El Hierro
The Mysterious Life of a Volcanic Village on El Hierro
The village, now an Eco Museum and sanctuary for some of El Hierro’s giant lizard population, lies in the Valle de Golfo at the foot of an overbearing cliff face… […]
Spain
Europe
The Stylish World of Tasca Telémaco on La Gomera
There is an air of imagination and ambition swirling around Tasca Telémaco. The inside dining area shares space with an art exhibition… […]
Fuerteventura
Barbary Squirrels and Bearded Goats on Fuerteventura
I saved my biscuit just for him. I know I shouldn’t encourage him, but he’s unbelievably cute and his gentle touch on my finger as he reaches for the packet, melts my heart. But then the caress turns frantic… […]
As we walked out
As We Walked out to Agulo on La Gomera
This is the Canarian Island of La Gomera and we’re in the middle of bruma (low cloud) high up a cliff. The mist obscures the summit; a fact I’m glad about… […]
Europe
Mixed Feelings about Tejeda on Gran Canaria
Tejeda on Gran Canaria looks the perfect Canarian village. It reclines on the hillside gazing out over some of the most epic views in the Canary Islands… […]
El Hierro
The Lost Piglets of El Hierro
I don’t know what we’d expected when the 4×4 drew level with us on the dirt track in the hills on El Hierro, but it wasn’t a question about piglets. […]
Europe
The Beautiful and Sad Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
What did I expect from the Island of Wolves (Isla de Lobos) lying off the coast at Corrralejo on Fuerteventura? Not wolves for a start. But I did expect it to… […]
Europe
Pepe and his Maracuya on La Gomera
Although we’re on a quiet path outside of Agulo, at that precise moment a man with a deeply tanned face framed by a snowy beard walks past carrying a bulging… […]
Europe
Snapshots, Remains of the Past on Lanzarote
The only thing I really liked about Puerto del Carmen on Lanzarote when we visited nearly a quarter of a century ago was the old harbour… […]
Andalucia
Snapshots, Medlar the Rotten Fruit
It’s squishy, ugly and nearly rotten or, to give it the term that doesn’t make it sound quite so bad, bletted. Medlar is an old fruit… […]
Austria
Picking at Breakfasts around Europe
The realisation dawned that there is never going to be any time that I am going to think to myself ‘I really, really fancy tucking into a bowl of muesli.’ […]
Europe
Fuerteventura, from Beach Resort to Walking Destination
It started in October 2013 with a photograph on facebook and a comment about what an amazing surprise the Canary Island of Fuerteventura was turning out to be. […]
Europe
Barren & Beautiful, the Oldest Canary Island
Endless plains devoid of flora generally leave me cold. Shaven hills look sad and apocalyptic. As for a landscape where rain is a rare visitor; hell on earth. […]
El Hierro
Quesadilla, a speciality of El Hierro not Mexico
What do you mean a quesadilla isn’t a tortillas filled with cheese?
Obviously it is… if you’re in Mexico. If you happen to be on the Canary Island of El Hierro… […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Grèvol in Llanars, Girona
Situated on the edge of the tiny village of Llanars, the Hotel Grèvol exudes the warm, cosy chalet appeal of an Alpine hotel. In winter, with a snowy icing, it… […]