Spain
Writing about the real Tenerife
It’s sixteen years since we set up our first website to share what we were discovering about the real Tenerife. The website was an afterthought, designed to accompany a driving guide to some of our […]
The Canary Islands
Europe
The problem with walking routes in the Canary Islands
The first time we fell foul of the Canary Islands’ anarchic approach to marking walking routes was on La Gomera when a couple of signposts on one trail weren’t where they should have been. […]
El Hierro
El Hierro, Hiking At The Edge Of The World
Before Columbus stocked the Santa Maria with supplies from the neighbouring island of La Gomera and set sail on his atlas-changing voyage, the wild and remote Canary Island of El Hierro was the very edge of the Ancient World… […]
Europe
Seven Quirks in the Canary Islands
These seven mini wonders of our world are to located in the Canary Islands. […]
Food & drink
A Taste of Rural Idyll at El Mondalón on Gran Canaria
At first glance the menu appears to be typically Canarian with favourites such as papas con mojo (potatoes with hot sauces), albóndigas (meatballs) and solomillo (fillet steak) but closer study reveals an intriguing creative slant from Chef Pepe Gonzalez… […]
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. […]
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
Traditional Food on La Gomera, Almogrote
Alomogrote is traditionally made by using a pestle and mortar to mix very mature hard cheese, garlic, pepper, chillies, ripe tomatoes, pepper and olive oil until it… […]