Europe
Seven Nights of Eating Our Way Around Lisbon
These are the delicious delicacies, the so-so, the surprising and the never-again places of the Lisbon restaurant scene where we unrolled our napkins. […]
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Europe
Reinvented Portuguese Classics at Tasca da Esquina in Lisbon
You’re not likely to accidentally stumble across Tasca da Esquina. It sits on a corner (hence the name) at Campo Ourique, a newish area of Lisbon built on… […]
Europe
A Night of Authentic Fado in Maria da Mouraria, Home of Lisbon’s First Fadista
We had seen José Malhoa’s painting ‘Fado’ all over Lisbon and as we entered Casa Maria da Mouraria it was there again, filling one wall of the tiny house. Only this time, the woman’s left breast was completely exposed… […]
Europe
Lisbon’s Gourmet Fast Food Scene at Mercado Da Ribeira
The Mercado Da Ribeira has been Lisbon’s main food market since 1892 and in May 2014 Time Out Lisboa transformed one of the enormous halls into its current foodie’s paradise for hipsters and bohemians, family treats, healthy eats and gastronomes on a budget… […]
Lisbon
Going Under the Sea on an Embroidered Boat in Lisbon
A little bruiser of a boat whose rough and tough exterior was softened by azulejos, those famous blue Portuguese tiles, depicting a pre-earthquake Lisbon… […]
Europe
The Stylish World of Tasca Telémaco on La Gomera
There is an air of imagination and ambition swirling around Tasca Telémaco. The inside dining area shares space with an art exhibition… […]
Fuerteventura
Barbary Squirrels and Bearded Goats on Fuerteventura
I saved my biscuit just for him. I know I shouldn’t encourage him, but he’s unbelievably cute and his gentle touch on my finger as he reaches for the packet, melts my heart. But then the caress turns frantic… […]
Croatia
Dreamy Mljet National Park in Pictures
Walking in Mljet doesn’t seem to require much effort. Walk out of the hotel and into the forest where easy tracks lined by flowers weave through Aleppo pine… […]
Asia
Travel Moments, Gold or Wood in Sri Lanka?
Eventually we arrived at our hotel in Habarana, a convenient inland base for exploring Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa on Sri Lanka. As we arrived, an elephant lumbered… […]
Europe
Going Local at Albergo Ristorante Parmigiano in Novara
Walk through the doors and unassuming gives way to an unexpected and rather grandiose vestibule and dining room with chandeliers and scarlet tablecloths that… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to Agulo on La Gomera
This is the Canarian Island of La Gomera and we’re in the middle of bruma (low cloud) high up a cliff. The mist obscures the summit; a fact I’m glad about… […]
Europe
Mixed Feelings about Tejeda on Gran Canaria
Tejeda on Gran Canaria looks the perfect Canarian village. It reclines on the hillside gazing out over some of the most epic views in the Canary Islands… […]
El Hierro
The Lost Piglets of El Hierro
I don’t know what we’d expected when the 4×4 drew level with us on the dirt track in the hills on El Hierro, but it wasn’t a question about piglets. […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Villa Kinzica, Lake Iseo
As a base for exploring Lake Iseo and especially Monte Isola, the Hotel Kinzica is in a beaut of a spot. A short walk leads to where the ferries regularly… […]
Croatia
Finding Accommodation at the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia
We discovered two things about travelling to Plitvice Lakes National Park without having pre-booked accommodation. The first was that it was a damn smart idea… […]