A family trip to Pine Cliffs Resort in the Algarve, Portugal, including a cooking class at Mimo.
Five Days in Fez
Al-Karaouine Mosque and (the world’s oldest) University, founded by a woman in the ninth century. Picnic on the roof terrace of our Air BnB apartment in the Medina (technically shared, but no one else ever used it). The view from…
The Taste of Andalucia 2017 – new flavours and textures
Another odd-yeared September, another highly enjoyable few days spent sampling the latest gastronomic innovations from around Andalucia – and meeting the minds behind them. The biannual food exhibition, Andalucia Sabor, held its sixth edition in Seville last month, with as…
Game of Thrones Season 7: locations around Seville
So the new, penultimate season of Game of Thrones is out – and yet again, Andalucia is a favoured location for the seven episodes. This time you will be able to spot the Roman site of Italica, the castle of Almodovar…
A family weekend in Granada – Part I
Living in a city as beautiful as Seville, it’s easy to become complacent. With characteristics alarmingly similar to a Sevillano’s, displaying that inward-looking attitude that so disturbs me, I have actually started to believe this is the most wondrous city…