Camel Spit & Cork Trees: A Year of Slow Travel Through Portugal
Camel Spit & Cork trees is a travelogue which is partly about learning to live as a foreigner in Portugal and partly about delving under the skin of areas that aren’t so well known outside of the country. It’s about the land, the people, the food, the weather, the wildlife … and the insects. It’s also packed full of historical, cultural and quirky snippets we picked up during a journey which has not only been an education, it’s been a lot of fun … mostly.
So what’s camel spit got to do with anything? You’ll have to read the book to find out.
“…This book is a must read, and also a great inspiration for travel to Portugal.” – Robert Tellier, Gr8 Travel Tips
The Real Tenerife: An Insider's Guide
The most comprehensive guide to Tenerife available in the English language, written with insight and passion by travel writers who, for 14 years, lived and worked on the island, travelling its length and breadth to research, photograph and record every aspect of island life.
Instead of endless hotel and restaurant listings, some of which will be out of date before the virtual ink has even dried and all of which most people consult TripAdvisor and Booking.com for, regardless of whether or not they have a guide, The Real Tenerife concentrates on information you can’t source from anywhere else. The result is a guide which will remain relevant for years to come.
Walk This Way Tenerife
Walk This Way features the best of Tenerife’s walking routes written by travel writers who specialise in Tenerife and the Canary Islands. Some are well trodden favourites, others are strangers to the walking groups; lovely trails that were once the lifeline between communities and are now only used by neighbours and by cats on their morning constitutionals. The book includes: Concise and accurate directions, distances and timings for more than 30 of Tenerife’s best walking routes from around the island. Grouped by geographical area, advice is given on weather conditions, types of terrain, what flora and landscapes to expect and even where to answer a call of nature in each location. Routes cover distances that vary from 1km to 17.5km with walking times varying from 1hr to 6hrs 20mins and from easy strolling to trails recommended for fit and experienced hikers only.