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. […]
Hiking
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… […]
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. […]
Food & drink
Hungry to Discover Gastro-Hike Destinations
Some destinations offer great walking but functional rather than outstanding food; in other places you can gorge on the finest of food but then not have any… […]
Africa
The High Atlas Mountains in Photos
The Atlas Mountains appear as though they could have remain unchanged since gods and men fought, haggled and tricked each other on their sparse slopes… […]
Hiking
La Palma’s Guiding Lights
There is never any substitute for the mass of experience and knowledge about a place that is stored in the memories of those for whom a destination is their home and their livelihood… […]
Hiking
Lucky 13, The Marcos y Cordero Tunnels on La Palma
The previous day we’d trekked the hot and steamy Caldera de Taburiente; this route to the Marcos Y Cordero springs was a different animal altogether… […]
Hiking
Finding Rural Accommodation on La Palma
It’s the sort of place you dream about on cold, wet, dark winter afternoons when you’ve forgotten what it feels like to have the sun on your skin… […]
Hiking
Hiking La Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma
I emerge from behind a rock face to see him sitting, cross-legged on top of a basalt boulder ahead of me, his expressionless face watching… […]
Hiking
After the Forest Fires on La Gomera
As we turn east towards San Sebastián the landscape beside the road transforms from simply being arid to apocalyptic, with a sea of twisted black… […]
Gran Canaria
A Sunday Stroll from the Parador to Tejeda on Gran Canaria
The Tejeda walk is bookended by two basaltic towers; Roque Nublo (without the clouds that inspired its name) at the start and Roque Bentayga, once the dramatic… […]
Asturias
Astounding Asturias, The Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa have a Tolkienesque grandeur to them. They were a natural barrier to the invading Moors who marauded through most of the rest of Spain in… […]
Marrakech
The Marvellous and Maddening Medina in Marrakech
Fascinating but frustrating, the Marrakech Medina is full of wonders for sure but the level of mithering in certain areas can be overwhelming and exhausting. […]
Europe
Walking in Gran Canaria’s Parque Natural de Tamadaba
We round another bend in the path and the view below us suddenly opens up to reveal a landscape of such dramatic beauty that it demands we stop in our tracks and capture its perfect profile. […]