The 3 Harbours Art Festival runs from 31 May to 8 June 2008 in the three coastal villages of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, in East Lothian a few miles east of Edinburgh. The Festival was highlighted as one of the “Best Outdoor Arts Events” in the Guardian. The Festival theme is the sea, an [...]
I was incredulous when I read tip no 5 to “buy your sun cream in Winter when it is cheaper” in the “5 Top Tips for Proper Holiday Budgeting” by a leading UK debt counselling charity. Now the other four tips are pretty sensible e.g. shop around for the best deals and set aside a [...]
by shriff14 Representatives of the Tirolean Tourism Board in Austria are whipping up the rumour that London tap water has passed through an average of eight people before you drink it to launch the promotion of pure Tirolean bottled water in London. A spokesperson from the Tirol is quoted as “Iwondering what London’s fish swim [...]
You may have heard of Ruinair an ever expanding low cost Irish airline renowned for its customer service. Well the Irish author Paul Kilfuff had such a memorable taste of this customer service with a ten hour delay on a not so low cost 300 euro flight to Malaga that he hatched a cunning plan [...]
Every year on the last Sunday in May, hundreds of wineries welcome visitors to the “Cantine Aperte“. On this day many small wineries which may not usually offer public access can be visited by wine lovers. You can taste the wine and buy direct from the producer. Some wineries also offer samples of local food. [...]
Euro Travellers are looking to squeeze more value from their Euro when travelling in Euro Zone in Europe which includes most of the major destinations such as France, Italy, Spain, Greece and Ireland. In order to help you get more from your euro Europe a la Carte has lined up some great panelists to give [...]
As part of the preparation for the live blog on “How to get more from your Euro” to be hosted on the Europe a la Carte blog , I asked the 6 panelists to email me their top 3 tips for squeezing more from your euro when travelling in the Euro Zone. I added my [...]
I’m delighted to announce the 6 panelists for the live blog “How to get more from your Euro” on Tuesday 20 May 2008 at 20:00 BST. I asked the panelists to email me an introduction to themselves and their blogs which I’ve listed in alphabetical order of their first names. Christopher Cook currently lives in [...]
I used the Airport Parking Shop price comparison site to find the cheapest airport parking for our trip from Edinburgh to Pisa at the end of May 2008. Although we could take the train from Berwick upon Tweed to Edinburgh on the outward trip we arrive back at Edinburgh at 20:30 too late to be [...]
Easycar.com have done some research into the causes of arguments between British couples when driving a hire car abroad. My ears pricked up at this as my husband and I will be hiring a car to explore off the beaten track in southern Tuscany and Umbria at the end of this month. It doesn’t exactly [...]
