My intention was to finish off a blog post about a cool hostel called The Hat, Madrid. I circled my computer, thinking a coffee might help. So I made one and sipped it, searching my kitchen for inspiration, but found myself mentally listing dull domestic chores that needed doing instead. Then I chose not to ignore … More Roasted Garlic Procrastination
Here we go… We start early on Friday morning. Barely a snatch of sleep before up and out to meet the pitch blackness of night and a (far too) cheerful taxi radio. Four women sitting motionless in a cab whizzing on an empty motorway, stunned by the early onslaught of wakefulness. A surge of chat then sleepy silence. Airport … More Jottings from Andalusia
Feeling faintly ridiculous as I wrap my paprika in plentiful plastic bags, ready to be stuffed into my small suitcase. My tiny cabin bag contains fleeces, lots of layers, a head torch and an emergency blanket (my walking friends and I are not extreme hiking but we are a bunch of mums who have occasional slightly sensible thoughts about safety), and now into the case goes…. La … More Feeling ridiculous
It was a hasty way to begin a blog. My (whim-like) decision to travel nowhere without my beautiful new tin of paprika – and launch a blog about it – was acted on with a conscious swiftness designed to curb my cautious side from advising my impulsive one to stop and think. Perhaps that was … More Time to meet La Dalia Pimentón de la Vera
What to do with wanderlust when vast sweeps of the foreseeable future are charted with school and work commitments, and the calendar is crammed with highly important must-dos? Well, there are always other ways to enjoy travel… I discovered a treasure in our local Oxfam bookshop, high up on a display shelf. Its title drew me up … More A Virtual Visit to Italy (with a nod to Spain)
Have Paprika, Will Travel 