I’ve been looking at car hire prices from Rome Ciampino airport for nine days in mid May. I’m taken aback by the high prices, the best price I can find for petrol supermini such as a Renault Clio is £254 with Econony Car Hire, including two drivers and no insurance excess to pay. by casewell_tom [...]

Happy 2009 EALC Readers! Fireworks over Edinburgh – Copyright by Andrew Hayes I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions; I think if someone needs improved or changed or done, don’t wait until January to put it onto your to do list! However, I have several items on my agenda for Euro-wonderful travel this year and [...]

This Christmas, in between the turkey and mince pies, I escaped to the gorgeous Greek island of Skopelos, by watching the recently released DVD of Mama Mia. The film is a frothy musical fantasy, with those catchy Abba tunes set against the idyllic Greek island setting. Of course this is the Greece we dream of, [...]