Looking for life in the waxworks Our Big Ticket family pass for Blackpool offered entry into Madame Tussauds. I’d never been to a waxworks before so we popped in for the chance to get up close and personal with some old and new celebrities. But while the waxy celebrity exhibits were undeniably lifelike and entertaining, to [...]
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Beyond the beaches: an Algarve Jeep Safari
Beyond the beaches: An Algarve Jeep Safari Portugal’s Algarve may be a seaside paradise but there’s more to it than sand and surf. With orange groves, cork plantations and traditional hillside villages, the interior of the region is ripe for exploring by foot or bike. And if the sun is too hot or your feet [...]
The Great Cumbrian Easter Chocolate Adventure
This post brought to you by National Trust. All opinions are 100% mine. What will you do this Easter? Gorge on chocolate bunnies and daytime TV? Do some backyard egg rolling? Or have an adventure in the great outdoors? Now hang on a minute…I don’t mean a worthy adventure involving Bear Grylls survival tactics and [...]
Carnaval de Loulé, Oldest Carnival in Portugal
Carnaval de Loulé, Oldest Carnival in Portugal The best travel experiences are often those you stumble into. Last week in the Algarve we stumbled into the Loulé Carnival, one of the oldest carnivals in Portugal. But while the tradition may be old, the 2013 theme was current, and something of an education in Portuguese politics, satire and the [...]
Afternoon Tea in London: A Very British Tradition
Anyone for Afternoon Tea? An afternoon tea is great British tradition and there are dozens of fine hotels in London that serve this uniquely British meal, complete with polished silver teapots, cucumber sandwiches, scones, cream and tiers of handmade pastries and cakes. On our post Jubilympics tour of London we experienced this ritual in the kitchen [...]
Artists have taken over Kensington Palace, London
Artists have taken over Kensington Palace You can’t do London without doing the Royal Family. But what if you’re allergic to stuffy Palaces, with all their boring portraits and dusty bedding? Personally I’d rather be locked up in The Tower than spend my holiday dragging around dull royal lodgings. Having stayed around the corner from [...]
10 Adventures in Getting Around London
10 Adventures in Getting Around London There have never been so many options for getting around London. From renting a ‘Boris bike’ to flying over the Thames in a cable car, transport in the capital can be an exciting part of the modern tourist experience, as we found out on our post-Jubilympic tour of London. [...]
View from The Shard London
The View from The Shard London If you’ve been to London lately you might have noticed a new addition to the capital’s skyline. Towering above the regular icons between London Bridge and Tower Bridge is a sculptural building surrounded by giant shards of glass. And from February 2013, you can whizz up to its panoramic [...]
Koblenz: This is a ‘Boy’s Own’ City
Koblenz -a ‘Boy’s Own’ City Koblenz is a great city for some old fashioned lads and dads bonding. It has battles and boats, castles and cable cars. And its most famous son is a naughty boy. As part of my accessible Germany season I took a testosterone filled tour… Let’s start [...]
A Jubilympic Halloween Christmas Half Term
A Post Jubilympic Half Term So we kind of missed the Olympics. And the Jubilee. And I feel bad about that; not very patriotic really. We did make a bit of an effort watching the torch procession and joining in with some beacon lighting, but we didn’t really get involved or support the main events. [...]
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