Lincoln City Lincoln Cathedral Soaring Gothic glory: from 1088 onwards Lincoln Cathedral has been a beacon of sublime devotion and stunning architecture attracting visitors from around the world. Lincoln Cathedral Organ practice: Sublime music rumbles along the Episcopal runway, falters, stops, starts again and soars into immense grandeur. The Forces Chapel: Two...
One of the glories of Sweden is Fika … taking time out for coffee, cake and a chat. Heaven on a plate … On a trip to the southern region of Skane (Skåne) I sampled a lot of VERY good cake as well as many more sensory delights. It’s a land...
To visit to Prague in autumn is a real treat. The city zings with colour, the thermometer has dipped from the heat of high summer and the chill of winter is yet to arrive. Looking down from a gently sloping hillside, tall trees show off a melange of rich shades that would...
What is a Blog Trip? A Blog Trip is an updated version of the Press Trip, often offered by tourist agencies, PR companies and tourism businesses which generate publicity for their venue, resort, hotel, attraction or other holiday destination. They are similar to Press Trips and may include journalists from...
Jerez de la Frontera; this small and perfectly formed city has three big claims to fame; it’s the home of that quintessentially English tipple, sherry, flamenco was born in this region and the world-renowned Royal Spanish Equestrian School is based here. There’s a strong Moorish influence which is apparent in some...
One of the highlights of this year was showing world-class bloggers Keith Jenkins, of Velvet Escape and Simon Falvo of Wild About Travel, around some of my favourite places in the Lake District. Here’s Keith’s account of that trip … Imagine green rolling hills that stretch to the feet of massive,...
“Can you get rooster online?” asked one of our group. None of us knew. Well, it’s not something we’d ever thought about, but here we were, standing in the middle of the very smart Ystad Saltsjöbad hotel restaurant, about to roast rooster. Head Chef Peter was showing us how to make a...
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