Ugly Spain: How our favourite destination became an eyesore

A happy holiday is often about turning a blind eye – ignoring the inflated prices, brushing aside local problems, pretending the only view in the world is…

A Lanzarote package holiday may be frightfully un-middle class – but it’s the best I’ve had in years

Whitewashed lodgings We stare across at it from the terrace of our room, part of the whitewashed amphitheatre of lodgings around the pool – simple, practical doubles…