Andalucia
A Whistle-Stop Tour of Granada
Granada, the great city of the Moors where the centuries have fashioned the architecture and culture with Romanesque, Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy and… […]
Articles by Jack
Andalucia
Gobsmacking Gildas, Tasty Tapas in Ten Seconds
Listen carefully, I’m going to teach you a magic trick that will wow your friends and have your taste buds calling for an encore. […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Abadía del Priorat, Torroja del Priorat
Located in a sleepy but atmospheric little town, the Hotel Abadía del Priorat is one of those small Catalonian hotels which feels like an nice and intimate… […]
Hiking
Walking on Volcanoes and a Landscape Younger Than Me
The route starts at the San Antonio Volcano near Fuencaliente (or Los Canarios as it’s also confusingly known) where there’s a decent little Visitor Centre and… […]
Food & drink
Bohemian Rhapsody, The Majestic Café in Porto
Theatrical marble faces smile down from atop their gold pillar pedestals whilst antique looking Flemish mirrors lend the long and quite narrow interior the illusion of width. […]
New York
Party Like it’s 1999, New Year in New York
New Year in New York was big, brash, loud, lively, theatrical and, shock horror, alcohol free. The last part came as somewhat of a surprise… […]
Andalucia
Learning Moro Cookery & Exploring Las Alpujarras in Pictures
There is something poetic about the Las Alpujarras countryside; it rolls and cavorts into the distance, never fully coming into focus as the low winter sun… […]
Catalonia
El Caganer, the Mischievous Rogue in Spain’s Nativity Scenes
He is El Caganer (I won’t bother with the translation as it’s a case of ‘say what you see’), an essential and very popular part of just about every belén… […]
La Palma
Getting Lost & Found on La Palma
His accent was thick as tajinaste honey and I struggled to understand his campesino Canarian Spanish which often has little time for the luxury of consonants… […]
Barcelona
Eat but Don’t Tell, a Truly Secret Restaurant in Barcelona
I couldn’t quite get my head around the fact that it was actually a secret restaurant – they didn’t want to advertise their presence… […]
England
Review of Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport
A few minutes covered walk from the airport, the Radisson Blu Hotel is perfectly positioned for a late night arrival or early departure. […]
England
Photo Blog, A One Night Stand in York
The great York Minster. Impossible to not be impressed by its imposing presence and grandeur. Gazing upon it is to put yourself at risk of a Gothic overdose. […]
Great Britain
Why Social Media & Social Travel Market Sessions Didn’t Rock My Room
This was just one of the reasons that the Social Media & Social Travel Market sessions just didn’t do it for me and why it represented the only disappointing aspect of… […]
England
The World Travel Market 2012 in Photos
The World Travel Market is a huge shrine to the best of the world’s destinations with wonders and surprises around every corner. […]
Travel Talk
The Good, the Bad & the Spin at World Travel Market 2012
It’s difficult to know where to start when trying to rein in my thoughts about World Travel Market 2012 in London… […]