Based on my experience during the Newquay leg of the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour, if you’re looking for a nice cup of tea with a great view in Newquay, make a beeline for the traditional Headland Hotel at Fistral Beach. At the Headland you’ll be served a pot of tea accompanied by a pot [...]
If you’d like to join in the 2009 Wales Valleys Walking Festival, all walks are free of charge and are led by experienced leaders with local knowledge. The walks are graded from easy, some exertion, strenuous and very strenuous. Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales There are almost 30 different walks on offer, so why [...]
I asked for tips on what to do and see on the Cardiff stop Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour, on the blog and on Twitter. Here are the tips which I received to help you make the most of your visit to the Welsh capital. The Big Wheel in Cardiff over the Big Weekend Tips [...]
I requested tips on the blog and on Twitter about what to do and see on the Manchester stop of the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. Here are the tips I received to help you make the most of your visit to Manchester. Manchester through the centuries Tips Paul Morris of the Chocolate Cafe recommends [...]
Cardiff in Wales was the final stop on the Europe a la Carte Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. As I arrived in Cardiff at 21:00 on Thursday 30 July on the bmibaby flight from Belfast and I flew back to Edinburgh at 08:20 on Saturday 1 August. I was only really in Cardiff for one [...]
I asked for tips on what to do and se on the Newquay stop of the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour on the blog and on Twitter. Below are the tips I received, so if you’re planning a visit to Newquay you can get some local insider advice on what to do and see in [...]
I asked for tips on the Europe a la Carte Blog and on Twitter on what to do and see when I was on the Birmingham stop of the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. So if you’re planning a visit to Birmingham here are some insider tips from locals and tweets, to help you get [...]
I was in Belfast from the 28 – 30 July during Europe a la Carte Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. It was my first trip to Belfast, for which I’d read a lot of positive things about being a great city break destination. View over the city from the top of the Belfast Wheel I [...]
Wow – this year’s Edinburgh Festival is turning out to be the biggest of all time. And with that the streets are VERY crowded. But after you’ve had time to check out some of your festival favourites (did you see our best of the free fringe?), here are some tips of where to go to [...]
I was in Manchester from 26 – 28 July during the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. I arrived on the flight from Newquay at 23:00 and headed stright for my hotel, the Manchester Abode. Madchester pavement sculpture, Northern Quarter I met up with tour guide Chris Norwood the next morning. He’d put together a “Manchester [...]
