Postcard of the Week: Glasgow
Not a city that typically features on the tourist trail of the UK, Glasgow never particularly grabbed me as a city break destination. I won’t beat around the bush – […]
A Luxury Weekend in Edinburgh (in the lead up to the Referendum on Scottish Independence)
Today is a pretty important day in British history – Scotland have voted to stay in the United Kingdom, although it was close shave! They ended […]
Night Trains: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
You don’t come across too many night trains any more – they’re all going bust due to budget airlines and everyone’s desperation to get to their destination as fast […]
Postcard of the Week: The Scottish Highlands
Last week I headed up to the beautiful Ardverikie Estate in the Scottish Highlands with about 13 others, for five days of fresh highland air, an escape from the […]
Guest Post: an Insider’s Guide to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh
Caroline Cant is a seasoned veteran of Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, a month-long performing arts festival held every August in the Scottish capital. Here she imparts her essential tips for any […]
‘Tales of Two Cities’ Competition: And the winner is…
Back on the 8th July I published a blog post about the Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ run by the luxury travel experts at Black Tomato. It […]
The Scottish Dancing Season Is Upon Us
Winter is well and truly upon us and unless you’re a particular fan of the cold, most of your hobbies will have moved indoors. And with the winter comes the […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 