Catalonia
Slow Travel Though Towns and Villages in the Pyrenees
In the case of our last visit to The Pyrenees it was the latter. Long walks across rolling hills, over sharp peaks and through drowsy villages… […]
Spain
Catalonia
Mushroom Hunting in Spain
The pungent odour of mushrooms is intoxicating, it’s enough to make you want to tear your clothes off and roll naked in damp moss… […]
Catalonia
Stormy Weather and Chamois at Ulldeter in the Pyrenees
Our ascent through the partly rocky, partly grassy gorge to the Refugi d’Ulldeter was one of those climbs where it was difficult not to beam like a loon… […]
Hiking
Winter Ski and Summer Walks at Vall de Núria
In winter the slopes of the 3000 metre peaks are thick with snow providing ski and snowboarding pistes. In summer the valley opens up for spectacular walks around the peaks and down the gorge following the Núria River. […]
Europe
An Afternoon in Agaete and Puerto de las Nieves on Gran Canaria
Puerto de Las Nieves and its big brother, Agaete (with which it is almost joined at the hip) are quite quirky little places that deserve more than a passing glance from the car window. […]
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
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 […]
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… […]
Food & drink
The Art of Dining, Casa del Caminero in Tejeda
The entrance to Casa del Caminero is comfortably unfussy. The decór and furnishings almost seem random and casual, but in that artistic way where… […]
Gran Canaria
An Unexpected Act of Generosity on Gran Canaria
The Molino de Agua has many personalities; as well as being a rural hotel and restaurant it has a wellness centre, an adventure park and a small farm with animals. […]
Europe
Review of Rural Hotel PosHada, Gran Canaria
All polished wooden floors and white walls, traditional Canarian architecture is teamed with beautiful period furniture and bohemian panache to provide eclectic style amongst the rolling hills and valleys of Gran Canaria. […]
Gran Canaria
Walking With a Very Naughty Dog on Gran Canaria
Hada, apparently, has a habit of keeping walkers company as they go exploring the green and pleasant land that is the north of Gran Canaria… […]
Food & drink
The Curious Case of TripAdvisor and the Canary Islands
However, whilst checking out reviews for the Canary Islands recently, my research threw up a major flaw with TripAdvisor’s restaurant reviews… […]