I stayed at the three star Point Hotel Edinburgh for two nights in late February 2012. I booked my stay on the Hotels.com site, after finding they offered the cheapest price at the Point Hotel Edinbugh on the Hotelscombined price comparison site. I was able to get an additional 10% off by using a Hotels.com [...]

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 [...]

Update 22 April 2012 – When I checked into the Premier Inn Edinburgh Princes St yesterday they told me it’s 30 minutes free WiFi per device per day and that you don’t need an access code to get the free access. Sure enough  when I connected to the Premier Inn WiFi signal it took my [...]

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 [...]