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The End of Veronicas & Bars Shut for Carnaval in Tenerife News of the week

Posted on January 25, 2011February 1, 2011
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byJack Montgomery

Arona council have announced the intention to give a facelift to an area of Playa de las Américas that they say is degraded i.e. Veronicas. There’s talk of demolishing buildings…

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Prize Winning Cheese & a Belfry Bust up in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on January 11, 2011February 10, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Some townsfolk in Granadilla de Abona are up in arms about the decision of the local priest to stop a centuries-old tradition of …

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No Smoking and Satanic Cults in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on January 4, 2011January 11, 2011
byJack Montgomery

The big story of the year so far is Spain’s new no smoking law introduced on the 2nd January. The government showed some consideration by giving smokers New Year’s Day to enjoy a last puff…

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Tenerife’s Scrooge and a Carnaval Shock in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on December 21, 2010December 28, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

There are petty bureaucrats and then there are petty bureaucrats. Belénes (traditional nativity scenes) are as much a part of Christmas on Tenerife as turrón and Feliz Navidad playing endlessly in every supermarket.

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Botanical Gardens & Magic Mushrooms in Tenerife News of the week

Posted on December 14, 2010December 17, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Despite initial estimations that it would take a month to clear up the damage caused by the storm at the end of December, the director of the JardÃn de Aclimatación de La Orotava, more commonly known as the Botanical Gardens in Puerto de la Cruz, announced…

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Animal Baby Boom and Snow on Mount Teide in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on December 7, 2010December 14, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

After storms and strikes, let’s put aside the week’s woes and try to dunk ourselves in some Christmas spirit. Christmas lights are being erected and turned on across Tenerife’s towns, nativity scenes are springing up in shops and town halls and…

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Ice Rinks, Protected Lizards and Carnaval in Tenerife News of the Week

Posted on November 23, 2010December 8, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Carnaval in Santa Cruz increasingly seems to come with a doom and gloom addendum. A couple of years ago it was some residents acting as party poopers, this week Tenerife’s president, Ricardo Melchior warned of potential deaths during carnaval…

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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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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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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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