It’s the time of year when I get the urge to breathe new life into our The Real Tenerife website. This feeling is prompted annually...
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The socialist newspaper the Morning Star popped up in my Facebook stream last week. The post involved a report criticising Paul Nowak, General Secretary of...
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‘Do you think what happened to Jay Slater will affect the number of people going on walking holidays?’ asked one of our nieces when we...
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It’s picking at a scab, I know. But when more Google Alerts popped up with articles related to the ‘outrage’ at locals on Tenerife protesting...
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To begin writing, I have to get my head into the zone. It doesn’t matter whether it’s fiction or travel writing, I need to tune...
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I’ve been many places where there’s been graffiti with a message which is a variation of ‘Tourists go home,’ or ‘Tourits go home’ as I’ve...
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Tenerife is so much better than snobs make out – so started a travel article in a UK tabloid. As I read it, I wondered...
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We all read the newspapers that tend to reflect our views. I’m no different from anyone else in that respect. But what I’ve never been...
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Mentioning The Beehive bar in Puerto de la Cruz in my last post about travel writing brought back memories of Harry. Harry appeared in the...
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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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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]
