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… […]
Year: 2014
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. […]
Europe
A Dining Experience at Casa Efigenia on La Gomera
There are no menus, no house specials and no choices to be agonised over, except whether you want wine, beer, soft drinks or one of her home made lemonades sweetened with Miel de Palma sap of the palm tree… […]
Croatia
An Afternoon in Ston in Peljesac
Surrounded by vineyards, olive grove and the Adriatic, Ston is another of those ‘please give my eyes a rest from all this scenic beauty’ Croatian locations. […]
Europe
As We Walked out to the Enchanted Lake on La Gomera
Where La Gomera beats some of the bigger, and better known islands is that often you can stroll out of your quaint and quirky rural hotel and straight on to the trail. […]
Europe
Gourmet on the Rocks at La Tegala in Lanzarote
Placing the emphasis firmly on flavour, Germán Blanco uses 30%-40% local produce in his kitchen, combining the taste and quality of some of the Canary Islands’ finest products with his culinary know-how and own unique style… […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Les Arcades in Limoux
The Hotel Les Arcades, at a corner of Place de la République, looks the part with a small restaurant/café attached which always seems to have an old guy… […]
Europe
A Walk Around Saint-Remy de Provence
The old town of Saint-Remy de Provence is compact with narrow streets that interweave. It doesn’t take long for a tour of its quirky attractions. […]
El Hierro
Looking North in the Canary Islands
Despite the Canary Islands occupying a position in the Atlantic to the left of North Africa and the Sahara Desert, this European north/south picture is often… […]
El Hierro
Restaurants and Where to Eat on El Hierro
After we picked our friend up from the Puerto La Estaca we stumbled across this gorgeous looking restaurant in Valverde, El Hierro’s capital… […]
El Hierro
Review of Los Verodes Apartments, La Frontera, El Hierro
Los Verodes Apartments are immaculate, spacious and comprehensively equipped, offering excellent value for money and the ideal location from which to explore the island by car and/or on foot. […]
Bute
A Scottish Tablet Awakening with Mrs Tilly’s
Before Jack first took me up to Scotland some 20 years ago, long before the digital revolution, the only tablet I was familiar with was the kind taken in pairs with a glass of water when I could feel a migraine coming on… […]
Bute
Why Are People Ignoring the Isle of Bute in Scotland?
For some reason Bute, one of Scotland’s most accessible, historic and interesting islands has fallen from grace and doesn’t seem to get an invite when Scotland… […]
El Hierro
A Sunset Drink at the World’s Smallest Hotel
La Maceta was a dream, its rock pools bathed in rich golden hues, and a few people were enjoying their lure, gliding across the silky water on a warm February evening. […]