Relax and Rejuvenate The Coll Hotel, situated in the Hebridean island of Coll off the west coast of Scotland, is a wonderful place to relax …
Staycation at the Isle of Coll Hotel
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Food review : Cathedral House Hotel
Historic building re-vamped for post-COVID-19 dining We hadn’t been to Cathedral House Hotel for years. Long before a change of ownership in 2018 and extensive …
Food review: Mamasan, Ingram St, Glasgow
Full of South-East Asian promise Mamasan has opened on Ingram St filling the void left by steak restaurant Cau. It’s from the same people behind …
12 most bizarre ice cream flavours from Lithuania
Lithuania embraces bizarre ice cream flavours Plain vanilla ice cream, pah it’s so last summer! This summer chefs in Lithuania are experimenting with some …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : House for an Art Lover
An excellent day out, fit for an art lover Bellahouston Park Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park has lots on offer. It’s a great place to take a …
Tiree Chocolates
Tiree Chocolates – enhanced with the flavours of nature Tiree chocolates are handmade on the beautiful Isle of Tiree (one of the inner Hebridean Islands). …
Food review: Gannet & Guga, Edinburgh
Roll on summer! As cafes, bars and restaurants start to reopen following the pandemic lockdown, some are shifting back into gear seamlessly, but for most …
Swadish 5 course Heat and Eat at Home
A fantastic feast for two How we have missed Swadish, we think it’s one of the best places in Glasgow for a curry. On …
Whats on offer at Farm Shop Edinburgh
Farm Shop Edinburgh – healthy food choices This farm shop is ideally situated on the outskirts of the city centre. Attached to a well-known …
Travel : Pollokshaws Trail
A walk around the Shaws Pollokshaws is located in the South of Glasgow, about three miles from the city centre. It has a long history …
David Černý in Prague
Where to find the work of David Černý David Černý is the Czech Republic’s most notorious sculptor and artist. Here is a brief guide …
History : Glasgow Slave Trade Trail
Remembering the city’s dark past The city of Glasgow wasn’t an innocent bystander in the slave trade. Signs of it can be seen quite clearly, …
5 *genuine* reasons to visit Durham
Thinking of cumming to Durham? There’s more to Durham than just being a bolthole for Dominic Cummings, so here are 5 actual reasons to visit …
Beirut Cafe, Edgeware Road, London Review
Edgeware Road Dining Edgeware Road is certainly the place to go for Middle Eastern Cuisine. You won’t starve around here. The main problem is picking …
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg, Berlin
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin Visiting anywhere in Europe brings you near to remains of World War Two. In Germany, these sites are generally named “Gedenksätte” …
Travel: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Achtung Charlie Checkpoint Charlie is surely the best-known crossing point between East and West Berlin. But is it worth visiting? History The name comes from …
Wine Line Scotland (wine delivery from Alexander Wines)
Get great wine delivered to your door! Are you missing your favourite wine from your favourite restaurant? Then help may be at hand, Alexander Wines …
Travel: The Spree Tunnel, Berlin
Walking under the river in Berlin (pub crawl optional) Many cities have pedestrian tunnels under their main rivers, like our home town of Glasgow, London …
German Russian Museum, Berlin
See the end of World War II The German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst is a museum dedicated to German-Soviet relations with a focus on the German-Soviet war 1941-1945. …
Travel: The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears)
Tearful partings at former East-West Berlin crossing point The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) is a former border crossing point between East and West Berlin and …
Travel: Pallasstrasse Bunker and Pallasseum, Berlin
The unusual architecture of the Social Palace Pallasstrasse bunker in Schöneberg in southern Berlin is a former air-raid shelter built in 1943 by forced labourers. …
Review: Wild Elderflower Bubbly, Luscombe Drinks
Alcohol-free fizz fun with wild elderflower bubbly Summer is here it seems so it’s Pimms season as well, but what if you would like a …
Travel: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial Located between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz is a striking and impressive memorial, unlike any we had seen before, to the Jews …
Lunch at Gidleigh Park, Devon
Lunch at Gidleigh Park Gidleigh Park is where Michael Caines made a name for himself as one of the UK’s top chefs, holding two Michelin …