Penzance ‘lits’ up again in 2019 Penzance Literary Festival returns to historic Penzance for its 10th year from 3rd – 6th July 2019. Celebrating words …
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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 …
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. …
Travel: The Ossuary (Bone Church) at Sedlec, Kutna Hora
The creepy bone church in Czechia Did you know that there is a church in Czechia (The Czech Republic) in the town of Kutna Hora which …
Top Ten Sights of Budapest
Top Ten Sights of Budapest Contrary to popular belief, Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is actually made up of 3 separate cities not 2: Buda, Óbuda …
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: Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard, Cornwall
Cornish wine at Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard Have you ever tried Cornish wine? Although we’d tried quite a few English sparkling wines from the south-east …
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 …
Visiting Abbey Road, London
Destination Abbey Road On a recent trip to London with Mr & Mrs Foodie, and old Father Foodie one of the main attractions I wanted …
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 …
Feast of Fife – where to eat, what to see and where to stay – Day One
Feast of Fife – Day one of our adventure It was an early start for a trip to Fife on a foodie feast with some …
Travel: Discovering the great outdoors in Durham – Day Two
Exploring the Durham countryside After day one in Durham what would be on the agenda today? Well first, of course, is breakfast. I was still …
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: Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre
Whisky distilling in Fife at Kingsbarns Scottish whisky needs to mature in cask for at least 3 years before it can legally be called whisky …
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 …