Travel Talk
10 Movies That Make You Not Want to Travel
Here are ten movies that would make me want to stay at home and avoid some destinations like the plague. […]
Month: June 2012
Catalonia
Castellfollit de la Roca, Garrotxa
It’s the Medieval town Castellfollit de la Roca perched 50 metres up on a basalt crag above the river Fluviá. With about 1,000 residents it’s one of the smallest towns in Catalonia… […]
Marrakech
The Marvellous and Maddening Medina in Marrakech
Fascinating but frustrating, the Marrakech Medina is full of wonders for sure but the level of mithering in certain areas can be overwhelming and exhausting. […]
Barcelona
Enchanting My Senses, Barcelona’s La Boqueria Market
La Boqueria Market not only lives up to the hype it surpasses it – inspiring foodies for 800 years since it existed as an open air market outside of the city walls. […]
Europe
Walking in Gran Canaria’s Parque Natural de Tamadaba
We round another bend in the path and the view below us suddenly opens up to reveal a landscape of such dramatic beauty that it demands we stop in our tracks and capture its perfect profile. […]
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria Walking Festival 15-22 September 2012
If you’ve ever considered a walking holiday on Gran Canaria, now’s your chance to experience its hiking wonders on the island’s most spectacular trails and in the safe hands of its most experienced guides by joining the Gran Canaria Walking Festival. […]
Food & drink
School Dinners, Review of Satautey Restaurant in Hotel Escuela Santa Brigida, Gran Canaria
The Hotel Escuela Santa Brigida lies a short drive from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Originally built in 1890, the hotel has 40 rooms, lush grounds and restaurants where would-be Ferran Adrías learn their trade alongside top chefs. […]
Catalonia
Learning How to Taste Olive Oil in Falset
At the tail end of a day that involved munching calçots, becoming a casteller and quaffing the finest organic Priorat wine, learning how to taste olive oil seemed a suitably original and possibly bizarre way to end a day full of ‘firsts’. […]
Hiking
Making Connections on La Gomera
Anyone who has ever visited La Gomera will know that its rugged features are hiking perfection but by the laws of yin and yang, they’re a nightmare to commute. […]
Gran Canaria
Review of Parador de Cruz de Tejeda, Gran Canaria
The Parador de Cruz de Tejeda was originally built in 1937 and feels as fresh as the pine air that permeates the air around it. It is a perfect design for its natural surroundings… […]
Gran Canaria
Faded Vines and Old Bandama, Hiking on Gran Canaria
Today, the Bandama Crater has a hiking trail through its rich tapestry of endemic plants growing amongst the remnants of the vines… […]
Europe
La Orotava, the Town with Flower Carpeted Streets
The Corpus Christi flower carpets in la Orotava attract visitors from all over the globe, mainly to see the town’s record-breaking sand tapestry… […]
Gran Canaria
Discovering Natural Gran Canaria in Photos
Gran Canaria, like other Canary Islands tagged with the mass tourism label, generally suffers from being viewed mainly as a sun, sea and beach destination… […]
Europe
Finca Las Longueras, The Red House Over Yonder
An elegant and charming rural hotel set just 2km outside the white village of Agaete where you feel like a weekend guest in the company of Downton Abbey meets the Darling Buds of May. […]
Catalonia
Eating Calçots and Climbing Castellers in Catalonia Part 2
Our enthusiastic tutors were members of one of the most accomplished and famous casteller groups in the land if not the world, the Castellers de VilaFranca… […]