“Enjoy your holiday,” smiled our neighbour, knowing fine well the reason we were travelling to the Canary Island of La Palma was for work and...
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How to choose a book to read. What a condescending title. Everyone knows how to choose books, don’t they? The answer to that question is...
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I’ve never had experience of living in a village until now. I’ve lived in small communities. Rothesay where I grew up was one. Living in...
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Becoming a travel writer ruined some travel articles for me. The more I learned about travel writing practices in general, the more selective I became...
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How do you fancy a plate of roast paw followed by tuna from the iron? These were two of the options I was presented with...
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‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ Neil’s earpiece crackles, and an apologetic voice from mission control says, ‘Sorry, Neil, you’re...
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There are at least five ways to access the village by car, all of them narrow country roads. Narrow they may be, but they seem...
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Bearbaiting was a popular sport, until it was banned in 1835. Ducking stools were used in Britain to punish a range of criminal offences up...
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I recently met a man who knew everything. EVERYTHING. He knew all about places he’d never visited, implements and machinery he’d never laid his hands...
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We were snowbound in Devon this week; the first time we’ve ever been hemmed in by the snow. The weather clearly has a sense of...
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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]
