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As well as being a pretty town with an attractive character, it boasts more restaurants than you might expect from a town of its size, no doubt due to its popularity with visitors. The question [...]
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Marvão comes in at first position as it dominated our view for four months. Perched on a rock overlooking the golden Alentejo plains, this walled, Moorish town near the border with Spain is as stunning [...]
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When it comes to tips and advice for hikers, whether anyone is new to walking in the countryside or has notched up thousands of kilometres on the trail, there is always something new to learn. [...]
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Whenever we head to any destination, I make a tick list of images I want. Sometimes I have a good idea of what the ‘I want to stand on that spot image’ is, at others [...]
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SpainWriting about the real Tenerife
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PortugalHow living abroad has changed us
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EuropeThe case against Spanish desserts
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EuropeInside a cave house on Tenerife
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AustriaEurope’s just desserts, ten standout puddings
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Living AbroadOf postal delivery and speaking another language
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The Canary IslandsDo people know they’re in a purpose-built resort?
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EuropeTravel and weather, beyond the sun and rain
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EuropeEmrelishment, a tale of travel, food and drink preparation
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EuropeShowcasing the best of the real Tenerife
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Do travel writers get free meals in restaurants? The short answer to that is yes, of course they do otherwise nobody but the very well-off could ever afford to be travel writers. […] -
There are many various views on what constitutes being a foodie, but what most people in the food business agree about is what doesn’t. It doesn’t mean someone who likes food and who likes to [...]
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It’s sixteen years since we set up our first website to share what we were discovering about the real Tenerife. The website was an afterthought, designed to accompany a driving guide to some of our [...]
There are hotel bars and there are hotel bars
Food and drink
Writing about hotel bars this week, I made a reference to convivial inns. The person responsible for editing the piece questioned the use of the word inn as opposed to hotel bar or lounge. For [...]
Local food isn’t always fabulous
Food and drink
Other country’s dishes, irrespective of what they involve, are invariably presented in travel articles as though they’re all exceptionally tasty just because they are authentic. […]
Europe
The case against Spanish desserts
The issue is not one of whether these Spanish desserts are good or bad in their own right. It’s only by comparison with the desserts of other nationalities that you can really judge just how [...]
Food and drink
Bacon, an essential travel item
During the course of a neverending monologue from Marcia, with an “aye, that’s right” thrown in by Preston every now and again, she mentioned their suitcase was half-filled with tins of Spam. It snapped me [...]
Europe
Chinese swans to Thai tapas, 10 favourite meals in 2019
I couldn’t tell you how many times we’ve eaten in restaurants, cafes, bars etc. in various destinations this year. Basically, a hell of a lot. But there are some dishes which stand out above others [...]
