South Queensferry is a very popular escape from Edinburgh city life and you can be here in just over 15 minutes on the train, or 30-40 minutes on the bus, making it a very easy way to spend a few hours outside the city centre of Edinburgh. It’s also home to one of Scotland’s UNESCO …
There are plenty of islands to explore in the Orkney archipelago, from the islands to the south which are connected by road, to the varied North Isles with sandy beaches and cliffs full of puffins, or the island of Rousay which has so much history it’s been nicknamed the “Egypt Of The North”. However, if …
Fringe is undoubtedly one of the most fun times to visit Edinburgh – the whole of August is buzzing in the city centre, with comedy acts, theatrical groups, musicians and dancers taking to the streets for almost the entire month to promote their shows during the Festival Fringe. It is, however, overwhelming. There is so …
With Northumberland only being a couple of hours from our door, right over the border in England, it’s amazing that it took so long for us to finally check it out. But then isn’t that always the way? If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that some of the most surprising treasures …
There has been much furore and debate on travel Twitter this week after a scathing article on the New Yorker caused a stir. In case you missed it, you can read it here. Grab a cuppa, then come back to read my take on it. I get why the article was written and I get …
On our recent trip to Rhodes, I decided to head across the water to Turkey – only an hour on the ferry, it’s within easy reach of the Greek island, so it was a no-brainer for me to visit a new country for under £40. I say it was a no-brainer, but if you’ve read …
When I decided, after a lot of contemplation, to visit Marmaris for the day from Rhodes, I honestly wasn’t sure how enjoyable it was going to be. Did I really want my first experience of Turkey to be of a tacky resort town, packed with hotels and cheap tourist tat aimed towards people who couldn’t …
We recently spent four days on Rhodes, a fascinating Greek island steeped in history. There are a lot of Greek islands I’d love to visit – Santorini, Crete, Zante. Weirdly, I’d never really thought of Rhodes. However if it’s Greek history and lovely island towns that you want, look no further than Rhodes. Packed with …
The main point of flying to Venice wasn’t to visit Italy at all, despite that becoming the bulk of the trip – it was to finally visit the neighbouring country of Slovenia, somewhere that has been on my list for years. It seemed a bit silly, then, to barely be spending three days in the …
One of the maddest additions to our recent trip to Italy was a day trip to the tiny country of San Marino. In itself, this wouldn’t be a weird stop to add – but originally, the trip was just going to be Venice and Slovenia. We decided to add another country to the list, and …
