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...