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 [...]

Located approximately 60 kilometres south of Queensland’s capital city of Brisbane, Tamborine Mountain is a volcanic plateau set within Australia’s Gold Coast hinterland.
An outpouring of lava from nearby Mount Warning many millenia ago created Tamborine Mountain’s lush and forested plateau which is approximately 8 km long by 5 km wide and now sits 600 metres [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As far back as the time of the Picts there has been a settlement on the site of Dundee. The city of Dundee, Scotland’s fourth largest city, has a long association with commerce and trade. The 3 primary trades, in the city of Dundee, were “jute, journalism and jam”.  Although the city of Dundee could [...]

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 [...]

Glasgow is the largest, and most vibrant, city in Scotland with excellent opportunities for shopping and an amazing night scene. For the more artistic tourist there are countless places to visit especially in the West End which has tea rooms, bars, boutiques, cafés, clubs and restaurants as well as some upmarket bed and breakfast in [...]