Great Britain
Strathpeffer Railway Station and the Museum of Childhood Memories
It’s been a long, long time since roaring dragons huffed and puffed into Strathpeffer’s Victorian station, billowing excitedly… […]
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Food & drink
The Curious Case of TripAdvisor and the Canary Islands
However, whilst checking out reviews for the Canary Islands recently, my research threw up a major flaw with TripAdvisor’s restaurant reviews… […]
Africa
Am I Missing Something About the Food in Marrakech?
We must have completely missed that part of the menu in various Marrakech restaurants which included the the sort of seductive and inventive dishes you find in… […]
Tenerife
The Pros and Cons of Life in the Sun
After months of deliberation and weighing up the pros and cons, we finally opted to move to a fixed location, or in trendy travel writer speak, to be destination specific, and to the most unlikely destination we could possibly have chosen. […]
Gran Canaria
Trekking in Paradise, Walking in the Canary Islands
Having walked on five of the seven Canary Islands, or six of eight if you include La Graciosa, we’ve been wowed by every one… […]
Travel Talk
Leave the iPhone in the Pocket, Travelling is About the Experience
Until Twitter et al came on the scene, we used to travel and totally absorb the wonderful new worlds we were exploring… […]
Food & drink
Octopus and Squid are Lovely not Rubbery
Hands up all those people who think eating squid or octopus is not a lot of different from having a chew on the tyre of your car… […]
Food & drink
The Problem With Earth Hour
I realise ‘minimising the impact’ isn’t the point of Earth Hour but I’m pretty sure neither is scrambling about in the dark in danger of knocking over candles… […]
Europe
City Guide to Santa Cruz de La Palma
As gateway to an island as rich in natural treasures as it is poor in mass tourism, the city offers its own blend of history, architecture, shopping and dining. […]
Food & drink
Why I’m Not Eating the Local Cuisine Tonight
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… […]
Asia
A Surprise Discovery in Phra Nang Cave, Krabi
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… […]
Food & drink
From Secret Cinemas to Timples, a Guide to Teguise in Lanzarote
Teguise is the prettiest town on Lanzarote and feels as though its maze of streets lined by whitewashed buildings hasn’t changed much in centuries. […]
Africa
In the Midst of Arab Uprisings, How Safe Does Marrakech Feel?
Less than four flying hours and a sun filled universe away from the bleak UK winter, Marrakech has long presented an exotic short break getaway option, until that is, a bomb exploded in the Café Argana in April 2012 killing 17 people, many of them foreign tourists. […]
Africa
James Island in The Gambia, a Disappearing World
James Island, at the mouth of the Gambia River, is slowly disappearing; the rising Atlantic Ocean in danger of erasing this fascinating and horrific landmark forever. […]
England
The Day I learned to Fly A Tiger Moth
The Tiger Moth had a top speed of about 80mph (I’d driven faster on the way to the airfield) which to me seemed far too slow to keep something this size in the air. […]