I stayed at the three star Jurys Inn Leeds for one night in mid February 2012.  I booked the day before I travelled to Leeds. I wanted to find a hotel within a ten minute walk from Leeds railway station at a reasonable price for a late booking. I started off searching for Leeds hotels [...]

Premier Inn is now offering guests 30 minutes of free WiFi per day in all of their UK hotels.  I phoned Premier Inn to ask if the 30 minutes free WiFi is per room or per guest and they told me it’s per guest and that guests will be given a code on check-in to [...]

London is home to some of the best museums in Europe and on top of that it’s free to get into UK state museums, although there can be charges for special exhibitions. So here are seven great London museums. Victoria & Albert (V&A) The Victoria and Albert Museum is probably my favourite London museum. On [...]

Although we live in between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh, we visit Edinburgh far more frequently. This is partly because one of our sons lives in Edinburgh and partly due to being Scottish I’m more drawn to the North. However, in November 2011 my husband suggested a day trip heading south toward Newcastle. We had [...]

I paid my first visit to the Museum of London in November 2011. The museum opened in the mid 1970s and is situated a short walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. Sculpture outside Museum of London The Museum of London is arranged in chronological order starting from early London to the present day. Roman sculptures at [...]

Here are our best of Edinburgh tips, together with our recommendations for what to do in Edinburgh to help you plan your visit to the Scottish capital. Walk Along Portobello Beach On a sunny day head to the golden sands of Portobello Beach, three miles east of the city centre. It’s unlikely it’ll be warm [...]

I’m a huge fan of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London having visited on many occasions over the years. I reckon it’s one of the best museums in Europe. My most recent visit was in November 2011. Exterior of V&A

I stayed for one night a the Hotel Missoni Edinburgh in December 2011 on a complimentary basis.  The hotel is located just off the Royal Mile, a five minute walk from Edinburgh Castle. I was looking forward to my stay. I’d been in the hotel twice previously, once for lunch and in April 2011 the [...]

I stayed for one night at the Travelodge Edinburgh Learmonth in early December 2011 on a complimentary basis. I’ve stayed at this hotel in the past and reviewed the hotel in June 2009. The Travelodge UK budget hotel chain have improved their service to guests by offering free WiFi in their Bar Cafes.  This is [...]

We had a stop at the town of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders on a day out in November 2011. I was happy to see signs saying that there was free WiFi in the town centre and that the car park was also free. I connected to the free WiFi, I didn’t need to give [...]