Miami South Beach
J and I returned last week from our winter holiday in the United States. Here’s the first instalment of photos, all of which were taken during the first few days of our trip at Miami Beach in Florida. I’ll be releasing the remaining four instalments in the next few days, so watch this space! As I’m sure [...] More about Miami South Beach
Culture and Columbus in the Canaries
We took a short but very welcome trip to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the third week of November. Las Palmas is Spain’s seventh largest city and the administrative capital of the Canary Islands. J and I stayed at the AC Hotel overlooking the Parque Santa Catalina and, further off toward the horizon, the busy [...] More about Culture and Columbus in the Canaries
If Van Gogh had Wheels
A rather belated entry, this, but we’ve been very busy lately with Fincaso’s first year-end! J and I decided to do something a bit different over August bank holiday So I booked some flights and wrote to some hotels and then spent three weeks planning a short driving holiday in the South of France. Three days isn’t a [...] More about If Van Gogh had Wheels
A glimmer of London summer
We took a train down to London recently to visit J’s sister. It turned out to be a rare hot weekend in the midst of this disastrously wet summer. More about A glimmer of London summer
Lakes with the Lads
Locations included: Kirkby Stephen Ullswater Kirkstone Pass Grinton Richmond, North Yorkshire More about Lakes with the Lads
Girona and the 3rd Caixa Sabadell Etnival
Now let’s get one thing straight: Girona is a city in Catalonia. It is not in Italy - if you think that, you’re crossing Genoa and Verona and you’re getting Gerona (sic). J and I visited Girona last week, right before my 28th birthday, for the 3rd Caixa Sabadell Etnival, a free world music mini-festival held [...] More about Girona and the 3rd Caixa Sabadell Etnival
Eastbourne
J and I spent the recent wet Bank Holiday weekend in Eastbourne, visiting Jim Wilding and his son Ashley. The weather did destroy a lot of good photo opportunities. As soon as we stepped out of the car, we were totally drenched by hard rain and nigh blown away by the crazy coastal winds! I think we [...] More about Eastbourne
Valencia
J and I visited the venerable Catalonian city of Valencia on the eastern coast of the Iberian peninsula. The city is an unusually harmonious mix of old and new: the ciutat vella (old city) is all cobbles and charm, whilst Santiago Calatrava’s extraordinary buildings rise up towards the sea, distinctive against a cloudless sky, white on [...] More about Valencia
Ladybower and Castleton
Last week, J and I took a walk around the Northern section of Ladybower Reservoir and Castleton, both in Derbyshire. Regular readers will remember our visit to Longdendale in February 2007, so this is kind of a sequel. The Derbyshire reservoirs are a fascinating aspect of the region and these photos are hot off the press. More about Ladybower and Castleton
