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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Just over two months have passed since we negotiated the obstacle race of moving from one country to another during a pandemic. For six weeks...
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I wanted to read and yet didn't want to read Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize. Set in Glasgow in the...
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Guachinche. There's a word for you. It's a lovely word which slips off the tongue like a child down a slide … when you know...
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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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I suddenly realised I didn't have a photo of my book, Camel Spit & Cork Trees, with any of its 'star' characters, which was somewhat...
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Why write it? What makes it different from any other travelogue about life in another country? These are the sort of questions I beat myself...
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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]
