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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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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The forthcoming release of the movie version of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing got me thinking about great books that became bad movies, and...
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I put it partly down to TripAdvisor restaurant reviews that I don’t have as much hair now as I did ten years ago. With my...
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I’ve always believed people who read books are more receptive to new ideas. Possibly because that’s partly what I get from reading books. Review sites...
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Here’s something to ponder before reading the second paragraph. Think of first lines from five novels. The first five that pop into your head. What...
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When it comes to travel writing, knowledge boosts confidence. I know how much I know about the places I write about. I know I know...
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Over the past few days, I’ve been mining Thesaurus like mad. Having to write a series of blurbs about holidays in the snow has had...
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This weekend I found myself engrossed in the movie Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley as GCHQ whistle-blower Katherine Gunn. As well as being a shocking...
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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]
