Increasing numbers of folk are choosing to take local vacations this coming year. For most of us the decision is to save cash but is this the best decision or a terrible error? Commonly many of us fail to see the many local tourist attractions but they are sometimes superb and much better than those [...]

Bring to mind Nottingham and the vast majority of people remember the legend of Robin Hood and although folklore attracts increasing numbers of folk each and every year there is plenty more to the city of Nottingham than your would think. Indeed the city of Nottingham has a large number of super local attractions and [...]

The Scottish Highland city of Inverness  is found in some of the most breathtaking countryside in the U.K.. In and around Inverness are a number of important historic sites, frequently these sites witnessed a great deal of violence and human suffering. Obviously Inverness has a incredible number of visitor attractions (and the number is always [...]

Because the Scottish town of Inverness is now a city, Fort William is the largest town in the Highlands of Scotland. The town of Fort William is an amazingly popular tourist center with many people arriving to go hill walking on Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK. In the article that follows I [...]

Blackpool is an amazingly popular seaside resort on the English North West coast, which is popular with tourists coming from the close by towns and cities which include Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and more. Blackpool is also fantastically popular with visitors from all over Scotland who turn up in large numbers rather like the hordes of [...]

Stirling has featured strongly in the history of Scotland, especially during vitally important events. In and around Stirling has an amazing number of superb visitor attractions and a multitude of photographic opportunities. In the article below I describe 3 places to visit in Stirling; Stirling Castle, Argyll’s Lodging and Stirling Old Town Jail:
Stirling Castle
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The ‘Fair City’ of Perth in Scotland a former royal burgh can be discovered at the head of the Tay estuary. Between the C12th and C15th the city competed with Dunfermline to be the capital of the country. In the article below I write about three places to visit in Perth, Scotland; Elcho Castle, Huntingtower [...]

Bournemouth is a vibrant, lively and fantastically exciting city, despite the unfortunate fact that it has the nickname ‘God’s waiting Room’. The reason it is called this is that large numbers of old folk choose to retire there. However, the city of Bournemouth has an incredible youth culture, with a a high proportion of university [...]

Bradford can be found in West Yorkshire, a county in England in Great Britain. Constructed at the foothills of the mountain range called the Pennines the city of Bradford was superbly placed to profit during the time of the industrial revolution. In actual fact, during the nineteenth century, the city of Bradford was at the [...]

Bristol has an incredibly fascinating and wondrously varied history, making it an ideal city to visit.  In the past Bristol City was included amongst the country’s top 3 medieval towns after London. The city was one of the primary trading ports in England, and during the 14th century, it handled the majority of the trade [...]