Europe
Travel Moments, Finding Narnia in the Black Forest
In the depths of the great Black Forest it was easy to believe we were back in a time where fairy tales didn’t seem quite so fantastical […]
Year: 2015
Europe
The Belief that British Food is Poor is Just Another Travel Myth
I regularly read travel pieces which accuse British food of being almost inedible. Whenever I read this the same question pops into my head – where do these people eat? […]
Cape Verde
Sal on Cape Verde, Tourist Hell or Heaven?
I didn’t know a lot about Sal, one of the Cape Verde islands, before we touched down. I knew plenty of people who’d been and the description had generally been ‘good weather, great beaches, not a lot else.’ […]
Europe
The Black Forest is Germany’s Gastro Hike Destination
If I’m honest, the words ‘Germany’ and ‘gastronomy’ have never readily coupled in my mind… the reality of our experience versus our preconceptions was both wide of the mark, and on the nose, in equal measure. […]
Gran Canaria
Our Five Favourite Walking Routes of the Year
In a year packed with trails leading into forests, volcanic plains, gorges, valleys and along mountain paths these are five routes which stood out from the rest. […]
Austria
Peace Rings Out Loud and Clear in the Austrian Tyrol
Every day at 5pm the Peace Bell is struck to mark the hour and its sonorous chime booms down the valley, rebounding off the mountains, chasing its own echo… […]
Food & drink
The Canary Islands, Home of World Class Cheese
One of the things that I love about the Canary Islands is the fabulous cheeses you can pick up on any one of the seven main islands. […]
Europe
Lisbon, the City of the Count and the Prostitute
I once had an unforgettable experience in a prostitute’s house in Lisbon. It was no longer a prostitute’s house, the line was just for dramatic effect, but the… […]
Europe
Review of citizenM in Glasgow
When did city hotels become so cool? I can say, hand on heart, that staying at the citizenM in Glasgow was the best British city centre hotel stay I’ve experienced… […]
Food & drink
It’s not a German Pizza, it’s Flammkuchen and it is Delicious
Flammkuchen looks like a pizza, but there are important differences; the base is thin and crispy but the sauce topping isn’t tomato based, it’s a creamy blend of… […]
Austria
All Ears in Innsbruck
And we’ve listened through our elbows, a newly discovered talent that I’m immensely proud of and am almost certain, will one day prove invaluable… […]
Africa
Review of Casa das Ilhas, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Casa das Ilhas sits in the Ribeira do Paul, one of the most beautiful valleys you’ll see anywhere, in the north east of Santo Antao. Although it’s not actually far from the coast, it feels as though it may as well be Shangri-La […]
Europe
An Awakening in The Black Forest
From wooden cottages whose roofs bow low to the ground in defiance of the weight of impending winter’s snow, thin columns of white smoke spiral into the sky, perfuming the air… […]
Food & drink
How To Give a Croque Monsieur a Sex Change
What I didn’t know until we spent a few hours in Montparnasse in Paris was the croque-monsieur can have its sex changed by the flip of a fish slice. […]
Germany
The Colours of the Black Forest
“So, is it black?” Our neighbour wasn’t the first person to ask the question after hearing I’d just spent two weeks walking through Germany’s immense Black Forest. […]