Europe
The Italian Lakes, a Gastro Hike Destination Plus
The Italian Lakes had existed as a romanticised location in our imaginations for many, many years. A destination that had been elevated to such a lofty position… […]
Month: January 2015
Hotels
Taking a Closer Look at Staying in All Inclusive Hotels
For a project we were working on we had stayed back to back in three hotels which offered all inclusive (AI) packages. […]
Food & drink
Drink Like a Local? You’d Have to be Mad
On a battered wooden skiff, we’d glided across the dappled, pea soup surface of a mangrove swamp into the jungle to reach a small clearing with a chunky log table… […]
Catalonia
When a Hike Turns Into a Nightmare
My iPhone battery is down to 10% and without it I have no GPS, no compass, no phone and no clock. I’m all alone, on the top of Serra Cavallera in the Catalan Pyrenees and I am hopelessly and utterly lost… […]
Europe
Ten Alternative Things to See and Do in Lisbon
There’s no denying Lisbon has an attractive personality that is hard to pin down, both a prince and a pauper of a city; multi-faceted and constantly surprising… […]