La Gomera
A Guide To Vallehermoso on La Gomera
Vallehermoso is a sleepy rural town below the imposing Roque Cano that is surrounded by tiny agricultural terraces, towering peaks and a landscape ripe for exploration on foot. […]
The Canary Islands
Europe
Beware of Barrancos in the Canary Islands
The immediate danger of barrancos is their inherent propensity to swallow hikers. Just a couple of weeks ago two hikers died in two separate incidents and on two different islands, by falling down barrancos. […]
Food & drink
In the Kitchen with José Marín, Head Chef at Restaurant La Parrilla
In one of the most prestigious hotels in the Canary Islands a young chef named José Marín is sitting opposite me in his crisp chef’s whites and his tall toque… […]
Hiking
Rural Hotel Tamahuche, Vallehermoso, La Gomera
A restored, 19th century town house, Hotel Tamahuche is all mudejar-styled wooden ceilings, oak floors and wooden window seats and is the perfect place to kick off the hiking boots and melt into its rural tranquillity. […]
Food & drink
La Parrilla Restaurant at Hotel Botánico, 5 Star Canarian & Spanish Cuisine
The delicate vanilla salsa transforms the dish from being excellent to being one of those incredible combinations that linger deliciously in the memory… […]
Europe
Hotel Botánico, Tenerife
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The Canary Islands
Travel Writers Create Original Material Whilst Travel Bloggers Write About What They Did on Their Holidays
There are more myths in travel writing and travel blogging than in The Odyssey and the one about traditional travel writers seeking out fresh original copy when they visit a destination whereas bloggers… […]
Food & drink
A Taste of Spice, The Killer Mojos of La Gomera
I’ve eaten them more times than I can remember; so many times in fact that the act of spreading the rich red or glistening green paste on the obligatory bread in Canarian restaurants has become an almost subconscious semi-automated act. […]
Hiking
A Photo Tour of Six Days Walking on La Gomera
On La Gomera you’re either going up or you’re going down, so six days of checking walking routes for Inntravel was an opportunity to get in some serious barranco hiking… […]
Lanzarote
The Blog Trip Model That Won’t Cost Tourist Boards the Earth
Tourist Boards don’t need massive resources to plan and implement innovative blog/press trips. In fact it’s possible to host regular blog trips that won’t be a drain on either financial or staff resources. […]
Food & drink
The Art of Lanzarote Wines
Lanzarote’s award winning Malvasía wines can hold their heads up when it comes to quality, and given the difficulty of their birth, that’s quite some achievement. […]
Europe
Learning to Stand Up Paddle in Lanzarote
Spending a couple of hours learning to master the basics of Stand Up Paddle (SUP), the new board sport that has exploded on to the surf scene like a tsunami, taught me three things. […]
Europe
Discover Costa Teguise in Lanzarote, Outdoor Living and Creative Cuisine
Although developed as a tourist resort, Costa Teguise on Lanzarote’s south east coast has a pleasing small town community feel to it, possibly as a result of two factors. […]
Europe
César Manrique, Made in Lanzarote
Like the creator of his own Universe, Manrique’s hand is in the very landscape of Lanzarote; the uniform, low, white buildings that stand against the black, volcanic terrain like images from an old scrap book of some distant, African land… […]
Europe
A Different View of The Canary Island of Lanzarote
Anyone who dismisses the most easterly of the Canary Islands as a purpose built, package holiday hell obviously has the observational skills of a blind albino cave crab. […]