‘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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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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After years of living in climates where autumn sort of shuffled in rather than announce itself by parading a flamboyant burst of rich colours, we’re...
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We’re in the process of doing something we swore back in 2017 we’d never do again – buying a house. Anyone who’s read Andy’s book...
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A few weeks ago, The Guardian’s Tim Dowling’s wrote about catching Covid so late in its arc that nobody really cared anymore; not even his...
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It turns out our MP is, or was, the tractor porn guy. Having lived in the Tiverton and Honiton area for one year now, I...
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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]
