As far as red bridges are concerned, it is a shame that the Golden Gate Bridge is so much more widely known than the Forth Bridge. The latter is no… Read More
The Forth Bridge
Review: New Europe
Michael Palin of Monty Python fame also has a long-standing career as a travel documentary writer and host and I recently re-read the book accompanying his documentary “New Europe”. Apart… Read More
Teide National Park
Considering that I love the ocean, flowers and trees, I was a little iffy about visiting the very barren looking Teide National Park, which seemed quite the opposite of the… Read More
San Cristóbal de la Laguna
The town of San Cristóbal de la Laguna on the island of Tenerife is remarkable in that it was built as an unfortified town during a period of colonisation. This… Read More
Review: Travels with my Aunt
For my first post within my new category of travel literature reviews, there was no choice but one of my all-time favourite authors: Graham Greene. Technically, the subject of this… Read More