I’ve never really thought about the early life of puppies before. We all know they’re off-the-scale cute, bags of fun, and can melt even the...
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There was a time when I’d have been seriously freaked out by the sound of heavy breathing directly outside the bedroom window, especially when the...
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This week I received a threatening letter from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary informing me our car had been observed speeding. When I saw where,...
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For more than a decade, I’ve been writing about living in another country in one format or another. Initially it involved shenanigans on Tenerife, and...
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A couple of friends asked us recently how it felt to be back in Britain, if we missed life abroad. Although we do miss many...
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Andy’s book The Banana Road documents our life on Tenerife – the good, the bad, the sad, and the downright shocking. Shocking because occasionally we...
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“Can I help you?” Danny asked. I looked at the person who posed the question. Despite my mouth starting to automatically say “No, thanks” my...
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It had been eight years since we sat on the covered terrace of our friend Jo’s parents’ house in Hay-on-Wye. Mid November, and the sun...
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The question popped into my head as we strolled around Exeter’s Christmas market and I realised, for the first time in almost two decades, 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]
