Porto: The wine valley
Jesus’ ability to turn water into wine probably explains why he had more followers than Stephen Fry. If he was on Twitter today there’d be a crowd of city girls forming Belieber inspired fan groups in a bid to get their grubby paws on some of his budget cocktail recipes. Sadly I’ve never found a...
A weekend in Prague
Giving a Segway to a girl with almost zero coordination is like watching a baby deer trying to escape the clutches of an enraged mountain lion on a skateboard. Dangerous, adrenalin fuelled and guaranteed to end in tears. In the end there was no weeping. (I’m a brave like that.) But there was a rather...
Hotel break bargains
Despite my desperate pleas to the great and powerful Gods of Sunshine, a thick blanket of cloud has taken up permanent residence over the UK. And since window smashing hail stones began falling from the sky like a scene from a low budget apocalypse movie, we’re keener than ever to claw our way out of this sodden little...
Escape the rain: The Algarve
“I haven’t ridden a bike since I was 10”, I casually warned our tour guide. “Don’t worry, it’s just a gentle 6km cycle around the national park.” An hour and a half later I arrived, near collapse, to a bemused guide. “Hmmm, you need to join a gym,” he said, eyebrows raised. D’ya think!?...
Snapshots of the Week: Italy
A selection of lovely pictures for my weekly photo share…. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
UK Travel: An Easter attraction
Easter is my favourite holiday of the year. Despite the lack of presents it’s far superior to Christmas. This is partly due to the lighter evenings and anticipation of a long hot summer. But mostly it’s because you’ve got zero obligation to spend your precious bank holidays with anyone you’re related to. * Of course...
Snapshots of the week: India
Like a far less impressive version of Pin Interest, I’ve decided to launch a weekly photo share. Bloggers and tweeters are welcome to submit travel images and links will always be published. I’ll start with a few of my favourites, taken in India 2009. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share...
The mini girl’s guide to Dublin
A very pretty Trinity College Despite a questionable landing (are planes meant to bounce?) and a distinct lack of Colin Farrell lookalikes, I love Dublin. The accents are sexy (if indecipherable), the cocktails are yummy and the flights are cheap. So now you have no excuse not to visit this year. Getting there Better value...
Dubai: It’s not ALL bad…
If the Arab Gulf was a family, Dubai would be the chain smoking teenager with ill advised tattoos and an attitude problem. The bad boy of the Middle East first hit headlines for its never ending stream of Disney inspired developments and party lifestyle. But after the city’s financial fall from grace and a well...
