One of the things I was worried I’d miss about living abroad was wandering around farmers’ markets, picking up local goodies direct from the people...
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July in Britain was a soggy one. But as I listened to, and read reports of wildfires around the world, I was reminded why summer...
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We bought our house from ghosts. People who did not exist in human form. It’s the only explanation I can come to why whenever we...
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Accents and writing different languages were recurring topics last week, in both my work and daily life. Writing different languages I use Spanish phrases throughout...
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‘There’s an ice cream van in the village,’ Andy interrupted long overdue hoovering to inform me of this surprising development. The village has one street...
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On Tenerife, we’d step from our front door and walk through banana plantations to a trio of the best black sand beaches on the island,...
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‘Why have we never had a bird feeder before? It’s an endless source of entertainment.’ ‘Well,’ Andy replied. ‘There were the cats in Stockport. Cats...
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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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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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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]
