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 The only 'niceish' view in
Playa Paraiso! by mazzap
It took us 4 hours!! Admittedly we did stop for a drink, but only for 15 minutes!
Arriving at Playa Paraiso was a huge disappointment - we thought the whole resort was depressingly grotty and would have hated to have been 'dumped' there for a week, or worse still, two! Luckily, buses run all the way back (all our efforts to get there were repeated in reverse in a 15 minute bus ride!)
Though the end goal was a big let-down, the actual trek was an interesting and enjoyable experience! The journey takes you along a nudist beach, through the centre of 2 hippy communes and also a disused banana plantation! Leave a Comment
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 Strelitzia (AKA Bird of
Paradise Flower) Tenerife by easyoar
It seems to grow as a long green pod, which suddenly splits open on the top side, and the beautiful orange shoots pop out.
It is possible to buy seedlings and small plants of this plant to take back home (assuming your customs men don't have any issue with this - for instance I can't see New Zealand customs being too happy if you tried to take one in!). Indeed I have one myself, so I will have to see how well it survives in the much cooler English climate, I suspect I will have to keep it as a house plant!
Apparently in the USA, this flower is called the bird of paradise flower as it can be interpreted as resembling a bird if you look at it from a particular angle. In San Francisco the florists sell one flower for around $5.00! In Tenerife you can probably just go and pick one for free... (Thanks to VTs 'CALSF' for the info in this last pararaph!) Leave a Comment
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 Chili Peppers - Tenerife by easyoar
In case you don't know, the national dish in England is now Indian food. There are so many Indian restaurants here, that the most popular dish is Indian food. Some of the dishes have actually been invented in England for the English palate (apparently Chicken Tikka Masala is one such dish - the Brits prefer moister dishes to the standard 'drier' Indian cuisine). It's a bit of an aside, but probably explains why I feel the Spanish aren't used to spicy food.
These peppers were in Masca, a beautiful little town in the mountains, and were growing against a bar. It was the only place I saw them growing in Tenerife. Leave a Comment
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 North coastline by agarcia
But above all, I simply loved the roads up there, the dramatic cliffs, the banana plantations, the little pleasures of being on the road. If you go there, I will suggest you to stop for a coffee at one gas station called "El Mirador" between Icod and Los Realejos. It's a gas station, so don't expect much charm there. What you could expect are a simply breathtaking view of Tenerife north coastline. Leave a Comment
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 by elcolibri
This site was classified as Macizo de Adeje y Barranco del Infierno Nature Park and reclassified as a special nature reserve. The entire stretch takes only two and a half hours beginning in Adeje Town. Leave a Comment
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 Colorful Garachico
streets by agarcia
As people gets more and more aware of that fact, Garachico is quickly becoming into one of Tenerife's most exclusive areas, with some of the best hotels and accommodations of the island, as well as fashion shops, a decent night life. Definitely, the tourist industry chose a different target here... I wish there would be more places like this in Tenerife... Leave a Comment
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 Red Hibiscus in Puerto de la
Cruz by easyoar
The gardens are very well looked after and have a lot of lovely flowers in them. This Red Hibiscus was found there, although to be fair, you will probably see Red Hibiscus plants all over the island. Hibiscus tends to only grow in more tropical climates, so if you are from somewhere with cold winters, it may well be a new plant to you. Leave a Comment
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 by elcolibri
Playa de Diego Hernández (Adeje),
Playa de Montana Amarilla (San Miguel) and
Playa de Las Gaviotas (Santa Cruz) but there are hidden and lonely places where you can swimm as you like. Leave a Comment
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 Bee pollenating a yellow
flower by easyoar
The Piramides de Guimar site actually has some very nice gardens around it with well labelled plants (so you actually know what you are looking at). They seem to specialise in plants native to the Canary Islands.
Having said all of that, I cannot actually remember what this flower actually is! There were lots of bees flying around them, and they seemed to have orange bits attached to their legs (no, it wasn't pollen, it was actually part of the bee - you can see them in this photo). Leave a Comment
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