Described as “a silver thread in a ribbon of green” the Water of Leith Walkway runs alongside this small river for 12 miles as it flows through Edinburgh from Balerno to enter the Forth Estuary at Leith. It is remarkable that within a couple of minutes you can leave the hustle and bustle of the [...]
I was amazed to read about Voytek the ursine 2nd Polish Transport Company army recruit who carried ammunition along the lines during battle the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The troops adopted the orphaned bear when they were in Palestine in 1942 and he soon become one of the boys enjoying his beer and [...]
Kids under 15 go free on Legoland holidays , on the basis of one free child per paying adult, on these selected dates throughout 2008. March: 15-20, 25-31. April : 1-4, 21, 24-28. May: 1-2, 8-12, 15-19, 22-23. June: 2-30. July: 1-23. September: 8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29. October: 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-24. Legoland Holidays offer [...]
For a limited time, Lonely Planet Publications is offering 30% off plus free delivery, if you spend more than £25 sterling/40 euros/40 US dollars. If you planning some trips this year, it’s a great time to buy guidebooks to do some planning and research. If you have family or friends who love to travel, why [...]
I was certainly aware of rising prices in the last week, Diesel had gone up another one pence a litre to £1.07 when I filled my car, I read that British Gas were increasing their prices by 15% and in the supermarket a 4 pint container of milk costing around £1 a few months ago [...]
Travelodge have rooms for £19 during the period 7 – 24 February, the half term holiday period for English schools. You need to book 18 days in advance and payment is non refundable. I had a look through available rooms in central Scotland and there was good availability in most of the lodges e.g. Stirling [...]
It can be pretty difficult and time consuming to find a good hotel online. We’ve all been there trawling through lists, wondering which hotel to book. Yes you can shop on price alone with price comparison sites such as HotelsCombined but most of us would like to book something of reasonable quality too. This is [...]
Stirling was awarded city status in 2002 as part of the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. I lived in the Stirling area for 18 years. I loved living there as I had the benefits of a large town/small city yet you could be in the countryside in a few minutes. Stirling sits in the centre [...]
I read about one of the wackiest stabs at authentic travel experiences today, a cruise ship with a real grass lawn. Celebrity Cruises decided that having a grassy area would add to cruise passengers enjoyment and that artificial grass would not sit well with the company’s mantra of providing “authentic experiences”, so it had to [...]
I now a expert on the Worldreviewer website. I read that Worldreviewer was tipped to one of the travel websites to watch in 2008 and were looking for travel experts with detailed knowledge in specific areas so I thought I’d have a closer look at the site. It’s aimed at the “lifestyle” or “experience” traveller [...]
