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Podcasts I like: The History of Egypt by Dominic Perry
Listening to podcasts is a great way to make your daily commute easier. I’ve been listening to podcasts for some time now, although I am a latecomer: podcasts are “old things” now. By listening to admittedly small number of them, I can say that some are great, some are just good, and from some I’ve…
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Tenerife 4
Now, I might have gotten my references mixed up, but this one should be a statue erected at the time of Franco’s regime. Francisco Franco was a dictator who ruled Spain for four decades and saw a victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936. (in no small part thanks to the aid from Hitler,…
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Tenerife 3
What strikes me here is the mild climate creating a perpetual spring. The winter months are relatively warm, with night temperatures rarely going below a two-digit number and the summer months are hot, but there’s the ocean breeze that makes the life more than bearable. Walking this street in Santa Cruz de Tenerife I felt…
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Tenerife 2
The volcanic nature of Tenerife is easy to recognise: human settlements are either hugging the coast or lean against the steep slopes. Mount Teide, with its peak Pico del Teide at a remarkable height of 3718m above sea level dominates the island. It is an active volcano, yet it hasn’t even coughed for more than hundred…
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Tenerife
Since Google announced eventual shutting down of G+ where I’ve spent years with my travel blog, I’ve exiled myself to this place. I am going to post in parallel to both G+ and this travel blog for as long as the service exists (should be a couple more weeks, I guess). I do hope that…