Aprhodite’s Rock,  known as Petra Tou Romiou in Greek, which translated literally means Rock of the Greek, lies on the southern coast of the island of Cyprus.  It’s said to be the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty and sexuality. Unfortunately we were there on our last day in Cyprus and the [...]

Summary: A characterful, great value hotel right in the heart of the Tallinn Old Town. We stayed at the restored 4 star Barons Hotel in Tallinn Old Town for five nights in March 2011.  Karen found the best rate through the HotelsCombined price comparison site on the Thomas Cook site for £67.40 per night for [...]

Here are ten tips for things to do in Tallinn, based on our five day visit to the Estonian capital at the end of March 2011.  We stayed at the Barons Hotel in the Old Town which I’d recommend it for its central location, the value for money half board option and free wifi. Tallinn [...]