Can you tell the difference between reality and fiction? Reality comes from the Latin, realis – related to things. Fiction comes from the Latin word...
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Some time ago I followed a resident travel writer vs visiting travel writer debate on social media where contributors discussed who could provide the greater/fresher...
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One feeds mind and soul, the other feeds the body. Apart from providing nourishment, there are other parallels between food and books. The 2023 Winner...
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On Saturday night, we popped along to a nearby pub with friends to check out what the food was like; it had recently swapped hands...
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Choosing a cover for a novel can sometimes feel as though it involves as much head-scratching and chin-tugging as writing the book. The initial cover...
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Andy and I didn’t know it at the time, but our very first commission for a travel article back in 2004 taught us a number...
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I can’t remember the last time I sent a pitch for a travel article to a newspaper or magazine. It’s something that doesn’t really interest...
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I’d promised myself I wouldn’t be overly judgemental. I wouldn’t let our experience of working with a specialist walking company for over a decade get...
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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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Every so often someone tries to dazzle me with statistics. There are different ways to react when faced with stats. One is to blindly accept...
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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]
