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JULY 2015
PERSPECTIVE
Climbingmountains
inTenerife
Forget packageholidays andoompa-loompa tans: Tenerifehas shed its tacky reputationby
re-imagining itself as anadventuredestination. First stop isTeideNational Park, a tangleof
scrubby forest andbushland that opensup toMountTeide, thehighestmountain inSpain.
It’s asix-hourhike to the top, but theviews areworth it.
telefericoteide.com
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IndependenceDay
inWashington
Given that IndependenceDay fallson4 July, theUS capital isbuzzing thismonth. But once
the fireworkshavedieddown, there’s still theSmithsonianNationalMuseumof American
History’s renovatedwestwing, reopening in stagesover thenext twoyears. Theground floor
is firstwith ‘AmericanEnterprise’, apermanentdisplaydedicated to innovationand thehistory
of business in theUnitedStates. Don’tmiss theNewYorkStockExchange tradingbooth,
preserved intact, from the fateful year of 1929. From 1 July, free.
americanhistory.si.edu
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Dunebashing
inGranCanaria
Anyonewanting toadd some thrills to their relaxingholidaybreak should try theGranCanaria
AdventureTour:mornings are spent chargingover theMaspalomasdunes inanopen-top jeep,
thenyou’rewhiskednorth to thehighlandsofSoria for amountain lake swimand lunch ina local
village. Oh, andyouarrive thereatopacamel, too.
isango.com;grancanaria.com
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Archery
inCopenhagen
TheWorldArcheryChampionshipsareheld inCopenhagen from29 July-4August, the latter stages takingplace in
auniquesetting: outside theDanishParliamentbuilding, theChristiansborgPalace.Thepalace’shistory includes
episodeswhen, underattack frompirates, bowsandarrowswereused inearnest in itsdefence.
worldarchery.org
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Music
inMalta
Theannual IsleofMTVmusic festival isbackonMalta this
month, turning the Il-Fosospublic square intoagiant rave
for anight. There’ll be clubnights and sunset beachparties
featuring international guests likeEchosmith (left) in the
week leadingup to theevent. 7 July, free,
isleofmtv.com
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Drink
inMoscow
TheEnglish-speakingorganisersofMoscow’sCityPubCrawl areexperts in
shepherding thirstyvisitorsbetween theircity’sbusywateringholes.Thereare
gamesandcontestsalong theway, towinabonuscocktail at thenextplace.
Assemble in thedownstairshallofChistyePrudymetrostationat8.30pm.
Nazdorovie! 24 July, RUB1,499/€27,
citypubcrawl.ru
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