El Chaparral Arona

El Calvario 32, 38315, La Orotava Arona, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 08870, Spain and Canary Islands

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Leaving on New Years Day

A travel blog entry by susiewoo

... slab seating and cactus plants. Anna cooked us egg fried rice, our last meal, and then we waved bye to anyone who was around and set off towards Santiago. Anna carried my bag partway, and then we managed to hitch our first ever Gomeran lift with a chap in a van who took us all the way into town.

With lots of time to spare before the boat came, and very little open by way of shops, we sat on the beach of black sand, texted my ...

Tenerife. Insula Eternei Primaveri.

A travel blog entry by andragheorghe

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... ce reflecta caracteristice Thailandei, este locul perfect pentru pasionatii de divertisment acvatic. Sunt foarte multe tobogane, cel mai impresionant dintre ele avand 28 m inaltime, fiind denumit Turnul Puterii. Exista o zona special amenajata si pentru surferi, cu valuri impresionante, produse artificial spre bucuria acestora. Daca nu sunteti pasionati de senzatii tari nu este nicio problema. Va puteti delecta cu o plimbare prin gradinile tropicale sau de-a ...

Barcelona to La Gomera

A travel blog entry by susiewoo

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... her favourites, by Rumi, called Sky Circles, and I liked it so much I got her to write it down for me.

The way of love is not a subtle argument
The door there is devastation,
Birds make great sky circles of their freedom,
How do they learn that?
They fall, and falling they are given wings.

Soon enough we were on our plane heading to Tenerife. It was fun indeed to spy the ...

Tootling Around Tenerife

A travel blog entry by ireneandchris

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... a great day all round.

Making full use of the rental car both boats decided here was as good a place as any to provision for the up coming crossing. So with Cuttyhunk almost fully laden we said goodbye to "Awaroa". They are headed back to Las Palmas to await their crew arriving early December. While we will leave from the island of La Gomera for the Cape Verde islands. The next time we get together will be in the Caribbean.
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Tenerifian Tidbits

A travel blog entry by gailcc

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... an interesting variety fights for squatting rights with a discarded plastic bottle. Randomly pitched trash – along with the odd randomly plopped dog poo – need to be addressed by Tenerifian authorities.

-Bougainvillea, in assorted colours, grows everywhere. Ditto for cacti.

-Four shots of Los Gigantes, a bustling touristy area on Tenerife’s west coast.

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