Husband and wife team, Terence Carter and Lara Duston are on a one year global tour, Grantourismo. I asked Terence some questions, mainly about the European leg of their tour. Kotor, Montenegro 1 How many European countries have you visited?  Which 3 destinations did you enjoy most and why? We’d been to 32 European countries [...]

Travelling with Keycamp, guest writer Margaret Doherty finds that southern Brittany is as pretty as a picture. Raguenes Beach, southern Brittany “It’s nearly 10pm on early July evening and the sun is beginning to set on the picturesque coastal town of Trinitie-sur-Mer in southern Brittany. The honey-coloured light glances off the old mariners’ houses and the brightly [...]

Guest contributor Margaret Doherty gives us some Europe travel tips on the best Lucerne attractions and  five free things to do in Lucerne, following her visit to this Swiss city. The Chapel Bridge and Water Tower Lucerne I’ve only been in Lucerne a few hours and it’s all getting a bit surreal. I’m getting my bearings among [...]

In this guest post Tiffany Jansen, an American ex-pat living in the Netherlands, author of Clogs and Tulips, passes on her Europe travel tip about the Dutch Museumkaart. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam by jan.tito Whether you’re living in the Netherlands, or just dropping by for a visit, consider a Museumkaart as your key to unlocking [...]

In this guest post Margaret Doherty describes Spring and Summer 2010 London exhibitions which she has visited at the Tate Britain, Royal Academy, Natural History Museum and British Museum. “Whether it’s sculpture, contemporary art, photography or the work of a great painter that floats your boat, there’s something for everyone in London’s spring and summer [...]

In this guest post Michael Phillips of iGuidez.com explains why videos are so useful in travel planning as they give you a much better feel for an attraction or destination as opposed to a short description accompanied by a static photo. “Travel guides have failed to catch on early that online location based services are [...]

In this guest post our son Simon describes the current music scene in the Scottish city of Glasgow and why the city’s a mecca for music lovers. Simon Bryan is a DJ in the Glasgow area and presents the Beat Beneath show on Subcity Radio, his email address is simon (at) subcity.org. Simon’s gig at [...]

Bob Baird is a retired police officer turned all-type-of-water paddler extraordinaire. He teaches, instructs and tests all levels of fresh or sea water canoeists and kayakers of all ages.  When he has some rare free time he even goes paddling for the fun of it! Borders canoe club (BCC) is extremely fortunate to have Bob [...]

Ancient civilisations, powerful empires and charismatic, if immodest, rulers. In this guest post Margaret Doherty explores Eastern Turkey’s magnificent and varied history through its archaeological sites with archaeological travel experts Andante Travels. One of the impressive heads on the east terrace of Nemrut Dag In 1945 while tracing ancient routes through the Taurus mountains in search [...]

In this guest post, Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir, the editor of IcelandReview.com describes her trip through the West Fjords in Iceland. “There are a lot of fjords in the West Fjords. So many that driving in and out one fjord after another on bumpy gravel roads, staring right up a rocky mountain slope or down a [...]