Once, on a dark, rainy night – January 5th 1546 to be exact – a group of shepherds sheltered on the small Canary Island of El Hierro. Torrential rain and howling winds grwe stronger throughout the night. Gales screamed in […]
Mt. Palandoken has an altitude of 3,185m, and is south of Erzurum, one of the highest and coldest cities of Turkey, with a harsh terrestrial climate and is covered with snow 150 days a year, with an average annual snowfall […]
Mt. Erciyes, the highest peak in Central Anatolia, rises 25km south of Kayseri. The peak of the mountain, an extinct volcano, is covered with snow throughout the year, and there is a 1km-long glacier in the northern region of the […]
The town of Tacoronte lies on the north coast of Tenerife and, up until the early part of the twentieth century, was the place where anyone wishing to explore the island would begin their journey; it being the last stop […]
Living on the north west coast of Tenerife, it’s impossible to ignore Mount Teide. Its vast presence looms over the La Orotava Valley like a monolithic Guardian Angel; reassuring me with its presence and a constant reminder that, unlike the […]
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