Europe
Finding Monsters in Beaucaire and Tarascon
Beaucaire and Tarascon. French towns on either side of the Rhone that are similar in some ways and very different in others… […]
Europe
Europe
Review of Hotel Cal Sastre in Santa Pau
So it was a huge surprise and delight to discover that the Hotel Cal Sastre was to be our base when we were in the Pyrenees to do a bit of route checking… […]
Europe
Review of Hotel Fonda de la Tea in Gran Canaria
Tejeda is a pretty little Gran Canarian town that draws in the visitors who take the time to explore the interior of the island. And for good reason… […]
Dordogne
My Hero of Bergerac, Love that Nose Cyrano
It’s a grey, cool drizzly day in the Dordogne. The sort of day when mischievous raindrops aim for that tiny gap between the back of your jacket and your neck… […]
Croatia
Review of Konoba Lambik Restaurant, Milna, Hvar
In the flower-filled garden at the front of the house we take our places on wooden benches beside a wooden table as Mata and Mihaela’s son, Marcos, brings plate after plate of aromatic, succulent, orgasmic, organic goodness and places them before us. […]
Europe
City Guide to Lucerne, Switzerland
Birthplace of the Swiss Confederation, home to 60,000 inhabitants and host to around 5 million visitors a year, Lucerne’s easy blend of cosmopolitan present and historic past makes it a brilliant city break destination. […]
Croatia
A Guide to Forty Eight Hours in Krk
A thrilling bridge crossing, sunny weather and a change of plans greeted our arrival on the island of Krk in Croatia. […]
Europe
Banon Cheese Shop
Without hesitation, a small, round parcel of chestnut leaves tied with raffia was placed in our hands and we were told to give it just the gentlest of squeezes. The sides yielded effortlessly with a squidgy promise of runny insides. […]
Europe
Aux Deux Anges, Eating with the Angels in Forcalquier
Aux Deux Anges sits on a pretty little square behind the main street in Forcalquier. It has an appealing chocolate box frontage and an atmosphere of warm… […]
Europe
On Top Of Europe At Jungfraujoch
Through emerald meadows awash with gentians, anemones and alpine roses grazed by white faced cattle, the train climbs before the landscape disappears, firstly into clouds and then into blackness as it enters the bodies of the Eiger and The Mönch. […]
Croatia
The Wine Producing Sea Captain of Dubrovnik
We’d had enough of Dubrovnik old town and wanted to escape to somewhere… well else. Somewhere the visitor to local ratio was better balanced… […]
Europe
The Duke of Wellington Statue in Glasgow
The Duke of Wellington statue outside of the Gallery of Modern Art is a Glasgow landmark. That’s not because of the work of Italian sculptor Carlo Marochetti… […]
Europe
On the Sculpture Trail in Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura
I like Puerto del Rosario. It’s got an honest, relaxed workaday charm. And it boasts a couple of beaches, with Playa del Pozos filling the role of an attractive… […]
Europe
The Castle that Haunted me in Tarascon
Tarascon Castle is a grand example. It still looks impenetrable, towering above the Rhone to keep a watchful eye on its neighbour and rival, Beaucaire… […]
Europe
On the Lavender Trail in Provence
with a hot air balloon sailing across a golden, early morning landscape of foot friendly hills and dales we set off on a lavender trail. […]