err adopting three adorable orphan girls.

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Charging to Climb Teide and Revolting Parents in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on October 26, 2010November 2, 2010
byJack Montgomery

CIT, the Centre for Initiatives and Tourism, in Santa Cruz has put forward a proposal to charge €5 to anyone wanting to climb to the summit of Mount Teide, Spain’s highest mountain.

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