A Trabi Safari in Berlin One of the quirkier ways we saw Berlin on our recent Expedia Blogger Shaped Berlin weekend was by taking a Trabi Safari. Trabant cars (or Trabis as they are fondly known) were the most common cars in the East while the Berlin wall separated East from West. Waiting lists were [...]
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5 Romantic UK Family City Breaks!
Valentines Day is coming and of course you’re going off together for that five star champagne spa break in the most romantic city on the planet. ”Yeh, right!” I hear you cry, “Who’s going to have the kids?” Well, why not take them with you? Family and romance are not incompatible. In fact going somewhere [...]
Once upon a time in Berlin: Berlin stories
Once upon a time in Berlin: Berlin stories All childhoods begin with a story and this weekend we are taking our children to the place where fairytales began. On the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first Grimm Brothers collection, we’ll be trying to make sense of their home city. But the story of Berlin [...]
London 2012 Olympic Park Tour: A Re-generation Story
London 2012 Olympic Park Tour Can The Olympic Games provide a lasting legacy for those in London’s East End? Will the 500 acre Olympic Park and surrounding boroughs become a ‘destination’ to rival the West End of the city? On our post Jubilympic Tour of London, we walked around the perimeter of the Olympic Park [...]
Look out over London: View from Tower Bridge
When is a bridge more than a bridge? When you get to check out the view from Tower Bridge I thought a bridge was just a bridge. And then I visited The Tower. No not the place where Henry’s Wives were beheaded. I’m talking about London’s Tower Bridge; a Victorian marvel and modern city icon. When [...]
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. [...]
Lego facts: 8 things you didn’t know about Lego
Lego facts: 8 things you didn’t know about Lego Lego is one of the world’s most enduring toys. And over the last few years it’s also become an increasingly popular family attraction. Along with the LEGOLAND resort hotels and theme parks like Windsor, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres are springing up in cities around the world. But [...]
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