Exploring York: A perfectly British weekend away
Getting a flight to discover a new city is always exciting but it’s not necessary to travel far to experience a great weekend away. For my birthday this year I […]
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A Prague beer spa experience
HOW else would a beer fan want to spend their birthday in Prague than in a tub of beer, drinking beer, eating beer bread?! Sound too much? Well as it […]
The charm of the Lake District
“One place suits one person, another place suits another person. For my part, I prefer to live in the country, like Timmy Willie.” – Beatrix Potter The Peter Rabbit author fell […]
Vienna: Seeing in the new year in style
Whether it’s in your hometown where you know exactly what every building looks like from top to bottom, or in a new city where every corner offers up a new surprise, I’m […]
See the best in Budapest
You’ll struggle to find anyone who has been to Budapest and has a bad word to say about the Hungarian capital. Everyone has tips and advice of where to go […]
Unwind in the Welsh valleys
THERE’S something relaxing and refreshing about a weekend away in the countryside. Somewhere to breathe in the fresh clean air surrounded by beautiful, green scenery everywhere you look, and to […]
Plitvice Lakes: Gorgeous all year round
SET among Croatia’s beautiful unspoiled countryside is the Plitvice Lakes National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage site. Despite visiting Zagreb in winter this park was still on my to-do […]
Zagreb: A Croatian Christmas
WHEN holidaying in Croatia people often think about Dubrovnik or Split and the glorious views off the Dalmatian Coast, but it’s lesser-known capital, Zagreb, is often overlooked. Admittedly it wasn’t […]
Belfast is calling you
TWENTY years ago no-one would have dreamed Belfast would be attracting the huge tourist numbers it is today, let alone hosting one of the biggest music awards show in the […]