For the past week I’ve been driving around Girona province, Spain, researching for the forthcoming book. Several days ago I was passing through a small town high up in the Pyrenees mountains and stopped at… Read More »A Village Connected Yet Isolated
I’m currently in Girona province, Spain, wrapping up research and photography for the forthcoming Discover Splendid Girona (the second in the Discover Travel Guides series). Early in the trip I went on a day’s drive… Read More »How not to say “the grass is always greener” in Spanish
The following is a brief book extract from the history chapter of Discover Charming Andorra At the start of the 20th century Andorra was still cut off from the world and the economic situation remained… Read More »Short Extract: Discover Charming Andorra
Last week I stayed at this hotel (part of the Best Western brand) on my way to Spain. When searching for accommodation I had specific aims: it had to be close to the motorway, roughly… Read More »Review: Sure Hotel, Limoges (France)
At a campsite near Benidorm some time ago I rediscovered an ability to move with an alacrity long dormant. Chatting with our Spanish neighbours on the pitch next to ours, we were interrupted by their… Read More »Fearfully Sprinting for My Life
I have heard of this Andorra, and have purposely abstained from touching it, because I think it ought to be preserved as a political curiosity. Napoleon Bonaparte(Image: Wikipedia Commons) When writing Discover Charming Andorra I… Read More »Andorra: “A Political Curiosity”
Travelling in Castellón province in our motorhome a few years ago my wife and I inadvertently skirted briefly into the Twilight Zone. Pulling off the motorway searching for a cash machine we ended up in… Read More »Where Time Stood Still… and Taps!
Currently working on the next volume in the Discover Travel Guides series. It follows on from the first in the series, Discover Charming Andorra. The new volume will be published and available by 31 March… Read More »New Book Title Coming Soon!
Welcome to the site! Hobbyists and enthusiasts are often warned that developing their passion into a new job or career can destroy their love for what once brought joy and pleasure. I knew someone who… Read More »Welcome!
