Europe
Is El Rincón de Juan Carlos the Best Restaurant in The Canary Islands?
I expected the food at El Rincòn de Juan Carlos to be of a high standard… but I didn’t expect it to grab me and whirl me around the room with wild abandon… […]
Month: March 2012
Africa
Cool Cats and Dusty Drawers, The Ups and Downs of an African Safari
It’s almost too overwhelming a scene to absorb. I’m staring into the exquisite face of Aslan, the king of the beasts, who’s lazing in the sparse shade of a tinder dry bush less than 20 feet away. […]
Travel Talk
Why Do Some Travel Bloggers Hate Tourists?
I had to read the line twice. ”I didn’t want to be dancing alongside a bunch of tourists…’ Eleven words that highlight the quite bizarre snobbery occasionally found in travel writing and blogging. […]
Gran Canaria
A Different View of the Canary Islands
Tacky, touristy and terrible if you’re a discerning traveller. Anyone who still believes that about The Canary Islands has either been going to the wrong bits or needs to change what paper/blogs they read. […]
Denmark
Cross Cultural Salads, Soups and Toasting the Danes with Akvavit
There’s something deliciously surreal about being taught the proper way to make a toast in Denmark by a mischievous 90 year old transsexual… […]
Larnaca
Old Ruins and New Festivals in Larnaca
Apart from its more recent attractions, Larnaca also has a really impressive history going back to the 14th century BC. Because of its central location and importance for trade routes through the Mediterranean it has… […]
Food & drink
How To Know When You Can Trust Restaurant Reviews
Many, many restaurant reviews are written purely from an extremely subjective viewpoint and that negates their value. But how do you identify the ones you can trust? In some ways it’s easier to be able to identify those you can’t.
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Great Britain
Review of Mackay’s Hotel, Strathpeffer
Being part of a good value tour of the Scottish Highlands package, we didn’t expect much from Mackay’s Hotel and were really quite surprised when it exceeded expectations in a number of areas. […]
Asia
Drinks Around the World, Feni in Goa
Feni has a distinctive flavour (smell) for sure with cashew being slightly less likely to mug your nostrils than coconut. But, unless you’re a feni aficionado, the reality is that a good whiff of either before a gurning competition and you’re coming home with the gold medal. […]
Asia
Lovable Laos
Laos is a relative newcomer on the international holiday destinations scene as it is landlocked and surrounded by mountains, effectively isolated from the wider world. […]
Costa Brava
Take Flight over Costa Brava
We’ve chosen the perfect day for our flight. The wind is light, the sky a cloudless expanse of blue, borrowed and intensified by the surface of the Balearic Sea which spills its colour onto the shore of Roses beach as we fly overhead… […]
Food & drink
Restaurant Review, A Taste of Autumn at Pimenta Moscada, Guimarães
Apart from being pretty as a postcard, Largo dos Laranjos is home to Pimenta Moscada, a restaurant whose menu was a bit different from other restaurants… […]
Costa Brava
Beautiful Besalú
When it comes to stunning settings, Besalú steals a march on most. Not only is the medieval town sited amidst Constable-esque countryside on the banks of the Fluvia River, but its main access is via a magnificent, 12th century, Romanesque bridge… […]
Turkey
Explore Istanbul, City of the Sultans
This ancient metropolis famously straddles two continents, Europe and Asia, and is a unique mix of Eastern and Western cultures. Its great mosques and soaring minarets sit easily alongside sleek office blocks… […]
Asia
Responsible Tourism in Cambodia
The umbrella term responsible tourism can cover many things and there are a fair few critics of some ‘helpful’ projects that fall under it. […]