Europe
Barren & Beautiful, the Oldest Canary Island
Endless plains devoid of flora generally leave me cold. Shaven hills look sad and apocalyptic. As for a landscape where rain is a rare visitor; hell on earth. […]
Articles by Jack
El Hierro
Quesadilla, a speciality of El Hierro not Mexico
What do you mean a quesadilla isn’t a tortillas filled with cheese?
Obviously it is… if you’re in Mexico. If you happen to be on the Canary Island of El Hierro… […]
Town & City Strolls
The Two Faces of Carcassonne
Carcassonne sounded perfect. A medieval town on a hill perched proudly above the River Aude; the serenely beautiful tree-lined Canal Du Midi and the new town of La Bastide Saint Louis that would be a […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Grèvol in Llanars, Girona
Situated on the edge of the tiny village of Llanars, the Hotel Grèvol exudes the warm, cosy chalet appeal of an Alpine hotel. In winter, with a snowy icing, it… […]
Croatia
Review of Hotel Korkyra in Vela Luka, Korcula
The Hotel Korkyra is one of the best hotels we stayed at in Croatia, elegant, stylish and comfortable. It rained almost constantly during our visit to Vela Luka… […]
Europe
From Don Quixote to James Dean, the Windmills of Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura’s burnt amber landscape is littered with windmills. It’s unsurprising given its name – strong wind. Someone tried to tell me that the island might… […]
Europe
Gastronomy and Restaurants on Fuerteventura
As we walked our way across Fuerteventura we found a stomach-pleasing mix of restaurants and cafés that were a mix of cheap and cheerful, upmarket traditional and… […]
Food & drink
Sexy Salmon & Cava on a Saturday Night
This variation of a ‘light and sunny as a spring day’ Rick Stein recipe totally changed our opinion about salmon. This is the Grace Kelly of fish dishes… […]
Europe
As We Walked out to the Ermita in the Rocks on Fuerteventura
Mud plaster walls add to the feeling that this is more akin to walking in the Atlas Mountains than walking on the Spanish, Canary Island of Fuerteventura. […]
Croatia
An Afternoon in Ston in Peljesac
Surrounded by vineyards, olive grove and the Adriatic, Ston is another of those ‘please give my eyes a rest from all this scenic beauty’ Croatian locations. […]
Europe
As We Walked out to the Enchanted Lake on La Gomera
Where La Gomera beats some of the bigger, and better known islands is that often you can stroll out of your quaint and quirky rural hotel and straight on to the trail. […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Les Arcades in Limoux
The Hotel Les Arcades, at a corner of Place de la République, looks the part with a small restaurant/café attached which always seems to have an old guy… […]
Europe
A Walk Around Saint-Remy de Provence
The old town of Saint-Remy de Provence is compact with narrow streets that interweave. It doesn’t take long for a tour of its quirky attractions. […]
El Hierro
Looking North in the Canary Islands
Despite the Canary Islands occupying a position in the Atlantic to the left of North Africa and the Sahara Desert, this European north/south picture is often… […]
El Hierro
Restaurants and Where to Eat on El Hierro
After we picked our friend up from the Puerto La Estaca we stumbled across this gorgeous looking restaurant in Valverde, El Hierro’s capital… […]