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Tenerife - land of beauty

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November 22nd 2009
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all our American readers! We are back home after our travel in Israel with a stop in the island of Tenerife , located in the Canary Isalnds off the west coast of Africa. Since our return to the U.S., we even squeezed in a trip to NC for the Thanksgiving holiday. In lieu of the usual play-by-play account, let's c ... 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