€1.80 per portion. That's what our meal cost us last night. It was a creamy and zesty salmon carbonara which I'd happily have paid €10...
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I never once saw Sandy when he wasn't steamin', out-of-his-skull drunk, weaving anarchically along the pavement between the harbour and the Rowan Bar; our shared...
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Way back in 2006 we self-published our first travel guidebook. There was a simple reason for this. We'd spotted a gap in the market on...
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The marionettes came back to our street today, And another 100 souls were spirited away. They've been with us now for five years or more,...
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At the end of each year we usually receive Inntravel's brochures for the following year, featuring Slow Travel holidays we've worked together on. Even if...
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Somewhere out there in cyberspace my alter ego, Jack Sparkle, drifts aimlessly. He's a construct from a writing job from years ago which was most...
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It's been a quiet Natal on the farm, unsurprisingly. Christmas has consisted of lazy days lounging on the sofa beside a roaring fire; watching films...
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The leaves outside the window have teardrops on their tips. It's a drizzly, grey day and it's cold - around 7C. That might not seem...
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Glazed bloodshot eyes, a snort and a bellow He sways unsteadily from side to side And with difficulty raises his stocky head. There is still...
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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]
