Is this the oldest pub in London? Walking into Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese certainly feels like that. It is a Grade II listed public house …
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
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Berlin Gas Light Museum
Berlin’s illuminating museum A short wander from the Tiergarten S-Bahn station (and the Zoologischer Garden station and Berlin Zoo!) is a collection of several gas …
Rothesay Victorian Toilets
Spending a penny surrounded by Victorian history The Victorians left an immense legacy, one of which can be found just as you step off the …
Marchmont Street Foundling Tokens
The sad story behind Marchmont Street Sculptures Walking along Bloomsbury’s Marchmont Street, look down, instead of the usual up, for something different. Embedded into the …
Travel : London’s Smallest Police Station
Could this be London’s smallest Police station? The centre of London, on Trafalgar Square, isn’t the first place you would think of that would have …
Street Yoga Figures of Berlin
Street sign figures of Berlin If you have visited Berlin you may have spotted the little cork figures doing yoga on top of street signs, …
Quirky : St Fillans Monster
The Crocodile and the frog The Crocodile and The Frog, no it’s not some fairy tale but a couple of painted rocks on the outskirts …
Botanic Gardens Railway Station
Lost railway station within Glasgow Botanic Gardens Underneath Glasgow Botanic Gardens lies a hidden station, a ghost of the past. Built-in 1896 by the Caledonian …
The clootie well, Munlochy
Pagan offerings in the forest The clootie well at Munlochy has been in the news recently as someone cleared the area of all its ‘offerings’. …
Holiday Inn, Sarajevo
The most famous hotel in Bosnia Reading “In harm’s way” by Martin Bell reminded me of our Balkan holiday in 2010. Sarajevo was one of …
Filming locations for The Queen’s Gambit
Where was The Queen’s Gambit filmed? Netflix has grabbed audiences with The Queen’s Gambit, which is an adaptation of Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of …
Happy 50th Birthday Kingston Bridge!
Kingston Bridge awarded Category C listing status Glasgow’s Kingston Bridge has been recognised with listing status at Category C for its special architectural and historic …
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. …
Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle is a mysterious addition to the city. Perched above an ornate rear door in an alleyway, …
What to see at Lumiere Durham 2019
Lumiere Durham 2019 Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival, returns to Durham in November for its 10th-anniversary edition. As #Durham19 the county’s Year of Culture …
What is the Catalan Christmas pooping man?
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 …
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 …