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… […]
Articles by Andy
Europe
Elegant Dining Beneath the Stars at Club Laurel on La Gomera
By night Club Laurel provides the romantic setting for sophisticated dining beneath a star studded sky with the gentle chords of an acoustic guitar supplemented by the cries of Shearwaters… […]
Austria
High Spirits in the Leutasch Gorge
A decade ago, steel walkways were embedded into the sides of a 3 kilometre stretch of the gorge enabling visitors to walk above the torrent in search of the trickster spirit that allegedly resides in the depths of the whirlpools, waterfalls and strange rock formations… […]
Africa
Marvellous Mindelo
No stranger to its role as a stepping stone, Mindelo first found its purpose 300 years ago when the British established a refuelling station for trans-Atlantic shipping… […]
Austria
Travel Cheats
I can’t help feeling like a cheat and wondering if the ease of my getting here hasn’t in some way diminished the achievement of those who have risked so much to stand where I am standing… […]
Austria
Travel Moments, An Austrian Walk in the Forest
Suddenly the silence was shattered by the thunder of hooves and the cracks of a thousand tiny branches snapping… […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Jardín Tecina, La Gomera, Canary Islands
Wherever you’ve been in the Canary Islands I can guarantee it will not be able to match Hotel Jardín Tecina for the sheer beauty and tranquillity of its surroundings… […]
Africa
Hiking Sao Vicente and Santo Antão in Cape Verde
Whether winding down from the top of a volcanic basin rim to its floor or traversing the rugged coastal path, this is the most challenging and rewarding hiking we have ever done, and we’ve done a lot… […]
El Hierro
El Hierro, Hiking At The Edge Of The World
Before Columbus stocked the Santa Maria with supplies from the neighbouring island of La Gomera and set sail on his atlas-changing voyage, the wild and remote Canary Island of El Hierro was the very edge of the Ancient World… […]
Africa
Cape Verde Set In Stone
Task Google Earth with giving you directions on the Mindelo to Porto Novo road and it will tell you it takes just 28 minutes to drive from coast to coast. Google Earth has clearly never driven it… […]
Africa
Old Values For A New World in Cape Verde
Sparked by the view of the cemetery on the hill and despite the effort of the climb, all the way up Hetty regales us with tales of her grandmother, a woman who fought hard all her life to make a home for her family… […]
Europe
Novara, Off The Tourist Trail in Piedmont
Despite its impressive architectural pedigree, plethora of pretty piazzas and historic battles, Novara never really grew much beyond about a 20km radius of its city walls and today, lies just below the tourist radar… […]
Camargue
Travel Moments, On the Church Roof in Saintes Maries de la Mer
Despite having conquered my vertigo many years earlier, my hands were tingling as I stepped up from the crenellated walkway that circumnavigated the roof… […]
Austria
Review of Hotel Agathawirt, Bad Goisern, Austria
In its day, the hotel has been immortalised in paintings by Rudolf Van Alt and Gustav Klimt so to describe its aspect as picturesque is not overstating the case… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked Out Along The Soleweg from St Agatha to Bad Ischl
The Salzkammergut Soleweg runs for 40km from Lake Hallstatt to Ebensee and is considered to be one of the most beautiful walking routes in Austria. […]