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TravelBrandTwt launches: Twitter account management for travel brands
2009-09-22 13:00:00 TravelBrand Twt, assisting travel brands to maximise Twitter ’s potential, launches today. As travel blog editor @karenbryan I’ve spent a lot of time on Twitter recently and come to the conclusion that a service to manage travel brands’ Twitter accounts will prove extremely popular. Not all travel brands have the knowledge, time or inclination to manage ... More About: Travel , Management , Brands
World?s tallest church in Ulm, Germany
2009-09-22 09:05:00 I’m easily drawn to tourist attractions that are the biggest, longest, narrowest or best for some reason or another – so when a friend in Germany raved to me about Ulm’s cathedral (known locally as the Ulmer Münster), I had to see it. It’s recognised (at least by my friend, and by Wikipedia) as the ... More About: Church , Architecture , World
Discovering Naive Art in Croatia
2009-09-21 22:06:00 One of my favourite museums in Zagreb is the Croatia n Museum of Naive Art. Situated in the old town, close to St. Mark?s Church, this museum displays some of the finest works of naive art in Croatia. Naive art is a simplistic art form characterized by its emphasis on detail, patterns and colours, but not so ...
£15 off flexible room rate at selected UK Travelodges
2009-09-19 17:06:00 Europe a la Carte is offering readers a £15 discount code, applicable to the price of flexible rate roons at many UK Travelodges for stays between 19 September and 6 December 2009. You’ll need to book from 19 September – 1 October 2009. All you have to to is enter the code LO27322G when making ... More About: United Kingdom , Accommodation , Room , Flexible , Rate
Book Review: Historic Walking Guides Edinburgh by Andy Hayes
2009-09-19 15:03:00 Edinburgh is one of my very favourite European cities and that’s not just because I’m Scottish, so I was looking forward to reading and reviewing Andy Hayes’ Historic Walking Guides Edinbugh. As Andy says, Edinburgh is fairly compact so exploring the city on foot is a great option. Edinburgh skyline from Calton Hill by europealacarte The ... More About: Books , Scotland , Book Review , Edinburgh , Review
County Durham, England: The best places to visit
2009-09-18 13:32:00 I recently had the pleasure of visiting County Durham to join in the festivities for UK Peace and Tranquility Week. After four days of making new friends, seeing some of the best local attractions, and enjoying what I must say was one of the finest events I have seen in a long time, ... More About: England , Festivals , Places , Visit
Be a religious tourist in Rome
2009-09-17 23:44:00 For many Rome is about the Colisseum, the Trevi fountain, the gelato and the neighbourhood Trattoria. For others it’s the heart of Christianity, the home of the the Catholic church and El Papa himself. As a good Catholic girl, the religious experience added another dimension to my visit to Rome last year, with my parents ... More About: Italy , St Peter , Mass , Religious
How much time do you spend in your hotel?
2009-09-16 10:11:00 Do you choose your holiday hotel very carefully as you may spend around 12 hours a day in your hotel? If you think about it logically you probably spend eight hours in bed, one hour having showers, doing hair, make up etc and one hour eating breakfast. So already that’s a total of 10 ... More About: Hotel , Time , Accommodation
Lost and Bored in Vienna ? The Brigitta Chapel
2009-09-16 01:01:00 I like to go exploring when I travel. Even when I end up in a big city where there is plenty to see, there tends to be something to find on a backstreet. Plus, I love history. Which is how I found myself hiking through Vienna trying to find the Brigitta Chapel . I knew nothing about ... More About: Lost , Bored
Pitlochry Autumn Festival, Scotland 16 October ? 1 November 2009
2009-09-15 19:37:00 The Pitlochry Autumn Festival runs from 16 October to 1 November 2009. One of the main events is the Enchanted Forest lights show held in Faskally Wood. It’s a wonderful spectacle which I’ll be attending this year. Borealis, by piglicker The other Festival events include a Haloween Marquee where you can play games such as ... More About: Children , Events , Scotland , Festivals
Review of Hotel Villa Maya, Pisa - welcome to the boot camp
2008-06-10 13:02:00 Good - 15 minutes drive from Pisa airport. Beautiful old building from exterior with impressive entrance hall, stairway and ceiling window in lovely grounds. Bad - far too many rules and regulations. Not very clean, small bedrooms with no balcony or terrace. Difficult to find and you have to drive to find a restaurant as hotel ... More About: Hotel , Review , Accommodation , Camp , PISA
Your travel tips featured in Safe Travel Campaign
2008-06-10 10:05:00 Your travel tips could be featured an online downloadable leaflet on the Travel Rants site, in conjunction with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s “Know before you go” campaign, which aims to help ensure that British citizens stay safe and healthy during their travels. So if you have any great tips which could assist other ... More About: Travel Tips , Tips , Campaign , Featured
Review of Holiday Inn Perugia - great value for money and scenic pool
2008-06-10 05:49:00 Good - low price 65 euros for double room with breakfast, good breakfast, comfortable, clean rooms, lovely pool with great views, Bad - a fair distance from old town, courtesy bus only ran 3 times a day, road noise at pool. Rating out of 10 - 9 We stayed at the Holiday Inn Perugia for two nights in ... More About: Money , Review , Great , Accommodation
Should you hire a car in Italy?
2008-06-09 03:40:00 It’s really hard to answer the question “Should you hire a car in Italy ?”. It depends on: 1 Where you want to visit - if you want to visit a one or a few major cities such as Rome, Florence. Venice a car is just a pain in congested traffic and one way ... More About: Hire , Car hire
Review of Grand Golf Hotel, Tirrenia, near Pisa
2008-06-07 17:18:00 Good - great value at £49 sterling for double room with breakfast, close to Pisa airport, swimming pool and private beach, spacious bedroom and bathroom. Bad - not really up to 4 star standard could do with revamping. Rating out of 10 - 8 I selected the Grand Golf Hotel because of its proximity to Pisa airport as ... More About: Review , Accommodation
Why don?t Ryanair make their free flights free?
2008-06-07 15:56:00 I noticed that Ryanair are offering “free” flights if you book by Monday 9th June 2008 and fly between 1 October 2008 and 31 January on flights that depart after 12 noon on Mondays, all day Tuesdays and until 12 noon on Wednesdays. Now that doesn’t leave a lot of room for flexibility as you ... More About: Air Travel , Flights , Free , Make
Sea Change and Wonb Waves at Prestongrange Museum, near Edinburgh
2008-06-06 15:20:00 Until the 29 June 2008 the work of two local artists is being exhibited in the Powerhouse at the Prestoungrange Industrial Museum , a few miles east of Edinburgh in the East Lothian village of Prestonpans. Admission is free of charge and opening hours are 11am to 4.30pm seven days a week. The Visitor Centre ... More About: Culture , Change , Waves
Live guest interview 11 June 2008 - Angela K Nickerson author of Journey in
2008-06-06 11:12:00 I’ll be interviewing Angela K Nickerson, author of Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome , during a live blog on Wednesday 11 June at 20:00 British Summer Time (which is one hour in advance of Greenwich Mean Time). Angela’s book is a blend of biography, travel guide and the history and art of Rome and Florence ... More About: England , Books , Culture , Architecture
Not another charming medieval Umbrian hilltop town?
2008-06-05 21:23:00 Can you have too much off a good thing? Almost everywhere we looked in Umbria we could see charming medieval hilltop villages and towns. You really are spoiled for choice, you could stop every few kilometers and wander around another historic village or town. Gubbio Don’t thing these are decaying, neglected places or just tarted ... More About: Architecture , Town , Medieval
Travelodge UK £19 rooms Summer offer
2008-06-05 18:56:00 Book Travelodge rooms for only £19 a night for stays from the 27 June - 31 August 2008.. You must book before the 29 June 2008 and at least 21 days in advance to bag this bargain. You need to pay in advance and it’s non refundable. Most Travelodges have family rooms which sleep up ... More About: United Kingdom , Summer , Accommodation , Offer
Sunset at Portobello beach, Edinburgh
2008-06-05 13:05:00 I was at Portobello beach earlier this week around 11pm hoping to taking photos of the illumination of Cockenzie Power Station as part of the 3 Harbours Festival taking place until Sunday 8 June 2008. However it wasn’t dark enough and I wasn’t close enough to get any decent shots of the illuminations. However ... More About: Scotland , Beach , Edinburgh , Sunset
The Flip - a flipping good wee video camera
2008-06-05 10:37:00 I really liked the Flip video camera as it was small (wee is the Scottish word for small), light and easy to use, it truly is a point and shoot product. No fiddling around with buttons or controls or trying to comprehend a manual. I just can’t be bothered with bulky, complicated cameras and ... More About: Video , Technology , Camera , Flipping , Good
Head for Fife for the best beaches in Scotland
2008-06-04 05:38:00 Five out of the six beaches awarded the Blue Flag in Scotland are in the Fife region in eastern central Scotland. Burntisland Beach Aberdour, Burntisland, Elie, Leven East and St Andrews West Sands have all been judged to offer bathing facilities of the highest order and receive a Blue Flag award. Sunset at St Andrew’s beach One of the ... More About: United Kingdom , Beaches , Head
Almost impossible to refuel your hire car near Pisa airport
2008-06-02 20:16:00 If you hire a car at Pisa airport where the rental company has a policy of returning the car with a full tank of fuel you may find it virtually impossible to fill up the fuel tank of your rental car. When we were on our way to the airport on a Saturday afternoon, the ... More About: Hire , Airport , Car hire , Impossible , PISA
10% off car hire in Spain during July & August
2008-06-02 12:17:00 Economy Car Hire are offering a 10% discount on bookings made online for Spain and her islands during July and August 2008, if you book before the 11 June. Alpujarras by traskas I’ve used Economy Car Hire twice and rate them highly as they have a no excess policy, unlike some other so called “inclusive” prices where ... More About: Car hire
Europe Travel Blog Carnival 2 June 2008
2008-06-02 10:42:00 You can read the June 2008 edition of the Europe Travel Blog Carnival at Heather on her Travels. A big thank you to Heather for hosting the carnival. There were a couple of posts about Rome one of my favourite European capitals. Heather talks abut her two visits to Rome one as child with ...
May weather extremes in Italy
2008-06-01 22:19:00 We spent the last week of May 2008 in Tuscany and Umbria in Italy . I’d expect the average temperature at that time of year to be in the mid to low 20 degrees celsius with the odd shower or period of rain. Instead for the first few days the temperature was into the ... More About: Weather
Floral street art of Fucecchio, Tuscany
2008-06-01 17:20:00 We were amazed by the number and intricacy of the inflorata or pictures made from flower petals which covered the streets of the Tuscan village of Fucecchio. The floral pictures lay in then centre of streets through which the Corpus Domimi Communion Procession wound its way up the church. Sometimes getting lost can pay off. ... More About: Street , Tuscany , Street Art , Floral
How much time do you spend in your hotel room?
2008-05-30 04:11:00 I wasn’t exactly astounded to read that Brits spend more than half their holidays in their hotel and hotel room. If you think about it logically you probably spend eight hours in bed, one hour having showers, doing hair, make up etc and one hour eating breakfast. So already that’s a total of 10 hours ... More About: Hotel , Time , Accommodation , Opinion Poll , Room
The 3 Harbours Arts Festival 2008
More articles from this author:2008-05-27 07:52:00 The 3 Harbours Art Festival runs from 31 May to 8 June 2008 in the three coastal villages of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, in East Lothian a few miles east of Edinburgh. The Festival was highlighted as one of the “Best Outdoor Arts Events” in the Guardian. The Festival theme is the sea, an ... More About: Culture , Scotland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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