Arriving in Santa Cruz

Canaries

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October 23rd 2010
Southern Tenerife couldn’t be more different from the natural and architectural splendours of La Palma and La Gomera islands. The coast is dominated by the large tourist development of Playa de las Americas where the first language is English, and the staple food fish and chips! Perhaps this wasn’t going to be a particularly cultural part of the trip. We decided we’d need to do something d ... 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