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The Unorthodox Pilgrim
July 29 2010
Trip Planning

The Unorthodox Pilgrim

Europe, Spain, Galicia

The real draw of the Camino de Santiago is not the cathedral in Compostela, with its holy bones, but the region of Galicia itself: its dense green hills, quirky Celtic roots, and Gallego superstitions. And the amazing seafood produced on its stark coastline.

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The First Castilian Frontier
July 16 2010
Trip Planning

The First Castilian Frontier

Europe, Spain, Castile/La Rioja

Head southeast from Burgos and you’ll find yourself in a realm of crumbling castles, Castilian cowboys and immaculate Romanesque cloisters. Then veer left over the Sierra de la Demanda mountains towards La Rioja—and some of the most spectacular hiking country in Spain.

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Beneath the Pic du Canigou
July 8 2010
Trip Planning

Beneath the Pic du Canigou

Europe, France, Pyrénées

‘The Pic du Canigou is my Eiffel Tower’, a winemaker in Roussillon told me; it overlooks the whole scene like the beacon of French Catalunia. The slopes and valleys around this famous Pyrenean peak make up one of my favourite areas in France to explore. And that’s saying something.

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The Chains in Spain
May 18 2010
Hotels

The Chains in Spain

Europe, Spain

In Spain a number of really excellent hotel chains that have figured out how to combine consistent quality, with character, style and vernacular, making the search for a great city hotel a whole lot easier.

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The Sherry Triangle
March 10 2010
Eat & Drink

The Sherry Triangle

Europe, Spain

There’s a reason Grandma’s been hoarding the sherry. Turns out she’s been keeping the best drink in the cabinet all to herself. It’s time to loosen her bony grip on the Amontillado. Here’s everything you ever needed to know about sherry but were too young to ask.

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The Parador Paradigm
March 5 2010
Hotels

The Parador Paradigm

Europe, Spain

If like me you groan at the mere thought of another Philippe Stark-designed hipster bar, or über-minimalist white-carpeted trend hotel where you can’t figure out how to turn the bathroom lights off, I bet you’ll love the un-hip un-cool not-at-all-with-it Parador hotels of Spain.

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