Gran Canaria
The Best of Rural Accommodation on Gran Canaria
When we visited Gran Canaria we were fortunate to get to stay and eat at some fabulous rural houses and hotels that were right up our quaint and quirky little street. […]
Spain
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. […]
Barcelona
24 Hours in Barcelona
Nearly every little bar and café looks inviting in Barcelona but start the day in opulent style at the café in the Palau de la Música Catalana… […]
Catalonia
Paddling in the Rice Fields with the Eco Warrior of the Delta de l’Ebre
On an eco-safari with Catalan eco warrior, the poetic Polet on the Delta de l’Ebre you get close to nature and nature gets close to you. […]
Andalucia
A Whistle-Stop Tour of Granada
Granada, the great city of the Moors where the centuries have fashioned the architecture and culture with Romanesque, Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy and… […]
Andalucia
Gobsmacking Gildas, Tasty Tapas in Ten Seconds
Listen carefully, I’m going to teach you a magic trick that will wow your friends and have your taste buds calling for an encore. […]
Catalonia
Review of Hotel Abadía del Priorat, Torroja del Priorat
Located in a sleepy but atmospheric little town, the Hotel Abadía del Priorat is one of those small Catalonian hotels which feels like an nice and intimate… […]
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… […]
Andalucia
Moro Cooking, Walking and a Taste of Village Life in Andalucia
In the mouth the light, golden pastry melts into the creamy fried egg yolk before the fiery harissa paste kicks in, tempered by the salty anchovy and rounded off with the peppery coriander. It’s fried egg, Jim, but not as we know it. […]
Andalucia
Learning Moro Cookery & Exploring Las Alpujarras in Pictures
There is something poetic about the Las Alpujarras countryside; it rolls and cavorts into the distance, never fully coming into focus as the low winter sun… […]
Catalonia
El Caganer, the Mischievous Rogue in Spain’s Nativity Scenes
He is El Caganer (I won’t bother with the translation as it’s a case of ‘say what you see’), an essential and very popular part of just about every belén… […]
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… […]
Barcelona
Eat but Don’t Tell, a Truly Secret Restaurant in Barcelona
I couldn’t quite get my head around the fact that it was actually a secret restaurant – they didn’t want to advertise their presence… […]
Catalonia
Being Wined, Dined and Wowed at Magical Castell d’Encus in Tremp
Not all vineyards weave as potent a magic spell; it requires a delicious mix of ingredients and Raül Bobet’s Castell d’Encus near Tremp has them by the fairy dust load. […]
Asturias
Bite Me, Restaurant Tierra Astur in Oviedo
Not so much a case of ‘eat me’ but ‘meat me’ at this wonderfully quirky shrine to Asturian cuisine outside of Oviedo. […]