Cornish wine at Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard Have you ever tried Cornish wine? Although we’d tried quite a few English sparkling wines from the south-east …
Travel: Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard, Cornwall
what to see
Travel: The Icelandic Phallological Museum (The Penis Museum)
The Icelandic Phallological Museum (Penis museum) Usually when Iceland is mentioned visitors suggest the northern lights, a trip to the blue lagoon or the Golden …
Visiting Abbey Road, London
Destination Abbey Road On a recent trip to London with Mr & Mrs Foodie, and old Father Foodie one of the main attractions I wanted …
Feast of Fife – where to stay, what to see and where to eat – Day Two
Feast of Fife – Day Two of the Fife adventure View day one of my Feast of Fife here. On day two, this was the …
Travel: 5 must visit breweries in this Dusseldorf Beer Trail
5 Must Visit Breweries in this Dusseldorf Beer Trail. If there’s one thing they do well in Düsseldorf is make beer. Here are five breweries …
Travel: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Glasgow’s greatest sons, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is hosting Charles …
Feast of Fife – where to eat, what to see and where to stay – Day One
Feast of Fife – Day one of our adventure It was an early start for a trip to Fife on a foodie feast with some …
Travel: Discovering the great outdoors in Durham – Day Two
Exploring the Durham countryside After day one in Durham what would be on the agenda today? Well first, of course, is breakfast. I was still …
Travel: Discovering Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Glasgow
Spending the day with Mackintosh: The Glasgow Style and more This year marks the 150th birthday of the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and what better …
Travel: The ‘roses’ of Sarajevo
It’s 26 years since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo It’s now 26 years since the Siege of Sarajevo began. This is the name …
Travel: Discovering the great outdoors in Durham – Day One
Exploring the Dales of Durham Within easy reach of Glasgow and Edinburgh and further afield with links to Manchester, London and more, getting to Durham …
Travel: Visiting Palma with a Post Office Travel Money Card – Day 3
Day 3 of our trip to Palma, Majorca It was day three, the final day, of our quick break to Majorca. Day one can be viewed …
Travel: Visiting Palma with a Post Office Travel Money Card – Day 2
Day 2 of our trip to Palma, Majorca Palma was recognised as one of the best value destinations to visit in Western Europe last year …
Travel: Visiting Palma with a Post Office Travel Money Card – Day 1
Ordering a Post Office Travel Money Card When we travel abroad, we usually split currency between the two of us in case of any mishaps …
Carribean life – learning to ‘lime’ in Tobago
Liming, Tobago’s favourite pastime! Do you lime? I had no idea what ‘liming’ was until I arrived on the Caribbean island of Tobago but soon …
Travel: Day trip from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island
Escape the crowds in Dubrovnik with a trip to Lokrum Lokrum island is just off the coast of Croatia, considered a nature reserve and special …
Travel: Girona for Game of Thrones fans
Geek out on Game of Thrones sight seeing in Girona Girona is a beautiful city and an ideal destination for a short break in Europe. …
Travel: Discover Ayrshire’s hidden gems
Undiscovered Gems of East Ayrshire A new VisitScotland eBook is shedding light on East Ayrshire’s hidden delights to show you that there’s more to Ayrshire …
#UnlockScotland with ScotRail City Days Out Pass – day 2
Day 2 of #MyScotrail #UnlockScotland ticket trip The new ScotRail Glasgow Days Out travel pass (there’s also an Edinburgh days out ticket should you live …
Travel: Stasi Prison, Berlin
One upon a “crime” in East Berlin Visiting the Stasi prison museum is a stark reminder of the horrors humans inflict upon each other. The …
#UnlockScotland with ScotRail City Days Out Pass – day 1
More Glasgow or Edinburgh days out for less £ ScotRail asked us to try out their Glasgow City Days Out travel pass (there’s also an Edinburgh …
Travel: Visiting the city walls of Dubrovnik
Wandering around Dubrovnik city walls My first, and so far, only visit to Dubrovnik was with my very good friends Mr and Mrs Foodie. We …
Travel: Hillock of Fraternity, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A Soviet relic in Bulgaria’s cultural capital Whatever your political leanings I’m sure you’ll agree that Soviet-era statues and memorials are quite impressive. From the …
Berlin Blog Day 4
Our last full day of this quick trip to Berlin. Usually, it’s food first before we get hangry, however on our doorstep was an unusual fountain …