Lindos is the prettiest village on Rhodes, Greece, and the one place on the island’s east coast we’d happily go back to. Whitewashed lanes and terracotta roofs, an ancient acropolis on the cliff above, and a sandy bay on either…
Taghazout’s year-round mild climate makes it a good destination most of the year. For us though, Taghazout is a winter sun destination where we escape the chilly and grey UK weather for 10 days of sun, surf and tagine. The…
Taghazout is a small village with three distinct areas where you may want to stay. Where you base yourself really shapes the trip, so here’s how the three main areas compare: We’ve stayed in Taghazout on three visits, in 2017,…
Lanzarote is the northernmost island in the Canary Islands. You’ll find plenty of Spanish influence here in the tapas and culture. But the island has its own distinct identity. The volcanic landscapes are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The…
Most travel guides will send you straight to Cascais — and Cascais is great — but the Lisbon coast isn’t one beach. It’s a string of beaches and most are reachable by train in 25 to 40 minutes. After a…
The Costa del Sol has a reputation for being a strip of resort towns that could be anywhere and attracts mainly foreign tourists. Estepona is on the Costa del Sol coast, thirty minutes west of Marbella, is an exception. Estepona’s…
Málaga is small enough that no area is really a bad choice, and different enough between neighbourhoods that the choice still matters. The old town is walkable and loud. The beach neighbourhoods are quieter and further out. And twenty minutes…
Málaga was not as expensive as we thought. We spent a weekend and working week in Málaga, exploring the city on our days off and in the evenings. We ate out, but we also bought groceries and cooked in. We…
We spent a week in Málaga, working on weekdays and getting out into the city in the evenings, before heading down the coast to Estepona for a few days with Luke’s family. It was a good way to see the…
The best wine bars in Brighton are across the city and to a mile west along Church Road and Western Road in Hove. Brighton and Hove sits in the middle of English wine country and it draws exactly the kind…