'Culture is not your friend'
Living in Granada, with its attendant places of interest, I’ve never had much time for the throngs of visitors who flock to its world...
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- Jul 18, 2016
- 2 min
Orkney, Where History Lives
Saint Magnus cathedral set a tone for my visit to the Orkneys. There was an absence of that grandeur one feels in more traditional larger...
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- Jul 15, 2016
- 3 min
To the ends of the Earth
Every inch forward I moved from the Cromarty Firth took me further north than I’ve ever been before in my life. John O’Groats was one of...
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min
Photographs - Scotland trip
Photos of my Scotland trip - Glasgow, Skye, Orkney, Inverness, Moffat are available at my Facebook art page. Click here to see them.
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 2 min
Skye - Reflections
It was with great anticipation that I steered my car over the Skye road bridge and into Kyleakin. The last time I’d visited I’d been a...
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- Jul 13, 2016
- 2 min
Over the Sea to Skye
Barely a week has passed since I left Cádiz and I’ve had precious little time to process the events of my Spanish travels. After spending...
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- Jul 5, 2016
- 4 min
Notes for the Discerning Traveller in Spain
desplazarse por español 1. On long bus journeys avoid sitting in a front seat where you have a full view of the driver. I sat in the...
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- Jul 4, 2016
- 3 min
El Fin
scroll down for English Me sentí mal por Sevilla. Hay tanto a apreciar en la ciudad, además de la estupenda catedral, pero simplemente no...
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- Jul 3, 2016
- 4 min
Los Locos de Sevilla
Scroll down for English El tamaño no lo es todo. Excepto, tal vez cuando se trata de catedrales. El tamaño es más o menos de punto con...
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- Jul 2, 2016
- 2 min
Cáceres
Scroll down for English Eso, fue Cáceres. Es una ciudad relativamente pequeña, pero está lleno de cosas interesantes y me gustó mucho....
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- Jul 2, 2016
- 1 min
Photographs
Photographs of the tour can be viewed in full at The Art of Derek Dohren Facebook page.
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- Jun 30, 2016
- 4 min
Viajando hacia el sur
Scroll down for English El viaje de autobús de ayer de Oviedo a Salamanca era una prueba de resistencia para decir lo menos. Puntuado por...
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- Jun 29, 2016
- 1 min
Oviedo
desplazarse a español I didn’t see the best of Oviedo. I was exhausted when I arrived so decided to use my time here to recharge the...
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- Jun 28, 2016
- 4 min
Bilbao y Pais Vasco, adios
desplazarse a español I don’t know what will happen to me in the future but I hope to cross paths once more with Pais Vasco. Bilbao was a...
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- Jun 26, 2016
- 3 min
San Sebastian
desplazarse a español I’m in a country within a country. There is a clear feeling of having crossed a border into another realm even...
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- Jun 25, 2016
- 1 min
Photos part 1
More images can be seen at my Facebook page - The Art of Derek Dohren
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- Jun 25, 2016
- 4 min
Day 5: Tarragona to San Sebastian
desplazarse a español I’ve become one of those annoying people on trains. No, not the type who yells into his mobile phone for 45...
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- Jun 24, 2016
- 1 min
Tarragona
desplazarse a español I checked into the wrong hotel by mistake yet the receptionist booked me in, having seemingly confirmed my booking...
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- Jun 23, 2016
- 5 min
Valencia
desplazarse a español At the charismatic yet slightly menacing Mestalla stadium I can’t imagine there are many better ways for the first...
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- Jun 22, 2016
- 3 min
Cartagena a Valencia: "A game of two halves, Jeff."
“Un juego de dos mitades, Jeff.” (referencia a futbol Inglés) desplazarse a español So that was Cartagena then. I’m left with mixed...
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