Follow the coast of Africa down from Morocco towards the equator and the Canary Islands soon become visible. Despite the fact they lie off this huge continent though they are in fact part of the EU – as the seven islands were subdued by Spain in the early 15th century. Providing the nascent empire with [...]

We often need a way to break the monotony of existence. Usually in some form of relaxation. For some reason, I’ve always chosen weekends hotel breaks as my way to get away from everything. Either that, or I have always gone trekking round Europe or Asia on buses and rail. So I’m used to sleeping [...]