Coffee & Books for a Great Cause
They make you a damn good cup of joe, and they’re not doing it for profit. Paper & Cup is an arm of the Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT), a locally-based charity organization

Shop your heart out
Dinosaur Designs creates stunning table top items, and jewelry. Recently, they’ve also launched furniture. Their main material is resin, and all items are handcrafted in their studio in Australia

Artisan Shops and Great Vibe
Many towns have a specific area, where artists and artisans settle to open shops and slowly begin to activate a previously overlooked, quiet area, which is usually away from the main fray. Calle Bencomo in San Cristobal de La Laguna has just that feeling of being discovered soon.

Kite Boarding and Surfing Capital of Tenerife
On one of my discovery drives across Tenerife, I landed in El Médano, a bohemian, laid-back surfing town, that so far at least, seems to have escaped main stream tourism.

Turbulent History & Volcanic Pools
The small town of Garachico is known for its turbulent history, its dramatic location at the foot of a tall cliff, and for its volcanic pools.

Rock On
Hard Rock Hotels provide an immersive experience to music lovers of all ages. In Tenerife I encountered romantic couples, party groups, families,

Hike the Canarian Machu Picchu
One of my most memorable experiences on Tenerife was a 3.5 hour hike, from a small mountain village, Masca, down to the ocean.

Ravoux Inn–Vincent van Gogh’s Final Quarters The Ravoux Inn (also known as the Maison de Van Gogh) is located in the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, just north of Paris. When Vincent…

On the way, we came across a number of signs, that showed Van Gogh’s final paintings in front of their original subject matter, where it still exists, of course.

It’s an invigorating 15 minute hike up the hill, from the river towards Château-Gaillard, the castle that Richard The Lion Heart built between 1196 and 1198.