I recently used the HotelsCombined site to find cheap accommodation in Edinburgh. The site came up with a pretty good deal of £24 for a single ensuite room in central Edinburgh at the Osbourne Hotel. Hotelscombined is completely independent and isn’t paid to promote a specific hotel or site. They search for the cheapest price [...]
I really like visiting graveyards and cemeteries and the Old Town Cemeteries lie on the way up to Stirling Castle. View to Stirling Castle There are two distinct graveyards beside the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling. The “Old Kirkyard” has some headstones dating from as far back as 1579. The rows of headstones [...]
I had lunch at Duncan’s in Perth with a friend this week. They offer a two course lunch for £10. Duncan’s pride themselves on “fresh food sourced locally and cooked with respect”. They appear to change the lunch menu monthly. I had the market fish which was sea bass served with fried potatoes and bacon. [...]
As a fan of Travelodge, I was very disappointed by the room in which I stayed at the Stirling Travelodge earlier this week. The bathroom ceiling of room 26 was mouldy and covered in brown spots. Bathroom ceiling of room 26, Stirling Travelodge Now I have to admit that I checked in late after a [...]
Isn’t it amazing that a recent opinion poll highlights that US consumers are more satisfied with the customer service delivered by the IRS than by airlines. The IRS scored 63%. 1% higher than the lowest scoring cable and satellite TV companies and 2% lower than the IRS. How can the tax office, grabbing the tax [...]
If you’d like to read tips from top travel industry bloggers, you can download the free pdf file of “Tips from the T-List eBook” at the Highland Business Reseach site. The T-List stands for tourism and travel blogs, an initiative to promote the diverse array of travel blogs. It’s fascinating to read this collection of [...]
I’ve heard quite a bit about the UK launch of Kayak, initially from my husband when he was searching for a second hand kayak to purchase. He found it rather frustrating that this travel site kept appearing. It does seem a bit of a strange name but I’ve read pretty good things about Kayak UK, [...]
If you like to win 2 nights free accommodation in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital recently voted the best UK short break destination then enter the Scottish Apartments competition. Edinburgh Accommodation Apartments in Edinburgh Edinburgh is one of my favourite cities in the UK. I know I’m biased being Scottish. If you do visit don’t just [...]
I spent an extremely pleasant November evening strolling along the Thames Path from Tower Bridge to Westminster along the north bank of the river. I started at Tower Bridge Underground station, walking down to the river as dusk was beginning to fall. Tower Bridge at dusk I headed west along the well signedposted river walkway. [...]
Make yourself at home anywhere in the world, live like a local and stay for free One way to enjoy free accommodation during your travels is arrange a home exchange. The Home Exchange Website allow members to list their own property and to search for accommodation in a location that you’d they’d to visit. It [...]
