My views on the actors prancing around on the actual site of Checkpoint Charlie are not exactly news to regular followers of Grown-up Travel Guide. Fortunately the rest of the…
Walt Disney World in Orlando is undeniably a little cheesy, but certainly delivers spectacle. It's worth staying for this Main Street Electrical Parade in the evenings, but check the schedule…
The highlight of an adventure-packed week in the Girona Pyrenees was a hot-air balloon ride over the area from La Garrotxa with the highly experienced folk at Vol de Coloms…
The highest waterfalls on the island of Mauritius, Cascade Chamarel (Chamerel Waterfalls) drop almost 100m into the depths of the Black River Gorge. This view is from the Chamarel Seven…
The Roslund Meat Shop at Hietalahti Market Hall (or Hietalahden kauppahalli if you fancy asking for directions in Finnish)
Image © Andy Higgs, Grown-up Travel Guide 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Finland's Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomin books (ostensibly for children, but riddled with social…
The 5.5 ton solid gold Buddha inside the temple of Wat Traimat is of course the main attraction, but the bronze decor outside is incredibly detailed too
This bridge carries pedestrians and the metro train on the top deck and regular traffic on the lower level. It was designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel and opened…