Gran Canaria
Finding the Right Path, Google Maps V Conventional Maps
“In a race to get across countryside from A to B I bet using a conventional map I could beat someone using Google Maps.” […]
La Palma
Europe
Travel Moments, La Palma’s Singing Bush
“That bush is singing.” By this time I was beginning to contemplate looking around for a large stone and carving out all the things I think people should do… […]
Europe
The Birdman of Los Tilos
Our paths and that of the birdman of Los Tilos crossed three times. Each one benefited us in one way or another. […]
Europe
Enjoying the Salt of the Earth at El Jardín de la Sal on La Palma
It’s fair to say the dessert at Jardín de la Sal restaurant was a work of art, and not just because its creator had seen fit to autograph it. In fact, you could say it […]
Europe
The Salt Gardens of Fuencaliente on La Palma
Lovely though the lighthouse is it’s another man-made creation which draws the eye, the salt gardens of Fuencaliente, better known as Las Salinas, the salt pans. […]
Europe
La Palma, the Canary Island Time Forgot
La Palma is possibly the purest of the Canary Islands, the one where the past somehow feels a little bit closer like it’s a Canary Island in the mould of… […]
El Hierro
Looking North in the Canary Islands
Despite the Canary Islands occupying a position in the Atlantic to the left of North Africa and the Sahara Desert, this European north/south picture is often… […]
Europe
The Traits and Trails of an International Walking Scene
Although our group didn’t represent all the countries in the European Union, there was a healthy mix; Germans, Belgians, a couple from mainland Spain… […]
Gran Canaria
Trekking in Paradise, Walking in the Canary Islands
Having walked on five of the seven Canary Islands, or six of eight if you include La Graciosa, we’ve been wowed by every one… […]
Europe
City Guide to Santa Cruz de La Palma
As gateway to an island as rich in natural treasures as it is poor in mass tourism, the city offers its own blend of history, architecture, shopping and dining. […]
Europe
The Height of Flower Power at Corpus Christi in Mazo, La Palma
The laying of flower carpets for Corpus Christi is a widespread tradition but there’s only one place in the world where the flowers are laid vertically instead of horizontally, and that’s in Mazo on La Palma. […]
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… […]
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… […]
Food & drink
A Visit to the Aldea Rum Distillery on La Palma
Don Manuel removes the cap from a bottle of Reserva 10 Años (10 Years Reserve) and pours two shots. I’m expecting to judder but the rum slips smoothly down my throat, warming and comforting. […]
Food & drink
Review of La Placeta, Santa Cruz de la Palma’s Jazzy Traditional Restaurant
On the seafront side, La Placeta’s 18the century façade forms part of one of the biggest attractions of La Palma’s capital, Los Balcones… […]