This week I received a threatening letter from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary informing me our car had been observed speeding. When I saw where,...
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We hug, we kiss, we smile, and we laugh. As we walk into town, I give them a demonstration of voice recognition prejudice, my incalcitrant...
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For more than a decade, I’ve been writing about living in another country in one format or another. Initially it involved shenanigans on Tenerife, and...
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I wrote recently that a lot of copywriting left me cold. I also often claim that I don’t enjoy copywriting. This week I was reminded...
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A couple of friends asked us recently how it felt to be back in Britain, if we missed life abroad. Although we do miss many...
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…and feels guilty, as if they’ve betrayed their class just by being there. That’s how some journos like Owen Jones would have you feel anyway....
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Andy’s book The Banana Road documents our life on Tenerife – the good, the bad, the sad, and the downright shocking. Shocking because occasionally we...
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There’s an advert on UK TV which makes a certain cruise company’s holidays look highly appealing. The advert shows a family crossing a beautiful snowy...
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While some some campaign to save the planet, orcas, or a wheezy llama, the favourite preserve of a lovable bear from Peru is in danger...
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Apologies for that title, it’s not what you think. Or maybe it is … partly. The reluctant poo made an unexpected reappearance at a funeral...
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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]
