Modern hotel near to Arthur’s Seat and the Scottish Parliament Near the foot of the Royal Mile, overlooking the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood and a …
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh Review
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Travel to do: Game of Thrones locations in Seville and Cordoba
Visit the sights of Cordoba and Seville shown in Games of Thrones Cordoba and Seville are magnificent cities to visit to start with, throw in …
Food Review: Mos Burger, Ishinomaki, Japan
Mos Burger – Japanese Burger Chain Mos Burger is the second-largest fast-food franchise in Japan after McDonald’s but it can also be found in Taiwan, …
Travel to do: Berlin Breweries
Berlin Breweries on a map Visiting Berlin and not trying out at least one of the cities fine craft beers would just be rude, we …
Top 5 Tips for packing light on holiday
Best tips for holiday packing I don’t know about you but every time it comes to pulling out that suitcase, my whole wardrobe wants to …
Travel: 5 reasons to visit Mostar
5 reasons to visit Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Location The beautiful town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovnia is somewhere you may remember seeing from …
Restaurant review: Gion Nanba, 23-1 Nagitsuji Fushikawacho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto Prefecture 607-8167, Japan
Like Chihana on the opposite side of the main Shijo Dori street, Gion Nanba is also a well-regarded Michelin-starred kappa-style (counter) kaiseki (traditional multi-course dining) restaurant hidden down a …
Travel: Harry, Hedgehog Cafe, 2F, IWAHORI Building, Roppongi 6-7-2, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Harry Hedgehog Cafe and Pet Shop Going to a cat cafe is one of the things I had always wanted to do in Japan. …
Travel: Traveling with Contact Lenses
Speccy Travelling The problem with being a spectacle wearer is that you don’t always have your prescription sunglasses with you, or should I say the …
Food Review: Big Boy Restaurant, 3-3-20, Asahi, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Eat with Big Boy Always looking for something a little different we picked Big Boy Restaurant from our host’s suggestions. Big Boy is an American …
Travel: The Ultimate Camping Guide with Halfords
All you need for camping It’s been ages since we’ve been camping and reading this little booklet makes me want to go again. None …
5 Weird Restaurants of Tokyo
Five unusual restaurants to visit in Tokyo Tokyo is the best place for every kind of food. Here we pick 5 places which offer some …
Travel: Enchanted Forest supporting Charity
The Enchanted Forest to release more than 65,000 tickets for a shimmering Autumn spectacle The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s award-winning sound and light show in the …
Travel: Snow Monkeys in Yudanaka, Japan
Visiting the snow monkeys of Japan The Onsen (hot spring) towns of Yudanka and Shibu have another draw, a park inhabited by Japanese Macaques, also known …
Japan Travel: Nikko to Kisarazu
Time passed far too quickly and it was time to leave Nikko and journey to Kisarazu. As with everything in Japan, the station is spotless. …
Japan Travel: Ishinomaki to Nikko
A cloudy day in Japan meant these two pale Scots ended up crispy with the UV. This meant that I was even grumpier than normal …
Japan Travels : Glasgow – Amsterdam – Tokyo
What a journey. This year saw myself taking the longest flight I’ve ever done with a trip to New York. Usually after an hour I …
Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin
The dark history of Platform 17 Located in the Grunewald area of Berlin is the railway station Berlin-Grunewald with its castle gate building and forest …
2nd AA Rosette for The Taynuilt Hotel
The Taynuilt Hotel and Restaurant has gained a second AA Rosette for their delicious food. We have stayed there and loved the food and friendly …
Food Review: Cafe Sibylle, 72 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
Classic East Berlin brunch spot to watch the world pass by Open since 1953 this was, and still is, one of Berlin’s most popular cafes. …
Travel: New York Sight-Seeing Passes
Planning to visit New York Attractions One of the best (or worst!) bits of a holiday is the planning. Thankfully Mrs Foodie loves a bit …
Travel To Do: Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
A sky-high view of Berlin from the TV Tower The Berlin TV Tower is one of the city’s most famous landmarks — a 368-meter-high needle-like …
ALECSA Hotel am Olympiastadion, Glockenturmstraße 30, 14055 Berlin Review
Budget Hotel in West Berlin We stumbled across the Alecsa Hotal am Olympiastadion whilst looking for somewhere cheap to place our heads. We just needed …
Ten things NOT to do in New York
What not to do in NYC Save yourself some money and slow down to experience New York. Don’t take a taxi – use the …