I’m off to Dublin from 8 – 12 October 2009. My accommodation is already sorted, courtesy of the Arlington Hotel O’Connell Bridge, I asked for tips on what to do and see in Dublin and received a flood of great tips which you can read below, to help you plan your Dublin trip. U2 Wall, [...]
Between 16 October – 1 November 2009 Faskally Wood, close to Pitlochry in Perthshire in Scotland, will be magically transformed by the nightly Enchanted Forest lights show. I’ve been intending to visit the show for a couple of years but this year I’m going, I’ve been given complimenatary tickets for Sunday 18 September. I aim [...]
I had a good chuckle the other day when a press release came across my desk. It was the results of a survey by the Post Office Travel Money Card (which isn’t a bad idea, actually, if you want an easy way to get foreign currency abroad) and the title of the survey reuslts: Package [...]
Part of my anticipation for going on holiday is to download any free podcasts I can find and listen to them as I walk to work – it helps pass the time and provide a little relaxation and inspiration at the beginning and end of my working day. So when I visited Berlin earlier in [...]
In this guest post, Emily Starbuck Gerson from Austin, Texas who runs the travel blog Maiden Voyage, geared toward travelers in their 20s, tells us about her trip to Hadrian’s Wall Country in Northumberland, England. Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland, England Two summers ago, I was traveling throughout the UK with my mother. She won a grant [...]
Swedish history is in abundance in the town of Sigtuna. Viking history mixes with medieval Swedish history that lives on today. Some historians and archeologists believe the Viking town of Birka was abandoned for Sigtuna. Whether this is true or not, the history of the town can still be seen today. Sigtuna is dotted with [...]
As Andy quite rightly recently mentioned, there’s a lot that’s worth seeing in Warsaw, and one place I found particularly moving and interesting is the Jewish Cemetery (it’s on Okopowa Street). It’s a huge place covering some 83 acres, and much of it is in disrepair, but that’s partly what makes it interesting. Being one [...]
Every weekend without fail, I make my way to one of Zagreb’s landmarks – Dolac, the open air farmers’ market. Located a few paces behind the city’s main square, this is Zagreb’s oldest and most frequented market. Dolac is often referred to as Zagreb’s belly. It was set up in 1930 on the grounds of [...]
If you plan to visit castles, gardens and monuments during your trip to the UK, the Great British Heritage Pass saves you money and time. Overseas visitors to the UK can buy the pass online. The pass gives you free entry to a vast array of heritage properties owned by the National Trust, Historic Scotland [...]
f you’re visiting London with the family, there’s plenty to enjoy that won’t blow the budget. In fact most of London’s museums are free and in South Kensington you can take your pick from the big three; The Science Museum, The Natural History Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. They all make great efforts [...]
