Manchester
The Ryanair Experience
People streamed past my seat, running in the direction of the exits. A few seats in front of us a woman blocked the aisle, making room for her man to escape first. […]
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Europe
Elegant Dining Beneath the Stars at Club Laurel on La Gomera
By night Club Laurel provides the romantic setting for sophisticated dining beneath a star studded sky with the gentle chords of an acoustic guitar supplemented by the cries of Shearwaters… […]
Austria
High Spirits in the Leutasch Gorge
A decade ago, steel walkways were embedded into the sides of a 3 kilometre stretch of the gorge enabling visitors to walk above the torrent in search of the trickster spirit that allegedly resides in the depths of the whirlpools, waterfalls and strange rock formations… […]
Europe
Walking Through a Desert on Fuerteventura
We were researching routes on Fuerteventura and had parked in La Pared to reccie the area for any suitable walks.
La Pared has got to be one of the most depressing places I’ve ever visited. […]
Europe
A Return to Walking Across Gran Canaria
The views in Gran Canaria are simply ‘bigger’ than on most of the other Canary Islands; there’s no monumentous volcano to dominate as there is on Tenerife. […]
Europe
Taking A Day Trip to Sintra from Lisbon
Sintra was the place where the Visigoths built fortresses and the Moors started a trend of building flamboyant palaces. The lands where Portuguese aristocracy came… […]
Austria
Beginner’s Guide to Austrian Cuisine
This is for other newbies, a beginner’s guide to eating your way through a common Austrian menu without choking on the käsespätsle in the process. […]
Africa
Marvellous Mindelo
No stranger to its role as a stepping stone, Mindelo first found its purpose 300 years ago when the British established a refuelling station for trans-Atlantic shipping… […]
Europe
Ten Scenes of Lake Maggiore in Italy
There might be views of the Alps but the Cannero Riviera has more of a feel of the Mediterranean about it, with the air perfumed by lime, lemon, orange and… […]
Austria
Travel Cheats
I can’t help feeling like a cheat and wondering if the ease of my getting here hasn’t in some way diminished the achievement of those who have risked so much to stand where I am standing… […]
Bavaria
Grainau and the Mermaid in the Lake
We’d crossed gorges, been questioned by the police and braved waterfalls to walk from Austria to Germany and one thing was stopping us from reaching our destination. […]
Austria
Travel Moments, An Austrian Walk in the Forest
Suddenly the silence was shattered by the thunder of hooves and the cracks of a thousand tiny branches snapping… […]
Food & drink
The Problem With Off the Beaten Track Places
There’s a thing about some people who like to go off the beaten track. Things they ‘discover’ themselves can often have more value than those in a guidebook. […]
Europe
Finding Food and Drink in Rural Fuerteventura After Dark
At two in the afternoon the prettiest town on Fuerteventura bustles with day-trippers. Its immaculate, flowery cafés and restaurants are filled with people. By eight… […]
Food & drink
Could do Better, the Parador de la Gomera
We strode to the reception of the Parador de la Gomera on happy feet… and were greeted with a welcome which was indifferent at best. […]