Andros
10 scenes of the Greek Island of Andros
Over a week’s walking from north to south we passed a grand total of seven other walkers. Three of these were Greek, the others were a Dutch couple we passed twice. […]
Picture This
Beach Holidays
Beaches are best out of season
Back in the days when we were suited nine to fivers we always booked holidays for late May/early June and then again around September/October. Colleagues with children, understandably, had first choice at the summer months, […]
Chile
Chile is big this year, and every year
We visited Chile last year and felt like old school adventurers exploring a wilderness still to be discovered by the masses. […]
Chile
Birds along the Carretera Austral in Chile
Our current top trip for seeing flamboyant feathered friends involved driving (aka bumping across potholes) along Chile’s Carretera Austral; an exotic thrill as far as bird-spotting was concerned. […]
Alentejo
The magical lure of tree-lined avenues
In an enchanted forest there are pixie doors in tree trunks; sorcerer’s incantations can be heard in the breeze rustling through leaves, and spindly branches reach out to tap you mischievously on the back as you pass by. […]
Hiking
Climbing to a climax, walking routes with a scenic pay-off
These are 10 walking routes of varying lengths which completely blind-sided us and delighted with a deliciously satisfying twist in the tail. […]
Crete
12 Serene Scenes of the west of Crete
Walking across a surprisingly lush Cretan countryside where a blurred fusion of history and mythology accompanied our steps was a revelation… […]
Europe
Ten scenes of the historic hill town of Evora in Portugal
Somewhere along the line what should have been the sort of ingredients that pushed a place to the top of a ‘must visit’ list became the sort of ingredients which made us wary of a […]