Tenerife

Schwann TravelBlog: Once in a Lifetime: Chapter 8 - Tenerife

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July 8th 2004
Thursday 18th Day 12: Breakfast is overlooking the Las Palmas beach front, and what a wonderful sight. White beaches, palm trees and the winding promenade accompanying the natural sweep of the beach, plus lots of people in swimwear abound, but there isn’t time for too much sight seeing here because I need to get to Tenerife as quickly as possible, and this is why I’m taking [url="http://www.we ... read more

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands » Tenerife

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more