Fiona's Blog

In the town itself a wealth of seafood-loaded restaurants, taverns and tapas bars are helped...

As we negotiate the snaking roads of the Ring of Kerry in western Ireland, it...

24th April 2018 The Padova to Venice commute – easy!

Think of Venice and you don’t only think of its phenomenal beauty and history, of...

One approach to Latin America is to track down places with names inherited from Spain,...

18th February 2018 Ometepe – volcano-contemplation in Nicaragua

Nicaragua has suddenly hit the travel hit-lists after lurking in the shadows for decades due...

25th January 2018 Madrid Fusion 2018 – chefs return to earth

For 15 years Madrid Fusion has been an established highlight of the Spanish culinary calendar....

6th January 2018 Ubeda – Spanish ceramics in the sierra

It’s too easy to miss out on Andalucia’s mountainous interior, which in some ways is...

Bethlehem‘s identity was set in stone some 2000 years ago when a certain baby was...

20th November 2017 50 years on in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Old City of Jerusalem feels like such a secret city, an ancient labyrinth of...

Jump in a taxi in downtown Ramallah, agree on a fare of about 40 shekels,...