Let’s be honest of the numerous attractions that belong to Glasgow like the great shopping areas, variety of museums and galleries, plethora of restaurants and bars or even the chance of catching an ‘Old Firm’ game between Celtic and Rangers foraging for lunch probably isn’t high on most visitor’s ‘must do’ lists. However for those [...]
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Glasgow; Doing Scotland in Style
It is already becoming a year of revisiting cities that didn’t endear themselves first time around including Liverpool, Paris and now Glasgow. The first two were refreshing surprises and fortunately so was Scotland’s city of style on the banks of the River Clyde. A packed itinerary had been planned ensuring there wasn’t much time to [...]
Postcards from Flying over London on the Emirates “Air Line”
While spending a few days in London during January it seemed a good idea to try the Emirates Air Line, the urban cable car system which crosses high over the River Thames linking Greenwich Peninsula with the Royal Docks. The previous day a plan to view the city from the top of the London Eye had [...]
London Walking Tour; A Fistful of Landmarks
Riding a Thames Clipper, the boat service which whisks visitors along the London waterway even on a cold January morning is possibly the best way to start a tour of the capital. So despite bitingly low temperatures, two Michelin-men like passengers, wearing several layers of clothing boarded a river taxi near Tower Bridge. Taking photographs [...]
Postcard from Liverpool; Reflecting in a former City of Culture
Over the recent holiday period I have been taking my own advice and exploring my backyard. This included spending a great day out in Liverpool which is a former European city of culture. Great Britain is as great as the name suggests. The pleasant surprise is that doorstep exploration and rediscovering local places can be [...]
Wild surprises in London
The great thing about visiting another destination, even a relatively familiar one is that there is always the possibility of an unexpected encounter. On a recent visit to London with a lovely Brazilian lady named Nara we were treated to some pleasant surprises in St James Park. The weather was the first surprise, a chilly [...]
Ice Cold in Canary Wharf, London at an Ice Sculpting Festival
On a day suitably cold for ice sculpting a visit to an International Festival dedicated to the art at Canary Wharf, London seemed appropriate. Although not quite freezing it was still cold enough to cause frost nip on the mammary organs of a fish; the cold wind off the Thames had a biting chill to [...]
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