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  1. qablo avatar

    RE: Does this perfect place exist?

    by qablo 29 April 2012

    Check out "El Hierro" (The Meridian Island), the smallest of all Canary Islands. No resorts and few tourists, volcanic earth, nature,…

  2. annabrinks1 avatar

    RE: Last minute diving holiday

    by annabrinks1 16 February 2012

    You can get really cheap packages to Sharm-el-sheik this time of year. Last March I saw one out of Belfast for £199 for one week, diving…

  3. SimoneAlisa avatar

    Beat a case of Winter Blues with a trip to the Canary Islands

    by SimoneAlisa 11 January 2012

    *Canary Islands | Land of Eternal Spring* Do you feel a touch of the Winter Blues coming on? When the wind back-hands you in the face…

  4. andypsion avatar

    Re: Earthquake or volcanic activity felt in La Gomera

    by andypsion 22 December 2011

    We spend the winter in la Gomera where we run a walking tour business, gomerawalking.com. We've just come back on Friday last for a short…

  5. NerjaSol avatar

    RE: Earthquake or volcanic activity felt in La Gomera

    by NerjaSol 21 December 2011

    Hi My friends live in La Gomera and they told me that they did not feel any tremors from El Hierro - basically they know as much about…

  6. traveltrekky avatar

    Earthquake or volcanic activity felt in La Gomera

    by traveltrekky 21 December 2011

    Hi, We've booked to holiday in La Gomera next Summer (2012) and have just found out that there has been significant underwater volcanic…

  7. sparkchaser avatar

    RE: Photography -- where to?

    by sparkchaser 20 December 2011

    Canary Islands. Stick to the main islands and you can easily get by with English and your smattering of Spanish. Plus the islands have…

  8. neckervd avatar

    RE: which island to go to?

    by neckervd 20 September 2011

    There are expensive and cheap places on all 7 Canary Islands. But don't expect unspoilt beaches. Hierro and Gomera have less tourists,…

  9. Marburg avatar

    RE: Transport between La Gomera and El Hierro

    by Marburg 04 September 2011

    Thank you anillos de saturno

  10. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Transport between La Gomera and El Hierro

    by anillos_de_saturno 31 August 2011

    Those islands have little population and it seems that there isn't direct transport between them. [Fred Olsen|www.fredolsen.es/en-us/]…

  11. Marburg avatar

    Transport between La Gomera and El Hierro

    by Marburg 31 August 2011

    Hi, can anybody help me with advice of how to get from La Gomera to El Hierro. The shipping companies or airlines I found don´t seem…

  12. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Visiting the Canary Islands

    by anillos_de_saturno 06 June 2011

    traveltsar has said: +Would it be best to fly directly to the islands (from JFK or PHL), or fly to Spain and take a ferry (if possible)…

  13. Liberat avatar

    RE: A place to stay for 4-6 weeks next year

    by Liberat 09 May 2011

    The western Canaries, Palma, Hierro and Gomera, are much less touristy than Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura. Also…

  14. licycc avatar

    Re: Snorkeling in Spain

    by licycc 14 March 2011

    I have friends coming from all parts of Spain and other contries as well, for snorkelling in *El Hierro*, that is one of the Canary Islands.…

  15. ire_a_m avatar

    RE: European Hawaii...

    by ire_a_m 03 March 2011

    I haven't been to Hawaii (even though I'd love to!) so I can't compare ... but I'm from Tenerife and I can assure you that there's a lot…

  16. tandjbrainreligion avatar

    Re: Canarias - good places to visit w/o drunk tourists?

    by tandjbrainreligion 27 February 2011

    Try El Hierro - see recent posts in 'Spain'

  17. tandjbrainreligion avatar

    Re: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by tandjbrainreligion 27 February 2011

    I'm back again - thanks for all the responses. I haven't yet got around to contacting the administrators re my original message, but…

  18. afismyname avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by afismyname 26 February 2011

    El Hierro is definitively my favorite Island of Canaries... My only advise would be to rent a car, because there is almost none internal…

  19. tony_b avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by tony_b 25 February 2011

    +Someone please tell me what's going on!+ Re-read ansh´s post #1 in which he explains what you should do. The only other reason for it…

  20. ansh_jain_97 avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by ansh_jain_97 25 February 2011

    +The 'your recent threads' list on the right side of the screen seems to work fine with me.+ Indeed. The Forum Activity page, which include…

  21. artemis2 avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by artemis2 25 February 2011

    My deep excuses OP, i really didn't want to accuse you of anything ;-) It's just that we get (and have had to report) so many spammers…

  22. tandjbrainreligion avatar

    Re: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by tandjbrainreligion 25 February 2011

    No, of course not! The message was about the beautiful little island of El Hierro, the smallest and most westerly of the group, and suggest…

  23. licycc avatar

    Re: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by licycc 25 February 2011

    Anyway, are you still interested in some info about Hierro?. It is my fathers land and I may help you. I LOVE THAT ISLAND!

  24. ansh_jain_97 avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by ansh_jain_97 25 February 2011

    +I was still sending smoke signals at your age!!+ ? Sorry for the rrors in #4, I posted that in a hurry.

  25. ansh_jain_97 avatar

    RE: El Hierro, Canary Islands (originally posted on 14/02/11)

    by ansh_jain_97 25 February 2011

    artemis- eevn you last posst, even my last posst, even anyone's for 5 days cannot be shown! Look here: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntre…

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