Food & drink
Do You Put Salt on Your Food in Restaurants?
If I ran a restaurant and someone asked for salt, I’d come at them with a cleaver, cursing and shouting directions to the nearest McDonalds. […]
Month: May 2012
Europe
Beware of Barrancos in the Canary Islands
The immediate danger of barrancos is their inherent propensity to swallow hikers. Just a couple of weeks ago two hikers died in two separate incidents and on two different islands, by falling down barrancos. […]
Catalonia
The Salty, Sweet & Delicious Oysters of the Delta del Ebro
El Parrillo (aka Agustí Bertomeu, President of the Union of Producers of Molluscs) had promised that Ebro oysters packed a unique flavour thanks to being… […]
Food & drink
In the Kitchen with José Marín, Head Chef at Restaurant La Parrilla
In one of the most prestigious hotels in the Canary Islands a young chef named José Marín is sitting opposite me in his crisp chef’s whites and his tall toque… […]
Catalonia
The Magical Beauty of Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park in the Pyrenees
The world holds many wonders and this little spot amidst the pines and lagoons in the Aigüestortes I Estany de Sant Maurici National Park near Espot in the Pyrenees is one of them… […]
Barcelona
Modernisme & Barcelona, It’s Not Just All About Gaudí
Think of Barcelona and what pops into your head? Unless you’re going to play awkward, the chances are it will be FC Barcelona and Antoní Gaudí… […]
Hiking
Rural Hotel Tamahuche, Vallehermoso, La Gomera
A restored, 19th century town house, Hotel Tamahuche is all mudejar-styled wooden ceilings, oak floors and wooden window seats and is the perfect place to kick off the hiking boots and melt into its rural tranquillity. […]
Food & drink
La Parrilla Restaurant at Hotel Botánico, 5 Star Canarian & Spanish Cuisine
The delicate vanilla salsa transforms the dish from being excellent to being one of those incredible combinations that linger deliciously in the memory… […]
Catalonia
7 Days, 7 Delectable Catalan Dishes
This time my Catalan experience took me on a gastronomic journey that allowed me to savour the flavours of the grass roots of traditional Catalan cuisine. […]
Catalonia
Skulking with Vultures in the Pyrenees
The shadow glides silently across the ground in front of us before dissolving into the grassy slopes; it’s big – no, that’s an understatement, it’s huge… […]
Barcelona
Unravelling A Rich Tapestry of Experiences In Catalonia
A few days into a trip around Catalonia and it’s fair to say that the expectations I had beforehand have not only been exceeded; they’ve been smashed to smithereens. […]
Africa
The Changing Face of the High Atlas Mountains
Less than two years ago, Tacchedirt had only candles for light and stories for entertainment. […]
Europe
Hotel Botánico, Tenerife
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The Canary Islands
Travel Writers Create Original Material Whilst Travel Bloggers Write About What They Did on Their Holidays
There are more myths in travel writing and travel blogging than in The Odyssey and the one about traditional travel writers seeking out fresh original copy when they visit a destination whereas bloggers… […]
Costa Brava
Entering the Lair of Salvador Dalí in Figueres
Entering the Dalí Theatre-Museum is akin to stepping through the doors of the artistic equivalent of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory… […]