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… […]
Articles by Jack
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… […]
Austria
Our Ten Favourite Hikes from 2014
It’s been a year of outstanding meals thankfully the effects of which have been countered by some equally outstanding hikes, many of which have taken our breaths away… […]
Europe
Exodus, Gods and Kings on Fuerteventura
Does Fuerteventura seem more biblical because Exodus Gods and Kings was filmed there? I suppose the answer is, if it wasn’t biblical in the first place it… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to the Champagne Glass in the Pyrenees
Setcases is biscuit tin pretty; a small village of stone houses with a quasi Alpine appearance. It sits nestled into a valley, surrounded by woodland and… […]
Europe
Seven Quirks in the Canary Islands
These seven mini wonders of our world are to located in the Canary Islands. […]
Travel Talk
Men in Lycra and Braggies, WTM Travel Market Trends 2014
Tourism Reports prepared for the World Travel Market in London in November each year usually throw up interesting revelations and trends in the tourism industry. […]
Camargue
Visions of Camargue
It’s a dangerous place Camargue. Full of dangerous gypsies, fleeing scientists, untrustworthy gastronomes and the occasional British spy… […]
Europe
Booking an Airbnb Apartment in Lisbon
Booking an apartment through Airbnb was exactly the same. We knew about the accommodation site and had heard rave reports about it from travellers and yet… […]
Europe
The Split Personality of Corralejo on Fuerteventura
On our first visit I was shocked by the soulless tackiness of the scene in front of us as we drove into Corralejo on Fuerteventura… […]
Europe
Ten Tips for Hiking in the Canary Islands
Walking in the Canary Islands is exhilarating stuff, but that near perfect climate has lured even experienced walkers into a false sense of security. […]
Austria
Trapped in the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg
I’m not surprised to discover the Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg was once used as a prison. We’ve not been thrown into dungeons or anything quite as… […]
Europe
Ten Scenes of Lisbon After Dark
Lisbon is as fascinating and enchanting a city when night fell as it is during the hours of light; from the raw energy of Bairro Alto to the elegance of its plazas… […]
China
Travel Moments, Manchester United on the Yangtse
“I wonder if anywhere will be showing the Manchester United Champion’s League match tonight?” I pondered out loud as our riverboat made the final adjustments… […]
El Hierro
The Mysterious Life of a Volcanic Village on El Hierro
The village, now an Eco Museum and sanctuary for some of El Hierro’s giant lizard population, lies in the Valle de Golfo at the foot of an overbearing cliff face… […]