Back in March, Europe a la Carte proposed a blogging tour of the UK. Now the Sunday Times travel writer Chris Haslam is to undertake a 6 week coastal tour of the UK in a new VW campervan with blog updates to chart his progress. Unfortunately lacking in the clout and connections of the Sunday [...]
If you’re looking for a pit stop in the Scottish Borders, then the Stables Tearoom at Paxton House is a characterful and charming choice. You don’t need to pay to visit the stately home to frequent the tearoom. The old stables have been beautifully converted with the horse stalls a perfect size to house a [...]
I was pretty impressed by one of the ladies toilets at Amsterdam airport (Schiphol). Apart from being amazingly clean (as were all the ladies toilet in the airport) these facilities sported a very appropriate tulip theme. I applaud the time and effort spent in making these toilets so pleasant with a winning combination of cleanliness [...]
Yesterday evening we met our son at the Assembly Bar in Lothian Street in Edinburgh. It presents itself as a trendy type of bar to hang out, close to the university. There are some interesting murals adorning the walls and a mixture of tables with chairs and comfy sofas. We’d planned to sit outside but [...]
Andy Murray, the top male British tennis player, a fellow Scot, is one of the celebrities telling us of his favourite places in his home country in the Visit Scotland “Be Inspired” Campaign. It’s unfortunate that Murray crashed out of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships yesterday with a distinctly uninspiring performance. I suppose there’s always a [...]
Just a 2 hour (and 2 pounds!) bus ride west of the Golden City of Prague, the charming spa town of Karlovy Vary (also known as Karlsbad) is once again getting dressed up for its 43rd annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to take place July 4-July 12 2008. by NoblePiranha For 33 pounds, you [...]
One of the nicest places to be in south-west Germany during summer is out on the river. There are plenty of rivers to choose from but my favourite is to mingle with the local German tourists on a ferry cruising up and down the Neckar River, south of Heidelberg and north of Stuttgart. The Stumpf [...]
I know that talking about the weather is a British obsession. However it is amazing how much difference weather makes to a trip experience. Amsterdam canal view We visited Amsterdam for short break a few years ago at the beginning of April. The weather was absolutely awful, cold (around 7 degrees celsius), windy and very [...]
In recent years we’ve gotten used to the idea that former Soviet countries have taken off economically, but it’s hard to shake the stereotypical imagery of grey, dull concrete and cold, depressed societies. Then you wander into Druskininkai and you have to rethink those preconceptions. Druskininkai is a small town in southern Lithuania, only eight [...]
