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Cycling the ecovia from Ponte de Lima to Viana do Castelo
Europe

A Curious Incident On The Way To Viana do Castelo

October 20, 2020 Andy 0

Something catches my eye, movement by the water line about 200 metres to my right, on the far bank of the river. Squinting into the sun, I see what looks like the torso of a large man hauling himself out of the river, dragging his withered legs behind him… […]

Catalonia

Road tripping through three countries in the time of COVID-19

August 25, 2020 Jack 0

We drove through three countries, from Portugal’s Atlantic coast to Provence, not only switching from stuttering along in one language to another, but trying to figure out what COVID-19 restrictions applied where. […]

Hiking

Escaping from COVID prison to Northern Portugal

July 28, 2020 Jack 0

In these open hills there are no other people, most folk wouldn’t dream of walking when temperatures are predicted to hit the upper 30s, but there is an abundance of life. Ignoring us as we sit in the meagre shade of a human-sized cairn are wild Garrano horses. […]

Europe

Swapping package holidays for magical mystery tours

November 25, 2019 Jack 0

Greece was responsible for a radical rethink regarding how we planned our precious breaks from work. I was Mr Package Holiday arguing that, with only two weeks to spare at a go, I didn’t want […]

Aveiro

Into the north, a Portuguese road trip

October 31, 2019 Jack 0

This was meant to showcase why Portugal is such a popular holiday destination. But not everything went exactly to plan. […]

Andros

Adjusting to rural transport around Europe

January 16, 2019 Jack 0

As we specialise in hiking we regularly find ourselves in areas where figuring out how we’re going to travel to, or return from, a linear walking route using whatever local transport is available can prove somewhat of a ‘suck it and see’ exercise. […]

Alentejo

Finding the flavours of Portugal part 1, the north, central and Alentejo

March 19, 2018 Jack 0

Over the last twelve months we’ve visited all five of mainland Portugal’s regions, encountering a delightfully diverse gastronomy which has regularly surprised. This is an abridged version of regional dishes we enjoyed most in Porto and the north, central Portugal and also the Alentejo. […]

The mill at Ponte de Barca
Europe

Walking in the Lima Valley in Northern Portugal

January 14, 2018 Andy 0

The pace of life here forces you to slow down, change your stride to a step, and stand awhile to watch the herons glide above the teal surface of the river which lazily melts its way across the valley… […]

Dish of the day

Forget what it is and try sarrabulho in Minho

October 31, 2017 Jack 0

When Vitor, manager of the small but stately rural hotel we were staying at, described this classic dish from Ponte de Lima in Minho I must admit to having doubts about trying it. […]

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It’s Tenerife but not as you know it – THE BANANA ROAD by Buzz Trip’s Andrea Montgomery

Click to buy The Banana RoadWhen Andy and Jack buy a small house on a pitch ‘n’ putt golf course surrounded by banana plantations in the north of Tenerife, they encounter an eccentric neighbour who hints at a double life as an espionage agent; the Disney Gang; and a white cat with no tail, and a penchant for torture. An arrest and a sudden death turn their world upside down and open the door to a series of seemingly unrelated incidents. As Jesus takes up residence in the bottom of the garden and paradise begins to unravel, the shocking truth is finally uncovered and Andy and Jack face losing everything. CLICK HERE TO BUY THE BANANA ROAD

Portugal off the beaten track – Camel Spit & Cork Trees by Buzz Trip’s Jack Montgomery

Camel Spit & Cork Trees is an evocative travelogue covering areas of Portugal that still lie below most visitors' radar. When travel writers Andy and Jack Montgomery swap Tenerife for Portugal, they embark on a journey that takes them from the Algarve's honey-coloured coastline to the verdant valleys of the Minho, and from life on a smugglers’ trail in Alentejo’s border country to a farm beside a cork forest near Lisbon... [CLICK HERE TO BUY THE BOOK]

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