El Teide

Tenerife

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November 24th 2008
Well, I am terribly sorry about how long it's taken me to update. It's just difficult because it takes so long to upload pictures, and without pictures, there's no reason to update. I finally started travelling for real! Last weekend, I went to Puerto de la Cruz, in Tenerife (one of the Canary Islands) all by myself. I decided to go because I heard about how beautiful it was, how it has an acti ... 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