Well. We can finally 'reveal' (as news channels are keen on saying) that the television programme we took part in a year ago will - at last - be screened here in the UK. I know! Who knew?! The programme was (as we are sure you guessed) 'A Place in the Sun: Home or Away,' and we are to be seen tossing up (careful!) whether to purchase a property in Tenerife or Liverpool. Many of you would think, 'This is a no-brainer!' - but you'd be wrong, and the programme wil...

On Thursday we began the long journey back from Tenerife to our boat in the south of France. Don't worry... we're not expecting outpourings of pity; the only reason the journey was long was a really really early start followed by a three-hour flight to Barcelona followed by an-almost four-hour wait followed by an hour's flight to Marseille. Followed by an hour's (delayed) train trip and a 20-minute walk. But that's okay. No really. It is. While transiting at Aer...

The Apartamentos Bella Vista in Puerto de la Cruz is multi-storey hotel curved in a bow shape. It sits atop the cliffs and its convex side looks north directly out over the Oceano Atlantico, which is a myriad of blues ranging from deep aquamarine through teal to light blue, according to the swells, the wind and the sunshine. The hotel on the other hand is basically white with a bright green trim. The rendering is a stucco-style finish, both inside the rooms, rec...

I was ready for my close-up, but the workmen had just started pneumaticallydrilling and Harry the sound guy wasn't happy. So we waited. Luckily, Liverpool was looking splendid for all its camera shots - close or wide - in brilliant sunshine. Which is fortunate given that the British TV programme we were shooting for mentions sun. (Can't give too may details... contractual obligations etc) We'd arrived last Sunday after a long journey from Marseille. Actually i...