J on February 6th, 2012

On our road trip in the US last summer, one of must-sees on the itinerary was the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas. Not being much of a gambler or glitzy show watcher, I had to find alternatives for our visit to Sin City and this seemed a great way to learn a bit more about [...]

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J on January 23rd, 2012

I saw an ad on the London Underground yesterday about Wroclaw, Capital of Culture 2016 (also known as City of Culture). Wroclaw? I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard of this city before, so I thought I’d do a bit of research on a town which is following in the illustrious footsteps of Stockholm, Athens [...]

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I’d studied Egyptology for a quite a few years. I knew the difference between my Ra and my Bestat. I’d been looking forward to this holiday for a long time. Our first mistake was the cheap three star hotels. These were the days before TripAdvisor (I know – I’m that old) and we had a [...]

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Quirky Cities Quirky Travel is expanding its scope – that’s what the Prague article I’m about to publish is all about. I’ll be writing about very many quirky cities as time progresses. Future cities I hope to feature include Budapest, Reykjavik, Dubrovnik and many many more. UK cities might include Glasgow and Belfast, as I’ve [...]

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