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 …
Travel: Snow Monkeys in Yudanaka, Japan
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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 …
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 Opened in 1969 within the German Democratic Republic (DDR), the TV tower is a defining symbol …
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 …
Travel To Do: Stasi Museum, Berlin
The Stasi Museum in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin is worth a visit (indeed is the whole of Friedrichshain!) This building housed The Ministry for …
Travel To Do: BierPinsel, Berlin, Germany
Bierpinsel Berlin Getting off at U9 Schloßstraße station gives you a bit of advance warning of what to expect at Bierpinsel. The garish colour scheme …
Travel: Jardin Majorelle, Marrakesh
The weather is awful just now so what’s better than a boost of colour and thinking of warmer places? Last December we treated ourselves to …
Top 5 things to do in Bamberg, Germany
If you like history, and all within walking distance as well as shopping, drinking beer and eating, then Bamberg in Germany is an ideal place …
Holiday Inspiration – Berlin, Germany
Berlin break ideas Now Mrs Foodie loves Berlin a little too much. If only she had stuck in at school and passed that Higher German …
A visit to Chernobyl and Pripyat, Ukraine
Visiting history at Chernobyl and Pripyat At 1:23am on 26th April 1986 a nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station during a systems …
Volkswagen transparent factory ( Gläserne Manufaktur) Dresden, Germany
The transparent factory in Dresden is worth a visit to see the assembly of Volkswagen’s luxury sedan, the Phaeton, and to admire some modern architecture. …
Beer drinking in Germany’s oldest railway station
The historic city of Leipzig in Saxony is a much neglected tourist spot. Where else can you find the starting point for the fall of …
Moroccan cooking class at La Sultana Hotel, Marrakesh
Whilst staying at La Sultana Marrakech, we saw an advert for a cooking class held on-site. It seemed a good deal and knowing little about Moroccan …
When in Morocco…we try out a Hammam at La Sultana
Reading up on Morocco, one thing that kept cropping up was the Hammam, which is an incredibly important part of Moroccan culture and life. Men, …
Marrakesh, Morocco
We were over in Marrakesh for a wee anniversary break at the beginning of December. We’d love to share some images. Well worth going, especially …
Moving the Scot’s Way: A foodie trip to Skye, Scotland
It’s not every day that a car rental company offers you the chance to showcase the country you love, visit some fabulous places along the way, …
What to see and do in Prestwick – everything you need on one street
Leave the car at home! Getting There… Getting to Prestwick is easy with Glasgow Prestwick International Airport right on its doorstep! There are regular flights from various …