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Scottish Staycation: Glasgow to Aberdeen to Shetland
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Travel: Virtual Reality App from Visit Scotland
A new virtual reality app has been realised from VisitScotland so everyone across the world can now instantly walk through the prehistoric village of Skara …
Travel: Tourist Signs in Japan
Morioka Regional Development Bureau in northern Japan have created signs to help visitors with local customs and food. Its an initiative to help visitors who don’t …
Travel: Finding out about Delft pottery
Pottering about in Delft Now visiting a pottery isn’t the most rock ‘n’ roll thing to do on holiday. However, we were visiting The Hague …
Attraction: Mackintosh at the GSA tour
Take in some Glasgow style at the GSA As a Glaswegian blogger I often find myself in the situation where I’m asked to recommend touristy …
Attraction: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
A long overdue visit to Glasgow’s top visitor attraction Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is Glasgow’s most popular place for a day out (especially on …
Travel: Prora – Hitler’s Butlins on the Baltic Coast
Mein Camp – the Nazi Butlins A few years back on a holiday to Berlin we took the train up to the Hanseatic city of, …
Travel: Images of New York
I have a bad habit of lying in bed on Imgur wasting time…sorry researching! One of the good things about procrastination is that you find …
New public art for Glasgow’s West End
OGlasgow’s Hardworking Heritage in Ashton Lane Byres Road and Lanes Business Improvement District have installed three powerful murals featuring paintings by Glasgow artists to represent the …
Walking lunch food tour in Glasgow
The story of the city in four courses Mr and Mrs Foodie are a couple of history geeks so we’ve been on many a walking …
Travel: 120 years of Glasgow Subway
120 years of the ‘shoogle’ Today (14th December 2016) marks the 120th birthday of the Glasgow Subway. Yay! Opened on 14 December 1896, it is …
Travel: 24 hours in (East) Berlin
What to see and do in 24 hours in (East) Berlin Could you get the essence of Berlin in 24 hours? It’s a tough call …
Travel: Park Abbey, Heverlee
One of the privileges of being a blogger is being considered for the occasional press trip and Mrs Foodie was invited to join one such …
Travel: Scotrail Great City Swap
#greatcityswap Swap-a-tron is live! Visit www.greatcityswap.co.uk or the live swap a tron in Glasgow or Edinburgh for ideas for great days out. Pick the city of …
Travel: Ryanair cutting free check in
Ryanair’s reducing free check-in window from 1st November Ryanair have just changed their terms for free check in. For flights departing from 1st Nov, you’ll only …
Travel to do: Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry, Scotland
The Enchanted Forest, the amazing light show in Faskally Wood, Pitlochry has launched for the 15th year. This year the theme is shimmer with …
Travel: AA and Visit Scotland Ratings Explained.
An explanation of what those stars actually mean officially. AA Star Ratings Star ratings, from one to five, are used to assess guest accommodation. Minimum …
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh Review
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 …
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 …