El Teide

Penguins and Peaks in Tenerife

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January 22nd 2006
Matt: After four months of living in the UK during winter, newly arrived Australians often find that they crave three main things: 1) The feel of warm sand between their toes (for some reason, the muddy flats of the Thames just don’t seem to be enough); 2) The sight of amazing scenery (quaint and cute as it is, Britain’s landscape lacks the wow factor - it’s more ‘oh’ than ‘WHOA!’) ... 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