The sheep have been sent out to work. Not a lot has happened in our part of Portugal since the last entry. Spring has popped...
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I don't think we'll tell DC about the two spiders we had to evict this morning. They weren't tarantula-sized, but they were big enough for...
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It's a dreich old morning; the wind's howling and the rain's lashing against the living room window. It's blowing in from the south west which...
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A week ago it was 5C in our kitchen first thing in the morning, rising to a balmy 7/8C by midday. The kitchen wasn't the...
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€1.80 per portion. That's what our meal cost us last night. It was a creamy and zesty salmon carbonara which I'd happily have paid €10...
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At the end of each year we usually receive Inntravel's brochures for the following year, featuring Slow Travel holidays we've worked together on. Even if...
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It's been a quiet Natal on the farm, unsurprisingly. Christmas has consisted of lazy days lounging on the sofa beside a roaring fire; watching films...
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The leaves outside the window have teardrops on their tips. It's a drizzly, grey day and it's cold - around 7C. That might not seem...
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Things I don't hear in my local bar:“go back where you came from,”to someone who was born in the next street.“immigrants are stealing our jobs,”from...
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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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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]
