Where can you see the remains of the Berlin Wall today? From 1961 until 1989 Berlin was cut in half by a wall which surrounded …
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Travel: Kirk Yetholm and Town Yetholm
Twin villages on the Scottish border with England If you’re out and about discovering the border between Scotland and England, two places worth visiting, off …
Visiting St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Canada
Foodie heaven at St Lawrence Market In our previous post on Toronto, we visited the district of Kensington Market but one other must-see sight in Toronto …
Travel: Guide to Kensington Market, Toronto, Canada
It’s easy to market Toronto’s coolest area! Kensington Market is probably the best-known area in Toronto, which is home to all manner of independent businesses. …
Travel: Ten Rillington Place, London and John Christie
John Christie and Ten Rillington Place 10 Rillington Place is an infamous address, with both a famous movie starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt, and …
East Berlin Stasi Trail
Guide to the Stasi sights of East Berlin Discover life in East Berlin during the time of the Stasi secret police with our…Stasi Trail! What …
Discovering Alentejo, Portugal
Discover the wines of Alentejo It was my first flight with TAP, the national carrier airline of Portugal, and here I was travelling on a …
Travel: Visiting the Bundestag (Reichstag)
Everything you need to know to visit the German Parliament The German Parliament, the Bundestag or you may know it as the Reichstag, captures the …
Travel: The Ernst Thälmann Monument, Berlin
A remaining Soviet Monument Whilst searching for a pub (no surprise there from Mr Foodie) we stumbled across a remnant of the German Democratic Republic. …
Visiting Schmittmann Dusseldorf
A Korn is born at Schmittmann distillery A city known more to us for beer but Dusseldorf distillers Schmittmann, not far from the city centre, …
Berlin horizontal bed-bike tour!
The best way to see Berlin is by bed! Who doesn’t love their bed? We are big fans of sleeping but we are also big …
Travel: Pripyat, Ukraine
Ghost city of Pripyat Pripyat is a city in northern Ukraine just a few miles from the border with neighbouring Belarus. Founded in 1970, it …
Travel: Penzance Literary Festival
Penzance ‘lits’ up again in 2019 Penzance Literary Festival returns to historic Penzance for its 10th year from 3rd – 6th July 2019. Celebrating words …
Travel: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Chernobyl Town
Behind the scenes at Chernobyl Chernobyl is an infamous name, however, the small town near Ukraine’s border with Belarus is somewhere not many people have …
Discovering Fuet in Vic, Catalonia
Making and eating an Osona speciality Fuet is a thin, dry cured, sausage from Catalonia. Whilst visiting the city of Vic, an hour’s drive north …
Travel: Killing Eve Berlin Locations to visit
Crime and Berlin, I was in heaven and of course, my geekery kicked in for some mapping action, and to find out where Villanelle had …
Travel: Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
Vigeland sculpture in Oslo Within Frogner Park (Norwegian: Frognerparken) is a sculpture park with around 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. This unusual gathering of sculpture …
Deeply dippy in Glasgow
Dippy is in Glasgow and over 250,000 people have said hello. Have you been yet? There’s isn’t long left to see Dippy in Glasgow before …
Travel: Making sense of an Italian restaurant bill
What it means on your restaurant bill in Italy Different countries do things differently, and in Italy you may be confused with some terms listed …
Accommodation: Refurbished rooms at One Devonshire Gardens
One Devonshire Gardens unveils stunning new guest rooms and suites One Devonshire Gardens by Hotel du Vin has recently completed a transformational refurbishment and we …
New Four-Star Hotel for Glasgow at gap site
New Four-Star Maldron Hotel for Glasgow The gap site beside Citizen M and The Evening Times and Herald building will soon become a hive of …
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 …
Ten must see sights in Bratislava
Bratislava must sees Last New Year we were in Bratislava, which is an ideal place to visit for a short break in Europe. The city …
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. …