While Bristol may not be the city that jumps to your mind when you think of planning a holiday, it is apparently fourth on the list of the most visited cities in England, and when you discover the long list of interesting sights to see in Bristol, you won’t be surprised. As the hometown of  [...]

Insurance4carhire has reduced the price of their annual European policy to £37.99 (normally priced at £49) until midnight on 15 May 2011. I’ve written about the importance of reading all the small print in car rental agreements and how you could be liable to pay an excess of several hundred pounds if your hire car [...]

I’m always so glad to be in a European airport which offers free wifi. I aim to be at the airport two hours before my departure, after a couple of incidents where I almost missed my flight a few years back. This means that I usually have a fair amount of time to do some [...]

When I was staying at the Travelodge Edinburgh West End (on a £19 a night Saver rate) in March 2011, I walked along the Water of Leith from Belford Bridge (next to the hotel) to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Belford Bridge with Travelodge Edinburgh West End on left A few minutes later I arrived [...]

Update 15 May 2011 – I’m happy to report that I did make it to Vienna. I’ve reviewed The Ring Hotel and Austrian blogger Travelwritcus gave me a guided walking tour of Vienna. I’ll be spending two nights in Vienna in early May 2011, immediately after my stay in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria.  [...]

Cologne, or Köln, as the locals call it, is one of my favourite German cities – not too big, not too small, lots of interesting stuff to see and do. It also has its own unique culture within German, being famous (or sometimes infamous) for its strong dialect – although I can speak German fluently, [...]

I want to ask fellow Brits, “Are you are making the most of the UK?”. The term staycation has become increasingly common over the last few years. You can take that to mean literally staying at home, such as in my post “7 Reason to Have a Holiday in Your Own Home” or taking a [...]

Travelodge UK are offering £19 Saver rooms for stays during the Half Term holidays between 27 May – 5 June 2011. I did a quick search for availability of £19 rooms in central Scotland and found reasonable availability, except on Saturdays nights.  I even found some £19 rooms at my favourite Edinburgh Travelodge, the West [...]

I spent a couple of days in Burgenland in eastern Austria in early May 2011, staying at the fabulous St Martins Therme & Lodge as a guest of the Austrian National  Tourist Office UK.  Here are my tips for things to do in Burgenland. A stork nest on chimney; a common sight in Burgenland Podcast [...]

Bath is known as the oldest tourist destination in Britain and is famous for both its Roman baths and its typical Georgian architecture, and being just 100 miles from London makes it a relatively easy destination for visitors to reach. This compilation of the top things to do in Bath includes the sights dating right [...]