Bavaria
Finding my smile in Ramsau, Bavaria
I wasn’t feeling the Bavarian love. The scenery might have been inspirational but not for me as it had kept its curves concealed under a blanket of cloud. […]
Articles by Jack
Europe
The best fish and seafood to try in the Canary Islands
On every Canary Island there are excellent fish and seafood restaurants serving the catches of the day, prepared simply and deliciously. […]
Europe
La Palma after the forest fires
The news was devastating. La Palma was on fire. Images on social media showed a wall of flames lighting up the night sky. It looked like the whole island was burning. […]
Hiking
An uphill struggle, deciphering walking route grades
Over the years, as we’ve seen how different countries and various walking companies grade walking routes, we’ve come to realise there can be a canyon-wide gap between methods used… […]
El Hierro
Which is the Best Canary Island for…
All the Canary Islands are different in many ways. The differences may be big, such as diverse epic scenery, and they may be small, items on local menus or aspects of traditional architecture… […]
Hiking
Ten tips for enjoying a hassle-free hiking holiday
We also help put together walking holidays around Europe for slow travel specialists Inntravel. These often involve day after day of exploring trails in specific destinations… […]
Bavaria
A tale of two beautiful Bavarian lakes, Königssee and Obersee
The hills are alive with the sound of music. No, really, they are. A crisp, clear, haunting melody wafts down from on high to serenade us before it fades away into an early morning mist […]
El Hierro
A weekend on El Hierro part 2
The road from Las Playas passes one of our favourite sculptures in the Canary Islands, a lothario looking out to sea. Usually it’s women searching the horizon for the return of loved ones. Not on El Hierro. […]
El Hierro
A weekend on El Hierro part 1
Within an hour of taking off we’re driving along El Hierro’s quiet roads to our first stop at Pozo de la Salud on the western end of the El Golfo Valley. […]
Europe
Walking on La Gomera, to the Valle Gran Rey waterfall
We’d visited Valle Gran Rey on La Gomera many times over the years and had never seen a waterfall. […]
Europe
The seven wonders of Spanish gastronomy
Global insurance company Allianz have just run an initiative in Spain to find out what people consider to be the seven wonders of the country’s gastronomy. […]
As we walked out
Coasting along in Saint Florent in Corsica
The distraction from the march or die conditions was the coastal path from Lotu Beach back to Saint Florent fell into the ‘stop every few hundred yards and exclaim WOW’ category […]
Europe
Finding Tapas y Más around Plaza Santa Ana in Madrid
We live in Spain and had high expectations of finding food in Madrid that was different to the cuisine we’re used to. Plaza Mayor, beautiful though it was, didn’t come up with the goods. […]
Travel Talk
Keeping it real with travel photography
Over-stylising a photo might reward with immensely satisfying results for a photographer, but when used to promote a destination it can also raise unrealistic expectations amongst those viewing it. […]
Corsica
Overdosing on Kindness in Olmi Cappella, Corsica
The surrounding Corsican countryside was of the super model category when it comes to landscapes – a multi-layered world of rolling hills, sandstone coloured villages teetering on slopes and… […]