Bute
Why Are People Ignoring the Isle of Bute in Scotland?
For some reason Bute, one of Scotland’s most accessible, historic and interesting islands has fallen from grace and doesn’t seem to get an invite when Scotland… […]
Articles by Jack
El Hierro
A Sunset Drink at the World’s Smallest Hotel
La Maceta was a dream, its rock pools bathed in rich golden hues, and a few people were enjoying their lure, gliding across the silky water on a warm February evening. […]
El Hierro
The Island at the End of the World, El Hierro
If Christopher Columbus had docked to pick up water and supplies at El Hierro instead of La Gomera the chances are the course of history would have been… […]
Europe
Walking in Provence is Easy on the Eyes and Feet
Having negotiated plunging ravines in Gran Canaria and La Gomera and tackled the Pyrenees over the course of the year, walking in Provence was like enjoying a light dessert… […]
Travel Talk
Everyone is in a Rush to be a Slow Traveller
Some people equate slow travel with tranquillity – peace, quiet and sleepy villages; as though absorbing a place can only be done somewhere where the… […]
Africa
When Africa and Europe Meet, Moro Cooking at Home
For those whose have yet to discover this culinary gold mine, Moro is a vivacious blend of North African and Spanish cuisine with flavours that swirl around… […]
Bute
Rediscovering Rothesay and the Island of Bute in Scotland
Bute is an island with a history that’s as rich as a Tunnock’s tea cake but that’s for another blog, this is more a whistle stop tour of some of my favourite places. […]
Europe
Gran Canaria Rural, a Surprising Gastro Hike Destination
Over the last couple of years we’ve spent quite a bit of time walking on Gran Canaria. On one trip we walked from the hills above the south coast right to… […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Victor in Beauvais
The Hotel Victor’s brasserie is what really makes it a pleasurable place to stay. It was the sort of place we’d have chosen to eat and drink… […]
Europe
La Graciosa, Paradise in Pictures
We’ve written about the tiny island of La Graciosa beside Lanzarote before. Once you know that La Graciosa is basically one huge beach populated by… […]
Travel Talk
Travel and Tourism Trends for 2014
The ITB World Travel Trends Report by Messe Berlin GmbH highlighted some surprises relating to current future travel trends. One thing that is certain in 2014 is… […]
Croatia
No Celebrities but Bags of Charm in Hvar Town
We had no idea it was a favourite haunt with the rich and famous and that the likes of Bill Gates and George Clooney had strolled across Hvar Town’s old cobbles. […]
Bute
The Scary Rothesay Lade and why Alcohol is Good
When I was growing up the Rothesay Lade scared the hell out of me. To look at it you might wonder why a narrow channel of murky water running from Loch Fad… […]
Bute
A Pee and a Pic in Bute’s Victorian Toilets
The Victorian Toilets are one of the first things you’ll see after stepping off the ferry at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Years ago, when I was growing up on… […]
Food & drink
Ten Travel Commandments or Travel Myths?
Ask a Local assumes every ‘local’ is a travel guru who knows all about history, culture, traditions and where there’s a secret attraction only locals know about. […]