In response to a tweet stating that the editor of Saga, Emma Soames, thinks Tenerife is only good for getting a tan, Jane Knight, travel editor of The Times…
Posted on 07 February 2012.
In response to a tweet stating that the editor of Saga, Emma Soames, thinks Tenerife is only good for getting a tan, Jane Knight, travel editor of The Times…
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Posted on 06 February 2012.
The English Library is not simply a repository for books written in the English language. For over a century it’s been a social hub for the British ex pat community …
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
Each year Güímar produces one of the most stylish and sexy carnival posters on Tenerife and 2012 is no exception.
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Posted on 31 January 2012.
Ignore the fact that 190 years isn’t exactly a landmark number to celebrate. Ignore the fact that although the anniversary was celebrated on Monday, the date…
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Posted on 30 January 2012.
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto Plot: King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) threatens to send the world spiralling into chaos by setting free an army of Titans to challenge the gods. Unable to use their powers to directly interfere in the destiny of man, the gods give Theseus (Henry Cavill) the task of stopping Hyperion [...]
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Posted on 27 January 2012.
Seven years after sarcoma cancer cut short the promising career of Marcia Garcia Estrada, 40 teams of golfers gathered at Abama Golf Resort, Tenerife to raise 95,000 euros for continued research through the foundation set up to honour the Santa Cruz born player. On 14 January the teams of three amateurs with one professional played [...]
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Posted on 25 January 2012.
Scampering up one of the 200 foot masts of the sailing brig Stavros S Niarchos, second officer Ben Wheatley made it look easy…
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Posted on 25 January 2012.
This week Tenerife, or Santa Cruz at least, was chosen by the Guardian Newspaper as one of the five best places to live in the world.
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Posted on 23 January 2012.
This rather grand church is arguably one of the most striking on Tenerife, yet most people have probably never set eyes on it. There’s been a church here since the beginning of the 17th century and although there are a lot of fine churches around Tenerife, this one has the added bonus of a mature [...]
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Posted on 19 January 2012.
Nipping out for some shopping takes on a whole new meaning when faced with a two hour downhill trek.
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