If I spotted a book with the title Zombie Cat Plague, would I check it out? Possibly, but that’s only because cats are badass at...
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Occasionally I see online spats about rural driving v town & city driving. Having experienced driving in both rural and urban areas in various countries,...
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Years ago, after watching A DVD of the cult movie Donnie Darko, Andy and I and a couple of friends spent hours discussing what it...
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There was a moment, a long moment lasting a few days just before Christmas, where I asked myself why I was bothering writing fiction. From...
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On Tenerife, our house had walls so thick and uneven it was impossible to hang pictures on them. In Portugal, we rented a house on...
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Places inspire us. That inspiration forms the basis of travel writing, or it did when writers such as William Dalrymple had me vicariously following him...
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All the world is a pantomime. At least that’s how it feels just about every time I dip into social media. Aha! If you don’t...
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John removed his green quilted gilet and draped it across the back of the stool. He grabbed the peak of his Tweed flat cap and...
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Trying to take a decent seasonal photo has driven me mad this year. I look out the window and can see an alternative rainbow of...
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A line in a newspaper report over the weekend jumped out at me. It was this: ‘A Black woman hasn’t won the Booker prize since...
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By the Time Dawn Breaks
A tale of mystery & magic from the Canary Islands. available to buy on Amazon here
Camel Spit & Cork Trees
A fast-moving travelogue about life in off the beaten track areas of Portugal - [Find Out More]
The Real Tenerife
An insider's guide to Tenerife written with insight and passion by travel writers who, for 14 years, lived on the island ... [Find Out More]
Walk This Way Tenerife
The best of Tenerife’s walking routes written by travel writers specialising in Tenerife & the Canary Islands... [Find Out More]
