Europe
Ten Tips for Hiking in the Canary Islands
Walking in the Canary Islands is exhilarating stuff, but that near perfect climate has lured even experienced walkers into a false sense of security. […]
landscape
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. […]
Europe
Ten Different Scenes of Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is known for its beaches and for the perpetual breeze that attracts the surfing community to the endless white sands. And they do seem endless in parts. […]
La Palma
An Open Air Art Gallery for the People in Los Llanos de Aridane
On one street alone I’ve spotted naked people, cockerel carrying men, a mermaid, a mythical island and Jean Paul Gautier type sailors. […]
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… […]
Lanzarote
Landscapes of Lanzarote, Volcanic Vineyards
If Luke Skywalker had gone into the wine producing business instead of taking on the Empire, I suspect his vineyard would have looked something like this. […]
Lanzarote
Landscapes of Lanzarote, Mataburros
These freaky rocks stand out as being über unusual even by Lanzarote standards and have a name to match their unique forms… […]