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Ensuite versus shared bathroom accommodation
2008-02-18 13:32:00 Would you book accommodation with a shared bathroom? I suppose it’s really down to your travel budget as accommodation with shared bathrooms is generally much cheaper. For me it depends on various factors. I attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin in March and have booked at the Generator Hostel. I reckon I’ll be ... More About: Bathroom , Accommodation , Versus
Berwick upon Tweed in England, Scotland or Scengland?
2008-02-18 12:13:00 I’m Scottish and moved to Berwick upon Tweed two years ago. I christened the area Scengland as it does feel like either Scotland or England to me. Berwick upon Tweed, lies in far north eastern corner of Northumberland. Evidently more than 60 % of Berwick residents would like be in Scotland. The majority party in ... More About: United Kingdom , Opinion Poll
Read the small print when booking car hire
2008-02-16 13:58:00 With car hire it’s not generally the cheapest price that’s the best deal for you as you have to judge the quote on their final total truly inclusive price. We’re flying to Pisa for a week at the end of My 2008 and need to hire a car as we’re visiting rural Umbria and ... More About: Hire , Read , Small , Print , Car hire
Review of Cairn Hotel, Edinburgh
2008-02-16 11:22:00 Good - fantastic value for £20 a night bed and breakfast for ensuite single room midweek in February 2008. Good location, just of London road, 15 minutes walk from Princes Street. Bad - room quite basic beginning to show some minor signs of wear and tear. Score - 10 out of 10 (at £20 a night) I found ... More About: Scotland , Hotel , Edinburgh , Review , Accommodation
Great Rates at Best Western UK
2008-02-14 13:53:00 I’m looking for a hotel for a weekend break in Lake District at the end of February. My husband had mentioned the Shap Wells hotels near Penrith, which is part of the Best Western group. I did a search for Best Western hotels in the Lake District & Cumbria. Best ... More About: United Kingdom , Great , Accommodation , Rates
Europe Travel Blog Carnival
2008-02-13 16:34:00 I’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon and start a monthly Europe Travel Blog Carnival . I’ve been submitting posts to travel blog carnivals for the last couple of months. I think that blog carnivals are a great idea to help you promote your blog to new readers and to build up links and increase ... More About: Blog Carnival
Trakkies website for kids who love trains
2008-02-13 11:35:00 I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently on the UK National Rail site doing research about finding the lowest train fares. I noticied a link to the Trakkies website for train lovings kids. The site has 2 areas, one for 5- 7 year olds and another for 8 - 12 year olds. Kids ... More About: Children , Website , Love , United Kingdom
The bizarre UK rail fare structure
2008-02-13 11:15:00 I wrote recently about the complexity of judging the best way for me to travel to Glasgow Airport from my home in Berwick upon Tweed in Northumberland to catch my Easyjet flight to Berlin. During my research I found an advance purchase ticket from Berwick to Glasgow Central for £8.90 when bought online. ... More About: United Kingdom , Air Travel , Bizarre , Rail , Rail travel
Girona: a great destination overshadowed by Barcelona
2008-02-13 11:02:00 Girona is an ideal short break destination easily reached from all over Europe with Ryanair flights. Most people get straight on the bus to go to Barcelona . However if you are looking for somwhere a bit quieter and different, Girona is a good choice. Girona was christened one of the most underrated ... More About: Culture , Spain , Great , Destination
How to find the cheapest hotel rate
2008-02-09 23:06:00 I’ve been doing a lot of searching for accommodation in last few days. The best advice I can give is to use a hotel price comparison site like Hotel sCombined and also check the price on the hotels own website. The HotelsCombined site searches the databases of over 30 accommodation suppliers to find ... More About: Accommodation , Find , Rate
Save 30% at the Generator Hostel, Berlin
2008-02-09 19:26:00 I’ve been looking for budget accommodation in Berlin for my attendance at the Travel Bloggers Summit. I’ll be out most of the time so I really just need a basic, clean place to sleep for the night. Ideally l’d like to be near the venue but there is nothing reasonably priced as the Berlin Travel ... More About: Generator , Save , Hostel
Bargain rates at the Cairn Hotel Edinbugh
2008-02-09 14:59:00 I need to stay in Edinburgh for one night next week. I started searching on my favourite Hotel sCombined price comparison site and found the 3 star Cairn Hotel for £22 for a single ensuite room without breakfast. I thought this was a pretty good price but I thought I’d also have a look at the ... More About: Scotland , Accommodation , Bargain , Rates
UK boating holidays with Hoseasons
2008-02-08 15:54:00 If you’re thinking of a holiday in the UK, why not try a boating holiday? It’s generally the Norfolk broads which spring to find for this type of holiday but here are plenty of other options such as the Union or Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotand, the Llangollen Canal in Wales, the Yorkshire ... More About: Holidays , United Kingdom , Boating
Trieste - Italian home of cafe society
2008-02-08 14:54:00 Trieste is tucked away in the north eastern corner of Italy , close the border with Slovenia. It was seaport of the Hapsburg empire for many years and even 70% of Italians questioned in a recent opinion poll didn’t know that Trieste was part of Italy. Trieste seafront in the evening In Trieste you can enjoy a ... More About: Society , Culture , Architecture , Home
I?m a qualified travel blogger
2008-02-08 11:31:00 Well according to PhocusWright who’ve invited me to attend the PhocusWright Blogger s Summit in Berlin 5 - 6 March as a qualified travel industry blogger. The Summit is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet other travel bloggers, exchange ideas and examine the influence of blogging on travel businesses. Berlin: Haus der Kultur der Weld ... More About: Travel , Germany , Small Business , Travel Tips
What?s the best way to get to the airport?
2008-02-08 11:04:00 I’m attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin next month. I’m flying with Easyjet from Glasgow for £53 return. However I live in Berwick upon Tweed in north eastern corner of England. Flights with other airlines from Edinburgh or Newcastle airport, my 2 closest airports, cost a lot more and/or involve a ... More About: Insurance , United Kingdom , Air Travel , Airport , Public Transport
Heathrow Terminal 5 Travelodge rooms from £29
2008-02-06 17:19:00 The newly built Travelodge at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 has rooms available from just £29 a night, if you book at least 7 days in advance on the non refundable saver rate. If you’ve already booked a flight then you should be safe enough with this advance rate booking. Flexible rooms where you can cancel ... More About: England , United Kingdom , Accommodation
Insider travel marketing secrets
2008-02-06 16:43:00 Jens of the Tourism Internet Marketing blog has put out a call for travel marketing secrets and tips. He’s looking for your best kept marketing secret to add to Tips from the T List ebook. This set me thinking about my marketing efforts in my UK based online travel business Europe a la Carte. What pearl ... More About: Travel , Small Business , Secrets , Insider
Rated top Europe travel blog by Blogged.com
2008-02-04 10:32:00 I’m delighted that my blog has scored 8.9 out of 10 and been rated as great by Blog ged.com and comes top of the list in the Europe travel blogs category. I know this may sound like bragging but it’s reassuring when an unbiased third party, who reads a lot of blogs, likes what ... More About: Travel
HotelsCombined finds the best rate quickly and easily
2008-02-02 19:30:00 I’ve been searching for accommodation in Bremen for my trip to Germany in April using the HotelsCombined price comparison site. I’ve decided just to stay in Bremen for my final night as I’m mainly going to visit Hamburg. I want to stay in centre of Bremen so I don’t have to carry my luggage ... More About: Accommodation , Rate
Review of Whichpolicy.co.uk - travel insurance comparison site
2008-02-02 11:57:00 I always recommend that you take out travel insurance for your trip, with annual European policies for a couple starting from as little as £40. The problem I had when searching for our annual policy was that we are already covered for baggage under our home contents insurance and that I wanted a policy ... More About: Travel , Insurance , Review , Site , Travel Insurance
Free events during British Tourism Week 2008
2008-02-01 17:27:00 There are several free events around British Tourism Week in March 2008. In London from 21 February - 9 March 2008 you can visit the Britain on View exhibitions of photos celebrating the UK’s countryside and coastline at the Oxo building. On Saturday 15 March there are several free guided walks around London around ... More About: England , Events , Culture
Discover the Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
2008-01-28 12:49:00 Described as “a silver thread in a ribbon of green” the Water of Leith Walkway runs alongside this small river for 12 miles as it flows through Edinburgh from Balerno to enter the Forth Estuary at Leith. It is remarkable that within a couple of minutes you can leave the hustle and bustle of ... More About: Scotland , Walking , Discover
The WW2 soldier bear who was just one of the boys
2008-01-28 12:13:00 I was amazed to read about Voytek the ursine 2nd Polish Transport Company army recruit who carried ammunition along the lines during battle the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The troops adopted the orphaned bear when they were in Palestine in 1942 and he soon become one of the boys enjoying his beer ... More About: Books , Scotland , Soldier , Boys , Bear
Kids go free at Legoland holidays in 2008
2008-01-24 17:36:00 Kids under 15 go free on Legoland holidays , on the basis of one free child per paying adult, on these selected dates throughout 2008 . March: 15-20, 25-31. April : 1-4, 21, 24-28. May: 1-2, 8-12, 15-19, 22-23. June: 2-30. July: 1-23. September: 8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29. October: 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-24. Legoland Holidays offer a best price guarantee so ... More About: Kids , Children , Free
30% off and free delivery at Lonely Planet
2008-01-24 16:55:00 For a limited time, Lonely Planet Publications is offering 30% off plus free delivery, if you spend more than £25 sterling/40 euros/40 US dollars. If you planning some trips this year, it’s a great time to buy guidebooks to do some planning and research. If you have family or friends who love to travel, ... More About: Books , Travel Tips , Free
Will travel spending by Brits dip in 2008?
2008-01-24 14:37:00 I was certainly aware of rising prices in the last week, Diesel had gone up another one pence a litre to £1.07 when I filled my car, I read that British Gas were increasing their prices by 15% and in the supermarket a 4 pint container of milk costing around £1 a few months ago ... More About: Travel , United Kingdom , Spending , 2008 , Brits
£19 Travelodge rooms for February half term
2008-01-24 12:20:00 Travelodge have rooms for £19 during the period 7 - 24 February , the half term holiday period for English schools. You need to book 18 days in advance and payment is non refundable. I had a look through available rooms in central Scotland and there was good availability in most of the lodges e.g. Stirling ... More About: Accommodation , Half , Term , Travelodge
Make finding good quality hotels a skoosh
2008-01-22 12:49:00 It can be pretty difficult and time consuming to find a good hotel online. We’ve all been there trawling through lists, wondering which hotel to book. Yes you can shop on price alone with price comparison sites such as Hotels Combined but most of us would like to book something of reasonable quality ... More About: Accommodation , Make , Good , Quality
Stirling - Scotland?s newest city
More articles from this author:2008-01-21 11:31:00 Stirling was awarded city status in 2002 as part of the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. I lived in the Stirling area for 18 years. I loved living there as I had the benefits of a large town/small city yet you could be in the countryside in a few minutes. Stirling sits ... More About: Culture , Scotland , City , Stirling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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