I’ve been many places where there’s been graffiti with a message which is a variation of ‘Tourists go home,’ or ‘Tourits go home’ as I’ve...
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Tenerife is so much better than snobs make out – so started a travel article in a UK tabloid. As I read it, I wondered...
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We’re almost British again, almost but not quite, not really. When you live abroad you get to keep your British passport but, in a way...
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Can you tell the difference between reality and fiction? Reality comes from the Latin, realis – related to things. Fiction comes from the Latin word...
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One of the things I regret about my photography is not uploading more images to stock photography sites. In my defence, I didn’t have much...
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We all read the newspapers that tend to reflect our views. I’m no different from anyone else in that respect. But what I’ve never been...
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I’d had my eyeballs sandblasted by storms while crossing endless barren deserts; my shins nibbled by tetchy piranhas when wading through tropical rivers; and my...
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Mentioning The Beehive bar in Puerto de la Cruz in my last post about travel writing brought back memories of Harry. Harry appeared in the...
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Some time ago I followed a resident travel writer vs visiting travel writer debate on social media where contributors discussed who could provide the greater/fresher...
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A patch of woodland on a winter day. Silent as the grave. Not even the slightest breeze to rustle the layer of oak leaves strewn...
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