Archive for October, 2009

Single traveller's top tips for Salzburg

1.Condé Nast Traveller chose Salzburg as the third most beautiful city in Europe in 2008, what during your stay epitomised this perception? The views in Salzburg are amazing! The landscape is dominated by the Untersburg mountain which provides a stunning backdrop to the city as the Salzach river meanders through it. Hohensalzburg fortress perched high [...]

Marcus Willan – 2 nights in Salzburg

Conde Nast traveller chose Salzburg as the 3rd most beautiful city in Europe in 2008 and it’s not hard to see why.  The landscape is dominated by the Untersburg mountain which provides a stunning backdrop to the city as the Salzach river meanders through it.  Hohensalzburg fortress perched high on a hill in the old [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – top tips

Fly by low-cost airline and to get the best deal, try and purchase flights when budget airlines have offers on Worth registering for websites such as moneysavingexpert which sends a weekly email to your inbox identifying top offers when you need them As most low-cost airlines operate unallocated seating, we would also recommend arriving in [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – day 5

Day 5 We enjoyed breakfast at Catalunya Square in the sunshine after which we then headed for the Aerobus which picked us up from the Square, and in 20 minutes had us at the airport. Having eaten before getting to the airport we saved on having to purchase food which is expensive which ever airport [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – day 4

Day 4 – Montjuic After our disaster with getting on the cable car to Montjuic on Tuesday and the fact that the wind hadn’t dropped we decided it would be best to get the bus to Montjuic as it was a little too far to walk. We headed to Catalunya square and spoke to one [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – day 3

Day 3 – Gaudi Day Today was all about seeing the sights associated with Gaudi, we started by heading up towards Catalunya Square. We passed a couple of small patisseries so called in to have a coffee and small pastry for breakfast which we sat outside and ate in the sunshine. Once we had finished [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – day 2

Day 2 – Marina/Port Olympic  We had planned to go to Montjuic today and as we had found out a cable-car runs from the Marina up to Montjuic, we took a leisurely stroll down to towards the Marina and explored some of the shops and restaurants there. On our way down towards the Marina we [...]

Friends trip to Barcelona – day 1

Day 1 On the day of our arrival we had scoured through Barcelona guide books and had a good idea of the sights that would be the highlight of our trip. Once we landed in Barcelona Airport, we headed straight to the tourist information desk who were most helpful and provided us with THE BEST [...]

Gail Porter's top tips for a trip to Miami

How many free family activities can you cram into a short break in Miami and what are they? There are many things to do that won’t break the bank including attending art galleries, sightseeing at the beach but we especially enjoyed CocoWalk Mall – Honey loved the children’s day, it was all free of charge [...]

Gail Porter and daughter Honey in Miami

After a long flight, we arrived in Miami rather late on the Friday evening, so we went straight to the hotel restaurant to have a wee snack and admire the views of Biscayne Bay. The restaurant was not too expensive and as we were on budget and were not too hungry we decided to only [...]