Europe
Barren & Beautiful, the Oldest Canary Island
Endless plains devoid of flora generally leave me cold. Shaven hills look sad and apocalyptic. As for a landscape where rain is a rare visitor; hell on earth. […]
Month: April 2014
El Hierro
Quesadilla, a speciality of El Hierro not Mexico
What do you mean a quesadilla isn’t a tortillas filled with cheese?
Obviously it is… if you’re in Mexico. If you happen to be on the Canary Island of El Hierro… […]
Town & City Strolls
The Two Faces of Carcassonne
Carcassonne sounded perfect. A medieval town on a hill perched proudly above the River Aude; the serenely beautiful tree-lined Canal Du Midi and the new town of La Bastide Saint Louis that would be a […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Grèvol in Llanars, Girona
Situated on the edge of the tiny village of Llanars, the Hotel Grèvol exudes the warm, cosy chalet appeal of an Alpine hotel. In winter, with a snowy icing, it… […]
Croatia
Review of Hotel Korkyra in Vela Luka, Korcula
The Hotel Korkyra is one of the best hotels we stayed at in Croatia, elegant, stylish and comfortable. It rained almost constantly during our visit to Vela Luka… […]
Travel Talk
Why We Will Never Use Goldcar Car Hire Again
I cannot understand the business logic of such short term opportunism at the cost of long term relationships with customers. What’s more, I can’t help wondering if this practice is even legal… […]
Europe
From Don Quixote to James Dean, the Windmills of Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura’s burnt amber landscape is littered with windmills. It’s unsurprising given its name – strong wind. Someone tried to tell me that the island might… […]
Europe
Gastronomy and Restaurants on Fuerteventura
As we walked our way across Fuerteventura we found a stomach-pleasing mix of restaurants and cafés that were a mix of cheap and cheerful, upmarket traditional and… […]
Food & drink
Sexy Salmon & Cava on a Saturday Night
This variation of a ‘light and sunny as a spring day’ Rick Stein recipe totally changed our opinion about salmon. This is the Grace Kelly of fish dishes… […]
Europe
As We Walked out to the Ermita in the Rocks on Fuerteventura
Mud plaster walls add to the feeling that this is more akin to walking in the Atlas Mountains than walking on the Spanish, Canary Island of Fuerteventura. […]