Everything you need to know for your first trip to Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Last year saw my very first visit to the Wimbledon …
A Guide to visiting Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the first time
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Travel: Fichte Bunker, Berlin
We joined a tour from Berlin Unterwelten to a nineteenth century gasometer in the Kreuzberg district called Fichte Bunker. Having been used as a gasometer, …
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 …
48 hours in Newcastle
How to spend 48 hours in Newcastle and Gateshead Discovering a city, or indeed cities (as Newcastle and Gateshead straddle opposite sides of the River …
IG Farben Haus, Frankfurt
Historic Building in Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt is where you will find the old HQ of IG Farben, the giant German chemical conglomerate and what was …
Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station Entrance Frankfurt
Frankfurt subway station The Bockenheimer Warte subway station in Frankfurt was built in 1986 and designed by architect Zbigniew Peter Pininski. It seemingly has this, …
Travel: Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
The highest railway in Scotland Being history geeks, The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is somewhere which has been on our to-do list for a while. (If …
Barbican Conservatory
A hidden gem in the heart of the Barbican Centre A wonderful green space to find some peace and reflection in the centre of London, …
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’. …
Chinese New Year
What is Chinese New Year and how to celebrate it This year the Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Tuesday 1st February. But what …
Discover Ayrshire and Arran Foodie Trails Day 3
Morning at Auchrannie Resort If you missed them, click to read about day 1 and day 2 of our Ayrshire and Arran adventure. Our bedroom …
Discover Ayrshire and Arran Foodie Trails Day 2
On the second day of our foodie adventure and first full day in Arran we awoke after a good night’s sleep and could then fully …
Discover Ayrshire and Arran with Foodie Trails
Six Taste Trails outlining the very best of Ayrshire and Arran’s food and drink producers, retailers and hospitality businesses have just been released by Ayrshire …
Gwalarn French whisky review and distillery visit
New blended whisky from Brittany Whisky, a word synonymous with Scotland for most of us. So why am I in France surrounded by barrels of …
Crabbies and their new Edinburgh distillery
Take a Leith out of Crabbie’s book Crabbie’s may be familiar to you through their alcoholic ginger beer and ginger wine however there’s more to …
Treasure Trails around London
Rediscover the City of London with Treasure Trails Whilst researching things to do in London we came across this family-friendly activity. The City of London …
The Horn Milk Bar, Food Review
Retro decor with massive bacon rolls The Horn Milk Bar has been around since the 1960’s with the rooftop cow a famous sight alongside the …
East Lothian Escapes
Dunbar in East Lothian is the start or end point of the John Muir Way, one of Scotland’s Great Trails linking Helensburgh in the west …
Uber Boat by Thames Clipper, London
Taking the Thames over the tube Looking to see London a different way? We are so used to travelling by tube but on our most …
Arbroath Mural Project
Art in unexpected places Hanging about an underused railway underpass in Arbroath isn’t normally what we would do on holiday, really! But we had read …
Blaenau Ffestiniog gets UNESCO World Heritage status
What to see in Blaenau Ffestiniog as it gets UNESCO World Heritage status Once the second largest town in Wales, Blaenau Ffestiniog is now a …
Short break ideas in Devon
Devon staycation inspiration Here are a few suggestions to start off research into a staycation in Devon. Soar Mill Cove Hotel is our choice for a …
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
North Devon water powered funicular railway We do like a funicular in this household, so when we were on honeymoon and were driving through north …