It may not be quite as big as the Tour de France, but to the competitors from Spain and particularly, the Canary Islands, the Vuelta A La Isla De Tenerife, is a very important event on the cycling calendar. The second stage took off from Adeje town on September 4 with a 1.30 pm start from Calle Grande. Ahead of the cyclists there was a 93.5 km slog up the west coast to El Sauzal, just part of the total 321 kms. As the chain of riders headed off to Playa San Juan, Los Gigantes and up north to S

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Bank account embargo shock 4 September 2008, dolly diver @ 9:55 am The treasury is moving to embargo the bank accounts of EU citizens who are not resident in Spain, government officials have confirmed. Foreigners who have opened accounts with either passports instead of NIE numbers, or with NIE numbers without paper-work from the National Police declaring that they are non residents in Spain are being hit. The situation came to light after an expat complained to CB News that her account had be

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‘The Sahara Forest’ project is an ambitious proposal to turn areas of the dry arid desert into real-life oases. A team of architects and engineers are aiming to combine huge seawater greenhouses with solar power plants in the desert to provide food, fresh water and clean energy. They will use mirrors to focus the sun’s rays and generate heat and electricity, and eradicate the need to dig for fresh water creating lush areas of vegetation. The vast majority of plants cannot grow in the desert d

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The Sahara Forest

With my friend Pam over for a week, i’m in tourist mode, showing her the delights of the island. Saturday was a good day, an early start on the 343 Los Cristianos to Puerto de la Cruz bus, saw us at La Paz lookout point for a swift walk down to Plaza Reyes Catolicos for the free “Noddy” train to  Loro Parque, just before midday. I had doubted my decision to go to Loro Parque on a Saturday, and expected us to have to wait for at least a couple of packed trains to go before we could get on, but a

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Three female sea lions aged 3, 11 and 21 years old have finally arrived in their new home at Siam Park. It will take several more journeys this week until all 17 sea lions have been moved from Loro Parque to Siam Park, making it one of the most important homes for these mammals in

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“Sea Lion Island” in Siam Park

Three female sea lions aged 3, 11 and 21 years old have finally arrived in their new home at Siam Park. It will take several more journeys this week until all 17 sea lions have been moved from Loro Parque to Siam Park, making it one of the most important homes for these mammals in the whole of Spain. The sea lions are transported with great care, using a special vehicle fitted just for them and accompanied by a vet and 5 professionals responsible for their welfare. The sea lions have quickly ac

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Possible jail sentence for breaking speed limit 29 August 2008, dolly diver @ 2:18 pm A Tenerife youth may be the first to be jailed under the new tougher traffic laws. The 22-year-old was caught by a radar trap on a Santa Cruz dual carriageway, driving his VW Golf at 170 km/h, more than 90 km/h above the speed limit

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Santa Cruz set to repel the English, again ... with a budget of 240,000 euros (over £190,000).

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Santa Cruz set to repel the English, again