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… […]
Year: 2012
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… […]
Catalonia
Eating Calçots and Climbing Castellers in Catalonia Part 1
A huge hearth takes up one wall of the rectangular building where the calçots are cooked, whilst a stove, blackened pots and pans and a stack of wood topped by a crate of walnuts line another. […]
La Gomera
A Guide To Vallehermoso on La Gomera
Vallehermoso is a sleepy rural town below the imposing Roque Cano that is surrounded by tiny agricultural terraces, towering peaks and a landscape ripe for exploration on foot. […]
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. […]
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. […]