Hiking
Songlines, Los Molinos on Fuerteventura
I first read about songlines in Bruce Chatwin’s book The Songlines. They are an ancient way to create maps using a ‘song’ that recounts aspects of the landscape… […]
Year: 2015
Europe
A Return to Bohemia on Gran Canaria
The adults-only, Hotel Bohemia Suites & Spa is dedicated to pleasure. Everything about the hotel’s design appeals to the senses; from its funky, retro-chic rooms with their open plan space, their leather sofas and warm, earthy colours to its gourmet 360º Restaurant… […]
Hiking
When Lost Ask a Local and See What Happens
We’re completely surrounded by soldiers in camouflage uniforms who cradle mean looking machine guns in their arms.
“Quick, take a photo,” Andy urges. […]
Europe
Can Anyone Actually Afford to Shop in Milan?
Can anyone actually afford to shop in Milan’s Quadrilatero d’Oro or are these outlets just showcases for collections, static runways for designers who can’t afford not to be seen in one of the world’s fashion capitals… […]
Food & drink
Crazy Canaries Cafés
From chicken cooked in a crater to lunch in a lighthouse, when it comes to crazy places to put a café, the Canary Islands take the biscuit… […]
Europe
La Palma, the Canary Island Time Forgot
La Palma is possibly the purest of the Canary Islands, the one where the past somehow feels a little bit closer like it’s a Canary Island in the mould of… […]
Europe
Food For Thought, A Guide To Expo Milano 2015
From 1st May to 31st October 2015 an estimated 20 million visitors will descend on Milan and its satellite host sites expecting to be entertained, informed and amazed. And Milan is gearing up to deliver on all three fronts… […]
Hiking
The Paths We Travel
Paths have a purpose; they all lead somewhere. A huge part of the thrill of travelling along one is to discover the answer to a question – ‘where do you lead?’ […]
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… […]
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… […]