Surprises in a Krabi Cave

The area around East and West Railay Beach and Phra Nang Beach at Krabi is chock a block with curious caves that could house Thailand’s version of Batman… [Read More]

Gambia’s Slave Island

For up to a period of a month, Africans would be packed into tiny cells waiting for a ship to transport them to the other side of the world. Sometimes a couple of dozen were squeezed into cells no bigger than a large cupboard… [Read More]

A SWEET SMELLING FESTIVAL IN GIRONA – TEMPS DE FLORS

Temps de FlorsThe woman’s bra was so large that it could have doubled as a festival tent (with two rooms obviously)…and don’t ask about the size of her pants. The owner of the brilliantly white underwear billowing in the gentle breeze was clearly a woman of ample proportions and then some.  [Read More]

 

Food & Drink: A Truly Majestic Café in Porto

In a city where faded grandeur is worn like a warming overcoat on a chilly December day, the Majestic Café is the perfect place to sip a coffee... [Read More]

Travel: Why we don’t Always Eat Local

It should be against some sort of travel law not to wrap your teeth around something peculiar to the country you’re visiting, or even something peculiar in the country you’re visiting...[Read More]

Review of Casa Rural Las Chimeneas, Mairena

David and Emma Illsley, who own Casa Rural Las Chimeneas, don’t just run a charming and quaint B&B/rural hotel in the Sierra Nevada foothills, they’re also an integral and active part of Mairena itself. This is a rural getaway for people who want to enjoy Andalucian country living... [Read More]