Booking travel online can be confusing and complicated. When I booked my flight from Glasgow to Berlin on the Easyjet site, I just wanted to book a flight but I had to go down a long list of options e.g. travel insurance, speedy boarding etc. It was really annoying and time consuming to untick all [...]
From next month “flogging” or misleading commercial blogging will be outlawed by the European Union. Under the new rules companies who post glowing reviews of their own products or services or pay others to enhance their reputation. will be liable to prosection. It’ll be interesting to see if transgressors will be tracked and prosecuted. It [...]
Nominations have opened for the 2008 Travvies. It’s up to you the readers of travel blogs to nominate your favourites. There are several categories: Best Travel Blog Best Single-Author Travel Blog Best Group-Written Travel Blog Best Destination or Trip Narrative Blog Best Informative/Practical Travel Blog Best Photography on a Travel Blog Best Big Media Blog [...]
We had lunch at the Ship Inn in Eyemouth, in the Scottish Borders today. The Ship Inn is on the waterfront at Eyemouth harbour, tel 01890 750224. The restaurant area of the bar is pleasantly decorated and there were vases of fresh flowers on the window sills. There are plain pine tables and harbour views [...]
The Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel has enraged advocates of healthy eating and attempts to change the high calore and fat content of the Scottish diet with the introduction of the “Glasgow Afternoon tea” which consists of jam sandwiches, teacakes, chocolate wafers, scones, pancakes and Irn Bru trifle. I’m surprised that deep fried Mars Bars are not [...]
The waves at Spittal beach, Berwick upon Tweed in the north east of England looked more like Atlantic breakers this afternoon. I’ve never seen such big waves in the 2 years I’ve lived in Berwick. I was expecting to see surfers there. Breakers at Spittal beach, Berwick upon Tweed It was amazing to watch the [...]
I was back on home territory in the Scotland in the Borders area this morning, braving the elements, with a walk along the River Tweed from Union Bridge and around the woodland walk at Paxton House. View of Union Bridge from riverside walk There was a period of steady hailstones leading to an accumulation of [...]
Yesterday I visited The Hirsel Country Park in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders. The park is part of a country estate owned by the Home family since 1611. There are various walk around the park, including around the lake. I really enjoyed watching the Highland cattle and their calves. Unfortunately the calves were too far [...]
I’m about to sign up as the new Wandalust blogger. Wandalust aims to give you the very best in travel and destination information from a UK perspective. Sounds like a pretty tall order but I’ll do my best. My first challenge will be to master the Moveable Type blogging platform as I’m used to WordPress. [...]
Snow and biting winds are forecast during the Easter Weekend. It’ll be bad news for attractions which are opening over the Easter holiday as I don’t see many visitors venturing out in these conditions. I was suprised when I read that it’s more likely to snow at Easter than Christmas. If you’re out rolling your [...]
