Coimbra
Nun’s bellies and batty books, 72 hours in Coimbra
Despite stifling temperatures and the smell of a country burning was on the breeze, stepping off the train at Coimbra’s city centre train station was like a breath of fresh air. […]
Month: April 2018
Europe
A pictorial pub crawl of Madrid
As I sipped a decent Greek red, Madrid popped into my head; specifically the tapas bars lining streets around the Plaza de Santa Ana area. If Santa Ana was the big top, the bars lining the spokes leading from the plaza were the sideshows […]
Hiking
Don’t stray from the path, the psychology of following route directions
Every quaint country pub should have a Brian Glover, a rough diamond with a Yorkshire accent who sits in a corner nursing his pint of real ale and only springs to life whenever any hikers […]
Algarve
Finding the flavours of Portugal part 2, Lisbon, Tagus Valley and The Algarve
Over the last twelve months we’ve visited all five of mainland Portugal’s regions, encountering a delightfully diverse gastronomy which has regularly surprised. […]
Europe
Food, footwear and falling into bed on the Camino de Santiago
This is about the practical aspects of walking the Camino de Santiago, including observations over those three days which should help us plan effectively for walking a full Camino. […]