Shifting Sands, Celebrities
She was one of the Daily Express’s top 5 women of the year in 1936. In 1972, she owned a small apartment in the Avenida Aparthotel yet very few people, including me, knew who she was.
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Kon-Tiki & the Guanche Freedom Fighter in Tenerife News of the Week
Fans on Tenerife’s Pyramids of GüÃÂmar should be interested in a new film by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg which has its world première on 24th August.
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Dreaming of Puerto de la Cruz & a Clueless Thief in Tenerife News of the Week
Tenerife Magazine’s round up of some of the most interesting news stories of the week in Tenerife. The Modernisation of Puerto de la Cruz Last week saw the great and…
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Models And Designers Pin Up Their Hopes For Peroni Calendar Fame
The last time I saw model Vanesa Cabeza (below) she was nursing an ice cold Peroni beer against her thigh as she posed in a pagoda overlooking Playa del Duque,…
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My Tenerife, A View From Jonathan Clarke
Surely enough, the warm, golden sun rose above the blanket of clouds, and in the other direction, the immense pyramidal shadow of Teide was thrown across the island, then across the Atlantic…
Bradley Wiggins & Charges to British Pensioners in Tenerife News of the Week
With almost impeccable timing considering the fears about visiting Tenerife roused by the fires of last week, Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France and…
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Goymar Fest
Title: Goymar Fest Location: Puertito de GuimarDescription: The 5th annual rock and heavy metal festival down by the marina and beach in Guimar. Always great bands, a nice atmosphere and…
Forest Fires on Tenerife
The welcome news that we’ve all been hoping for is that yesterday the Tenerife Government announced the fire was mostly stabilised and although….
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Where on Tenerife is this? Photo Challenge #July 2012
As every town, village, hamlet and barrio seems to have a reason for the residents to slip into traditional dress and party, we thought this might be…
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La Gesta – Nelson Attack Recreation
Title: La Gesta – Nelson Attack RecreationLocation: Castillo de San Juan, Santa CruzDescription: He doesn’t give up, Admiral Nelson is still trying to invade Tenerife after his defeat in 1797.…