Tomorrow, 11 November – Armistice Day, is observed and commemorated differently around the World today. In France it is a national holiday, and most if not all communes will hold ceremonies at their monuments aux morts where they will remember their forefathers who fought and died for their country during World War I. This bronze [...]

Karen and I were guests of inntravel on their Citrus Groves & Dramatic Coast walking holiday in Mallorca during late October 2010. Our single centre holiday was based in Soller, in the north west of this Spanish island. I sampled inntravel’s Cuber to Soller self guided walk which is graded as moderate. The walk can [...]

I have had some awful experiences with SAS.  Awful.  In fact, for a stretch there, I couldn’t get through a flight with SAS without something happening, bags being lost, tickets being refused, flights being late.  It was a mess.  Travel enough, especially with one carrier, things like that happen. Despite my problems with SAS, I [...]

I booked a room at the Edinburgh Dreghorn Travelodge on Sunday 7th November. I was due back into Edinburgh Airport at 21.00 after attending TBEX Europe in Copenhagen.  I’d decided, in keeping with my new regime of being more relaxed, to stay in Edinburgh rather than driving back to Berwick upon Tweed that evening. I [...]

Madrid is a city full of culture, action and the occasional relaxing moment. It always seems a little more formal than Barcelona but that’s probably fitting for a capital city, and it’s still one of the best European cities to visit. Art-lovers certainly shouldn’t miss Madrid but that’s certainly not the only reason to go [...]

When visiting Lisbon, one of the interesting things to do is to sample the various port wines of Portugal in Lisbon’s Port Wine Institute. Located in the Chiado area of the city, it’s up the hill in Lisbon. A few too many samples of this stuff may make the trip down to the lower part [...]

Here’s a summary of my “So You Wannabe at Travel Blogger? – Keeping it Real” talk at TBEX Europe in Copenhagen on 5 November 2010.  When I was asked to be a speaker, I wanted to be both inspirational and realistic, ensuring that attendees could go away with useful blogging tips as opposed to me [...]

Farringdon isn’t short of an excellent pub or three. But there is one that stands out for me, above all the rest (and on the whole, the rest are nothing short of brilliant). The Gunmakers, tucked away on Eyre Street Hill is the perfect London pub It’s all about the real ale here, although you [...]

Plzen is the Czech town that’s home to Pilser Urquell, a (in)famous Czech beer.  If you’ve had a Czech beer, you’ve probably had this one. But is it worth trekking your way all the way to Plzen (which isn’t exactly on the beaten path – it’s a bus ride, which can be tricky if you [...]

The Greek island of Mykonos is famous for two things: windmills and nightlife. Whereas looking at the mills and strolling through the many winding alleys of Mykonos town, admiring the shops, boutiques and pretty are galleries is not too strenuous a task, unremitting partying can take its toll. There comes a  day when all you [...]