There are many possible day trips from the city of Aberdeen during which you can explore the beautiful surrounding area. Here are my ideas for three great Aberdeen day trips, based on my Summer 2010 Scotland Blog Tour and an earlier trip to the area. You could do a bit of a hybrid day out, [...]
The small city of Tivoli to the west of Rome, once an important stop on the “Grand Tour” of Europe, is today a bedroom community of Rome, yet it still maintains its distinct character. It makes a wonderful Rome day trip, either by car or with frequent trains leaving from Rome’s Tiburtina train station. My [...]
Although there are so many things to do in London, some of which are highlighted in our Best of London Travel Tips post, you may want to get out of the city on day trip from London to some of the best places to visit in Europe. Here are five of the best London day [...]
On a recent visit to London, I looked forward to a day trip to nearby Oxford. Although I had not planned specific child-friendly activities, it was a pleasant surprise that my young children stumbled across so many entertaining things to do in that charming university town. As parents traveling with children know well, this is [...]
Last week I talked about The Taff Trail in central Cardiff, which was one of the highlights of my trip to the Welsh capital. Today I’d like to suggest some daytrips and sightseeing further afield from the city. The Welsh countryside is beautiful and full of lots of interesting sights to see and places to [...]
This week, with not very much planning, I jumped on a train from London to Brighton for the day. I didn’t get an advance ticket (although you pick up returns for as little as a fiver if you’re into planning rather than spontaneity) and paid £17 for a day return. And it was worth every [...]
On a fine end-of-May spring day several friends and I, all experienced sea kayakers and members of clubs in the north-east coast of England and south-east coast of Scotland, met at Bamburgh beach and set off for the Farne Islands, a round trip of over 10 nautical miles. Group setting off from Bamburgh beach (Bamburgh [...]
Come summer and you will see hordes of people off to beaches, lakes and gardens in The Netherlands – barbecues and water sports become the flavour of the season. The one place that fits into the scheme of things these days is the Scheveningen Beach. Located on the shores of the North sea, the beach [...]
Looking for a Mediterranean summer resort with history? How about 2000 years of history? Ancient Roman Emperor Tiberius used to enjoy spending summers in this beautiful seaside retreat on the Tyrrhenian Sea and, millennia later, modern-day Romans still escape the city’s sweltering summers by relaxing on the beach of beautiful Sperlonga, one of my favourite [...]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that all Jane Austen fans will eventually find their way to Bath Yes, embarrassingly enough, I am one of the “Janeites” : a lover of all things Jane Austen who has read and re-read her six novels and watched countless adaptations of her works by the BBC, ITV and [...]
