In cities, time often feels segmented. In the countryside, it feels cyclical. Quarters versus seasons. Spending time in both makes you notice how differently ...
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Everyone says "Don't Go To Praia!" Well we did. We sailed into the bay and moored at the fishing pier next to fishermen. The beauty of living on a sailboat is ...
Finally I depart Santa Cruz de Tenerife. And I don't go it alone, I'm accompanied with six crew members. All pretty hot looking. But before heading off, I go ...
It's about time to say goodbye, but before that I have to do a couple of things. One fish out a camera I dropped to the bottom of the marina, and it's deep. ...
Carnaval is finally over and I have another friend come to visit me and Galopin. Laura from Marina Lanzarote. She came to stay a few days before sailing a ...
More Cranaval... yes! In my opinion you don't do things half way, you go all the way. So I close Carnaval de Santa Cruz and enjoy weeping for the burning of ...
Is it the best Carnaval in the world? The locals think so. As for me I think it's insanely fabulous. Everyone participates and gets dressed up in costume. The ...
Carnaval is about to begin! But before that you'll be introduced to boat hitchhikers. There are many who come by your boat asking if you'd like to take them ...
Yes it does snow in the Canaries! And this year was exceptional as the snow fall was in lower altitudes and abundant. My friend Saray came to visit for a few ...
Why do people come to the Canaries? My brother came with his girlfriend to visit me and Galopin. The conquistadors came and conquered. Pipo and Eleonore to ...
We ring in the New Year in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This is the Holiday special episode where we take you from Switzerland to sailing off the coast off Tenerife ...
Rockstars come in various shapes and forms as you'll see in this episode. In Tenerife, there is always something new to see. And more people to meet. Like a ...
I've been living in Santa Cruz several weeks now. Most people just stay long enough to do some repairs, shop for provisions, have a quick visit of the city and ...
Our last leg of our circumnavigation of Tenerife island ends climactically! Weather predictions don't say much about crazy wind effects near the coastline, and ...
Tenerife island is the largest of the Canary Islands. And we're sailing around it. Our circumnavigation takes us to the southern part of the island. Where the ...
It seemed appropriate to sail around the island of Tenerife since Dan was visiting me and Galopin. Before setting off for the circumnavigation, we visit one ...
Tenerife is a popular tourist destination, but I wanted to see places less travelled. I stumble on a colourful little coastal pueblo and my friend Daniel comes ...
After a last day sail up the coast of Tenerife, me and my cousin have a last night in Santa Cruz. And it's a pretty good one, but he's gone back home. And I go ...
Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands and the most varied in landscape. Beaches, mountains, forests, deserts and of course volcanos. Me and my cousin ...
I can't find my sailboat, but find myself back in my old profession. I get lost in the English countryside but find one of my old friends and Stonehenge. I'm ...
Music everywhere. A mock WWII battle. Hommage to the military. A short taste of Carnaval, all this in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Then I land in ...
After cruising around 6 Canary Islands, it was time to stroll around Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Galopin was moored at Marina Santa Cruz which at the city's feet. ...
Please be advised there is a bit of vulgarity in this episode. (At about 5:48 for a few seconds. You have been warned if you want to skip it:-) I've been ...
I'm back in the UK for a few weeks and today, on the same day the Tour De France came through Saffron Walden, I called in on Rob Hill of Urban Picnic ...