Why Valencia is the perfect base in Spain
Why Valencia is the perfect base in Spain A few years ago when we were looking for a base in Spain, one of our readers (Glenn, who I had previously met in Mexico) wrote us an impassioned email about …
A Guide to Novi Sad – and why we really like Serbia
A Guide to Novi Sad We’ve mentioned before that we like the gritty charm of Belgrade (a city we’ve been to twice now). But just a bit north of Belgrade is a city that was chosen as European Capital of …
Spain after lockdown: looking forward to the “new normal”
Spain after lockdown: looking forward to the “new normal” May 5, 2020 (day 53 of lockdown) It’s becoming clearer and clearer to anyone in Europe that life after lockdown is going to be anything but …
Andalusia’s underrated city: Jaén
Andalusia’s underrated city: Jaen We’ve been to Jaén a few times now. It makes for a good starting point for some of beautiful towns and cities in Jaén province: places like Úbeda, Baeza and Cazorla. …
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 44
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 44 Sunday April 26, 2020 We might finally have some good news. I’m mentioned previously that Spain has the strictest lockdown measures of any European …
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 32
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 32 Tuesday Apr 14, 2020. It was exactly a month ago that the lockdown started in Spain. On March 13 the government declared a State of Alarm, the next …
The Ultimate Guide to Canada
The Ultimate Guide to Canada. The mistake most travellers make when visiting Canada is to underestimate its size – this is a huge country, the 2nd largest in the world. So any itinerary that, for …
How will the Coronavirus change the way we travel?
April 6, 2020 I think the coronavirus has set in motion major changes that will affect the travel industry for many years. For most people reliant on the industry (they say that 1 in 10 people work in …
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 18
The coronavirus in Spain: lockdown Diaries Day 18 Tuesday March 31, 2020. “Well, Isn’t that fucking special !?” Who else had that reaction upon hearing that China – where the coronavirus all began – …