The Europe a la Carte Summer 2010 Blog Tour too place  6 – 10 August 2010 with accommodation provided by Premier Inn. Loch Faskally, Pitlochry, Perthshire My first night was spent be in my city of birth Dundee.  I stayed at the Premier Inn Dundee Centre which is right on the waterfront at the Tay [...]

Update 1 January 2012 – I’ve received four out of the five cashbacks with no problems, just one more to go at the end of the month. Update 24 August 2010 – I’ve updated the free gifts which have changed since my purchase last month. I just signed up for an 18 month mobile broadband [...]

If you’re already living in Europe and decide to take a European family holiday, you’d be unlikely to take a flight of more than a few hours. I envy you! For my trip to Germany with my four-month-old baby, getting there will take close to 24 hours, coming from Australia. You can probably understand I’m [...]

Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is a charming and mesmerizing European city, one of the best places to visit in Europe.  I have supporters in the Europe a la Carte blogging team.  Karen explains why she loves Brussels and Andy apologies for all the city’s unjustified boring tag. There are a lot of things to [...]

Sevilla, usually referred to as Seville by English speakers, is  one of the great cities in Spain.  From the times of Moorish rule to its storied past as the center of bullfighting, there are so many things to do Seville.  As we explore some Seville attractions, you’ll begin to understand what a diverse, beautiful European [...]

Zagreb is a small city. But for its size it has more than a fair share of museums and galleries such as the Zagreb City Museum. My travel tip is to go Zagreb art gallery hopping during the summer months. This European city empties out during this time; most of the town’s residents head to [...]

I’ve stayed at Edinburgh First at Pollock Halls University of Edinburgh student residences quite a few times over the years but not since 2008.  I thought that the rooms were a good budget option especially for single travellers.  I stayed here again for one night over the weekend of 24-25 July 2010 and to attend [...]

While you’re off exploring the wilds of rural Ireland, if you find yourself in the northwest of the country, don’t miss Bunbeg (A Bun Beag) a popular County Donegal attraction and  Europe’s smallest harbour.  It’s a charming little place, as you would no doubt expect for this wonderful part of the world: Unsurprisingly, the harbour [...]

If you’re shopping in London, going out of the normal destinations can pay dividends. Not just because it’s less crowded. But those little shops that you spend a while looking for are really worth it. And interiors and textile shop Lisa Stickley London is one of those. It’s in Clapham North, in a rather lovely [...]

With all the grand monuments of Roman, Greek and Ottoman past spread all over Turkey’s Aegean coast, it’s easy to forget that the area plays an important role in the history of Christianity too. A visit and day trip to Mary’s House near Selcuk is a reminder. As is so often the case, legend and [...]