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Travel Tales: A Riot of Colour Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Melting under the Spanish summer sun, we stood looking up at the whitewashed walls of La Ranilla Espacio Artesano, an old cottage now an artisan…

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Exploring Tenerife: Santa Cruz, the South & El Teide

Besides the picturesque villages and the banana plantations of the north coast of Tenerife, there’s much more to explore on this diverse island. On…

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The North of Tenerife: From Garachico to La Laguna

Wild waves of the Atlantic bash against the black volcanic coast, flooding the natural pools and tossing saltwater onto the shore in a chaotic…

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A Walk Through La Laguna Market, Tenerife, Spain

I’m always drawn to markets: to London’s sprawling Borough Market with its delicious scent of melted cheese and Chelsea’s Duke of York with its oysters…

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Inside the Studio of Pedro Paricio, a Halcyon Gallery Artist

It’s one thing to see Pedro Paricio’s colourful geometric paintings hanging on the pristine white walls of the Halcyon Gallery on London’s prestigious Bond Street.…

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Exploring the North of Tenerife, Canary Islands – Spain

In a dead silence, the shift of loose boards beneath my feet echoed sharply. I crunched over the rubble floor of a roofless old concrete structure,…

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