tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post5695157990280419736..comments2024-03-13T07:15:41.680+00:00Comments on From a Distance...: No longer at a distance...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087922860279622347noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-21906269501451460372008-02-18T13:42:00.000+00:002008-02-18T13:42:00.000+00:00You may be interested to learn that Tenerife was c...You may be interested to learn that Tenerife was called '<I>l'isle surrealiste'</I> by Andre Breton, the leading light of the French surrealist movement. He was evidently impressed by the black volcanic ash which covers much of the island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-270984815594865822008-02-13T10:20:00.000+00:002008-02-13T10:20:00.000+00:00Thanks for the explanation Pamela - and through yo...Thanks for the explanation Pamela - and through your comment I've discovered your blog with the wonderful video of the drums and fireworks. Unfortunately we arrived too late for the carnival - I will try and time it better next year. And Brennig - thanks for the info about the mountains. It was certainly cold at the top of Teide.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087922860279622347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-2968712169671084862008-02-13T09:25:00.000+00:002008-02-13T09:25:00.000+00:00Glad you enjoyed yourself. The reason why the Cana...Glad you enjoyed yourself. The reason why the Canary Islands are not classed as part of the EU for Duty Free allowances are because they are a special tax zone; duty free already, partly because of their distance from the Spanish mainland. Lower taxes on the islands to counteract the higher transport costs of goods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-66746875049481565012008-02-12T18:04:00.000+00:002008-02-12T18:04:00.000+00:00This is a point of much consternation to mountain-...This is a point of much consternation to mountain-watchers, The Canaries being part of Spain yet attached to the African continent. The highest mountain in (European) Spain is Mulhacen, the tallest peak in the Sierra Nevada range which weighs in at a meaty 3,482m (but I prefer thinking of it as 3.48Km).<BR/><BR/>No, I'm not sad. I own a house in The Sierras.<BR/>:-)Brennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.com