Look for the Caganer in Catalonia at Christmas! One of our cheekiest Christmas decorations at home is this little guy we picked up on holiday …
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Travel: Popular statues of Bratislava
Unusual but photogenic statues of Bratislava One of the more popular pastimes when visiting Bratislava is to seek out the unusual and sometimes creepy statues. …
News: Planning approval for new Blythswood Square Hotel
Blythswood Square Hotel plans approved A historic site in Glasgow has been granted planning permission for the creation of a 57 bedroom hotel. The development will …
News: Ryanair routes return to Glasgow Airport
Ryanair confirm re-introduction of four routes from Glasgow Airport Once again travellers from Glasgow Airport can get to four popular destinations as Ryanair re-introduce services …
News: Zip Hotels by Premier Inn
New budget hotel ZIP from Premier Inn Sometimes you really just need somewhere to place your head at night. Somewhere quiet, clean and has the …
Travel: Memento Park, Budapest, Hungary
Memento Park – the Communist statue park Memento Park (also known as “Szoborpark”) is something different to visit when you are in Budapest. A bus …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Berlin Wall now gone for as long as it stood
Dividing the city of Berlin for 28 years The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years, slicing through the city dividing East from West. Monday 5th …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Five
Our last day in Bratislava 😭 After the village pub tour on day four, Mr Foodie had booked another tour with Authentic Slovakia, this time …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day Three
Bratislava trip – day three So after sleeping in late on day two, we planned to wake up early and see stuff but it was lazy …
New Year Escape 2018 – Day One
New Year can be a bit of a sad and boring time to spend at home watching Jools Hootenanny whilst slowly getting drunk, well …
Winter travel packing tips: how to pack light for cold weather
Packing light for a cold weather trip We’re off somewhere cold for New Year. That’s all I have been told so I have an idea …
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 …
Diary: Day 1 Visiting tropical Tobago
It’s not every day that Visit Tobago ask you to come and discover their island (the smaller of the two islands which make up the Republic of …
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 …