Inspiring Travel Writing from Jenny Pidgeon
Jenny Pidgeon specialises in Spain, Portugal and the Balearics. She speaks fluent Spanish and Portguese after studying languages at Edinburgh University and has spent over two years living in Ecuador, Brazil and Spain. She has also travelled widely in Southern Africa, Northern India and Europe, doing everything from teaching English to building school classrooms and digging cesspits.
Articles by Jenny Pidgeon
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Ca'Bauta
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Italy
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Veneto Region
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Venice
The Ca’Bauta is a charming and friendly hotel located in Castello, away from the crowds around San Marco. This position is perfect for visitors who have been to Venice before and want to stay somewhere intimate in a part of town that is not over-run...
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U Krále Karla
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Czech Republic
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Prague Region
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Prague
Very similar in style and atmosphere to its sibling U Páva down the hill, U Krále Karla was opened as a hotel in 1994. The imposing building dates back to the Benedictine monks who occupied the original Gothic structure before it was rebuilt in the...
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Hotel Colón
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Catalunya
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Barcelona
The main draw of the Colón is, of course, it’s location. Bang opposite Barcelona’s imposing cathedral in the centre of the Gothic quarter, tourists visiting the historic city can’t get much more in the centre of things (although it is less...
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Son Xotano
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Mallorca
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Son Xotano
Son Xotano is a gentle, charming place to stay – a traditional country house owned and run by grandfather-figure Pedro who potters around the place all day. Speak to him (in Spanish – his English is proficient but basic) and you will learn all sorts...
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S’Hotel d’es Puig
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Mallorca
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Deià
The affordable alternative to La Residencia, S’Hotel d’es Puig is perfect for those who want to come to Deià but don’t have the bulging bank balances necessary for staying over the road at the big place. In some ways, the Puig is more charming –...
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Madison Manor Boutique Hotel
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Canada
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Ontario
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Toronto
Madison Manor Boutique Hotel is located up at Bloor and Spadina, a fair walk from the downtown shopping and entertainment districts, but convenient for the university, Casa Loma, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario – all of which...
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Hostal Villaverde
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Mallorca
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Deià
The Villaverde is a very friendly budget option in Deià. Run by an ex-fisherman (he proudly displays an old sea-faring photograph above the fireplace in the sitting room), the hostal has white walls and beamed ceilings. The small sitting room is...
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Es Castell
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Mallorca
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Binibona
Es Castell must have one of the most stunning natural situations on the island, with panoramic views stretching for miles across the gentle lowlands of central Mallorca. Atop a hill near the tiny village of Binibona, you reach Es Castell by a bumpy...
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Can Furiós
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Spain
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Mallorca
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Binibona
Can Furiós is an intimate and very friendly ‘petit hotel’ in the tiny hamlet of Binibona. Located in the foothills of the Sierra de Tramuntana, the six-or-so houses that make up the village look out over the rolling green plains of central Mallorca...
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Hotel Sax
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Jenny Pidgeon
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Czech Republic
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Prague Region
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Prague
The Sax is the sister-hotel of the delightful U Zlaté Studné, but the owners have gone for a radically different style here. The result is almost entirely unsuccessful. Things start off well enough; a large four storey white building well situated...