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 [...]

When I was in London in November 2011 I was a bit taken aback by the supposedly discretionary 12.5% service charge added to the bill at the As Greek As It Gets restaurant in Earl’s Court. Now I do usually leave a tip of around 10% in a restaurant but I just didn’t like the [...]

I took my first ever first class rail journey in UK in November 2011 on the East Coast service from London King’s Cross to Berwick upon Tweed.  It cost about £15 more than a standard class single ticket. The last few return trips I’d made from London to Berwick had been pretty bad, as standard [...]

Although I’ve stayed at many UK Travelodges I sampled their buffet breakfast for the first time during my stay at the Travelodge London Tower Bridge in November 2011. It costs £7.65 for the buffet breakfast but kids eat free with a paying adult. Travelodge London Tower Bridge

I reckon that the English city of Leeds doesn’t get the attention it deserves. I visited Leeds last year and was very impressed. My favourite part of Leeds was the Waterfront, featured in my things to do on a Leeds short break. One of the reasons I had such a great time in Leeds was [...]

I’m off to London next month to attend the World Travel Market. I started to compare hotels in London for convenience of getting both to the Excel Exhibition Centre in the Docklands and peripheral events in the West End. It seemed to me that the area near the Tower Bridge was ideal. Now I’ve heard [...]

Last year I wrote a post about the Best and Worst UK Airports which left me pondering which airports would fare well and badly if you carried out a poll among travellers with disabilities. Do some UK airports offer a better service than others to passengers with a disability, or does it partly depend on [...]

We stayed for one night at the Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in Edinburgh in September 2011, on a complimentary basis. The building dates from 1819 and was refurbished in 2009. It’s located very close to Waverley rail station and Princes Street. Exterior of Apex Waterloo Place Hotel

If you’re visiting the UK capital why not try to time your trip to see some London ceremonies described below by Andrea Kirkby. While there are several well known London Ceremonies such as the Changing of the Guard for instance and Trooping the Colour in the summer; then in autumn, it’s the State Opening of [...]

We stayed for two nights at the Ardanaiseig Hotel near Oban in the north west of Scotland in mid September 2011, on a complimentary basis. The hotel is reached by a ten mile drive down a single track road from the village of Taynault. I was excited about staying at the Ardanaiseig Hotel after seeing [...]