By William J. Furney PLAYA DEL INGLES — On a run early this morning on the subtropical island of Gran Canaria, just across a short stretch of sea from the
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Unwelcome Strangers in a Very Strange Land
By William J. Furney MASPALOMAS — They move like spooked yet expectant ghosts in this fat land. Their exotic, ebony skin is an anomaly on an homogenous island renowned for
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A Rude Sahara Sandstorm Diversion That Went Viral
By William J. Furney I am wondering if it’s possible that I’m sitting across the narrow aisle from the most annoying person in the world. In a blaring brash voice,
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On Top of the World, and Star-Gazing, in Tenerife
By William J. Furney Why are observatories painted white? Wouldn’t a natural shade of green be better, so they’d blend in with the environment and not stick out like an
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