Food & drink
Recipe for Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)
Preparing Thai fish cakes is as easy as falling off a log. Anyone who’s witnessed them being cooked in Thailand will have spotted that making them involves… […]
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Food & drink
Why Ignoring Vegetarians is Total Madness for Restaurants
Over a number of years of being sneered at in restaurants when I revealed I didn’t eat meat, I developed an empathy for the plight of the average vegetarian… […]
Spain
Put on Your High Heels Honey, It’s Tenerife Carnival’s Drag Marathon
The Mascarita Ponte Tacón, known in English as the High Heels Drag Marathon, in Puerto de la Cruz has become one of the highlights of Tenerife’s carnival calender… […]
Andalucia
Of Lions & Lovers, Touring the Alhambra in Granada
The Alhambra in Granada has long occupied a romanticised dreamy corner of my imagination; an exotic part of Spain that epitomised the country’s lengthy… […]
Europe
Exploring Brittany With Le Picnic
Brittany’s Rance estuary affords endless opportunities for al fresco dining as around every bend in the road it seems, another stretch of water lends itself to a view worthy of idling an afternoon away with a glass of Bordeaux and a piece of brie. […]
Lanzarote
Learn to Scuba Dive in the Canary Islands
There are at least two excellent reasons why learning to scuba dive in the Canary Islands in January is an attractive prospect… […]
Andalucia
A Road Trip to Explore Spain’s Greatest Religious Buildings
In Andalusia the Alhambra stands at the pinnacle of Moorish architecture, whilst in the north the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela was and still is a… […]
Asturias
Following in the Footsteps of Vicky Cristina Barcelona in Oviedo
It was the first time I’d watched the film since I’d visited Asturias and unbeknownst to me at the time, much of the time I’d been following in the footsteps of… […]
Food & drink
Whining and Dining, The Curse of Fussy Eaters
Over the years of dining out with other people we’ve noticed certain traits that can restrict the experience, i.e. when you have to meet the needs of… […]
Europe
Review of Rural Hotel Ibo Alfaro, La Gomera
Rural Hotel Ibo Alfaro is like the Dowager Countess of Hermigua; a genteel icon of a simpler, grander age who welcomes hikers into her ample and bejewelled bosom to soothe them with her surroundings, replenish them with her breakfasts and send them out into the world fully informed… […]
Andalucia
Review of Casa Rural Las Chimeneas, Mairena, Las Alpujarras
This is a rural getaway for people who want to enjoy Andalucian country living combined with good food and fine local wines in a setting that could… […]
Europe
Going Off the Tourist Trail in Rural Ibiza
There is a part of Ibiza that largely escapes the tourist trail, away from the klieg lights and party-til-dawn atmosphere of the island, and this is rural Ibiza… […]
Asturias
Sawdust and Cider, a Review of Sidrería Casa Lin, Avíles
Casa Lin is such an unpretentious establishment that the food is somewhat of a surprise. Smooth and creamy scorpion fish paté comes with a twirl of… […]
Gran Canaria
The Best of Rural Accommodation on Gran Canaria
When we visited Gran Canaria we were fortunate to get to stay and eat at some fabulous rural houses and hotels that were right up our quaint and quirky little street. […]
Marrakech
Tadelakt, The Art of Moroccan Walls
For me, the beauty and texture of Tadelakt is one of the defining characteristics of Moroccan architecture which gives the riads and dars their unique beauty. […]