Latvia for foodies: a dream destination
Latvia has many attractions for visitors; but in this article I am going to focus on the culinary – if you like good food and drink (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?) then you are going to love Latvia. But…
Europe
Hotel Review: Conscious Hotel Museum Square, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Amsterdam is truly one of the great European cities to visit, and over the years I’ve been there seven times – running the gamut from broke inter-railer and hitch-hiker through weekend tourist from Berlin to a short break with the…
Hotel Review: Park Inn, Oslo, Norway
Image (c) Park Inn Oslo Carrying right along from our last review of a Norwegian hotel, this time we turn our attention to the capital, Oslo. If you are looking for high quality central accommodation at a surprisingly reasonable price you…
Hotel Review: Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, Trondheim, Norway
Image (c) ioconf.no Our reviews of Norwegian hotels are a bit like London buses – you wait ages for one to turn up and then three come along together. Well, in quick succession anyway. Hot on the heels of our review of the Clarion…
Hotel Review: The Rockwell, London, England
If you read our review of Lancaster London and saw the teaser post a while back, you’ll know we were in London for the second half of Easter and stayed in two different hotels in three days. You’ll also know…
Hotel Review: Adina Apartment Hamburg Michel, Germany
Travellers to Germany could almost be forgiven for thinking that Berlin is the only city worth their time. Almost, but not quite. While it’s no secret that we love the German capital, we are also big fans of the country’s…
Hotel Review: The Westin Grand, Berlin, Germany
Image (c) Westin Grand, Berlin As a former resident of and frequent traveller to Berlin I have visited and stayed in a number of hotels in the German capital over the years. Regular readers will be aware of my interest…
Hotel Review: Clarion Hotel Stockholm, Sweden
Image (c) hotelwithheart.com Having recently reviewed the new flagship Clarion hotel in our home town of Trondheim – and not being overly convinced it was a resounding success, at least yet – I decided it was time to include a review…
Hotel Review: Lancaster London, England
Another year, another Easter break in London. On this occasion we would be spending three nights in the capital and due to this trip being very much a last-minute decision – and peak time for hotels – it was not…
Hotel Review: Park Inn Heathrow, London, England
Image (c) metwaysystems.co.uk Park Inn is Radisson’s mid-range brand yet it’s property in Oslo at which I had the pleasure of staying is more like a modern four star hotel. Having said that, it is clear from this experience in London…
The German Wurst Adventure: Part One – Berlin
This article is part of the series “The German Wurst Adventure” “Teaser” with original itinerary The German Wurst Adventure: Part One – Berlin The German Wurst Adventure: Part Two – Weimar The German Wurst Adventure: Part Three – Erfurt The German Wurst…
A Short Break in Flanders, Belgium – Bruges (Part One)
This article is part of the series “A Short Break in Flanders, Belgium” A Short Break in Flanders, Belgium – Bruges (Part One) A Short Break in Flanders, Belgium – Bruges (Part Two) A Short Break in Flanders, Belgium –…