5 Essential tips for preparing for a camping trip It’s camping season so we have pulled out our camping gear from the back of the …
Travel: 5 ways to prep for a camping trip
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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 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 …
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 …
Berlin Blog Day 3
Breakfast today was a highly technological affair at Data Kitchen. The courtyard setting could be a million miles from the busy Hackesher Markt area outside. Inside …
Berlin Blog day 2
Another fresh and bright morning in Berlin. On this trip we stayed in Prenzlauerberg and had breakfast at Cafe Melon beside a tram stop to Alexanderplatz. A …
Berlin Blog Day 1
When you find £20 return flights to your favourite city it’s a no brainer. So off we went to Berlin for our 6th time (though …
St Peters Seminary, Cardross – A second coming?
History The original St. Peter’s Seminary in Bearsden, Glasgow suffered a fire in 1946 and therefore a new home was needed for the seminary. However, discussions …
Top Tips for Cherry Blossom in Japan
In between the cold winter and the hot summer, Spring is an ideal time to visit japan. If you are visiting Japan between January and …
#PackMoreIn 48 Hours in Glasgow & Loch Lomond
What to do in a 2-day break The days are getting brighter so it’s time to get out and enjoy both city life and the …
Review: Lola Bikes and Coffee, The Hague, Netherlands
Speciality coffee and bikes Not something that you would think that you would normally find together but you do at Lola Bikes & Coffee. We …
Lerwick Hotel, South Road, Lerwick, Shetland Review
One night in Lerwick The Lerwick Hotel is not the prettiest of hotels from the outside, or inside at parts. It’s what I imagined a …
Scottish Staycation: Glasgow to Aberdeen to Shetland
Northern Scotland isn’t exactly the first place which springs to mind when having a break in winter, especially if you don’t own a car but …
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: 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 …
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: 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 …
Event Preview: Paisley Make
Paisley Pattern leads the way for culture The hometown of the Paisley Pattern, Paisley, is set to welcome top designers and creative professionals to the …
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, …