Croatia
Swimming Boars, Mad Commandos and Sime Fio on Hvar
Within an hour of arriving at the Hotel Podstine in Hvar we are sitting in the sun, overlooking one of those perfect rocky coves that Croatia does so well… […]
Europe
Europe
World Cuisine, Recipe for French Shepherd’s Pie (Boeuf au Gratin)
It had been a while since we’d cooked boeuf au gratin and we’d completely forgotten how its flavours bring on a completely over the top bout of the ‘bravos’… […]
Croatia
The Complicated Business of Buying a Snack in Zadar
It was lunchtime. It was hot. We fancied a drink and we were ready for our first snack in Zadar; some local goodie which would get on famously with a bottle… […]
Catalonia
The Pyrenees Drove Me To Gin
The Mare bottle is calling my name, haunting me all the way home.
I cannot believe that I seriously considered paying €38 for a bottle of gin. I blame it on the Pyrenees. […]
Europe
Walking Across Gran Canaria from the Mountains to the Sea
As we didn’t know for sure that we could find routes that enabled us to walk from the hills above Maspalomas all the way to Agaete on Gran Canaria, there was… […]
Europe
Lunch At The Historic Schwarenbach Hotel in Kandersteg
The food at the Schwarenbach isn’t gourmet; the décor isn’t casual chic or boho brash; the menu isn’t molecular and the wine isn’t vintage. But the welcome is as warm as your local on a winter’s weekend night… […]
Europe
Checking into Tunte, or San Bartolomé de Tirajana, on Gran Canaria
For a small place Tunte has bags of interesting and curious corners; secret alleys with cobblestones and rusty old pant plots filled with… […]
Catalonia
Between the Mountain and the Sea, a Taste of Catalan Cuisine
We were walking between villages in The Pyrenees checking route directions for Inntravel. We expected hale and hearty mountain fare to accompany us. But this is Catalonia […]
Croatia
Driving on Croatia
There are over 22,000 sq miles of Croatia to explore, including its host of islands that pepper the coast all the way from Istria to Dubrovnik. If you want to see as much of it as you can, a car may be your best option. […]
Croatia
Strange Seafood in Croatia, The Secret of Noah’s Arc
The seafood risotto was so good it had just raised the bar of expectation regarding the cuisine in Croatia so high that a basketball player could have limbo danced… […]
Croatia
Is Café Buza in Dubrovnik as Good as People Say?
I’d first read about Café Buza on Tripadvisor a couple of years ago. Rave reviews waxed lyrical about this ‘hidden away’ bar with ‘stupendous views’. […]
Europe
In Search Of Sunrise on Mount Rigi
We counted about eleven pre-dawn risers, the expressions on our faces mercifully veiled in the thick fog that enveloped us, rendering each other and our surroundings almost invisible. Only the eerie tinkle of cow bells emanating from behind the wall of bone-chilling mist convinced us that, beyond where we huddled, peaks and valleys lay, their ‘mighty panorama’ cloaked beyond any hope of visibility. […]
Catalonia
When We Were Models in The Pyrenees
Our friends at Inntravel wanted to inject more reality into the images in their brochures and our 9 days walking in The Pyrenees just happened to coincide… […]
Europe
Gatwick, My Idea of Travel Hell
If I thought I was over the worst of my Gatwick experience I was sadly mistaken…by this time there was near anarchy in the queue with everyone, including me, clearly able to see that the EasyJet check-in system SUCKS. […]
Croatia
Croatia After Dark in Photos
When darkness falls, places change their personality and looks. To get the feel of any destination, it’s essential to wander the streets and explore alleys at night… […]