Kilts, Braveheart, bagpipes, tartan and haggis. Scotland is a land of many great things. The greatest of the lot has to be the delectable single malt scotch whiskies. I spent a couple of years working with luxury spirits in Dubai. So I have been lucky enough to try some stunning drams. However nothing beats the…
Having spent roughly 6 months in European hostels over the past year I guess you could say I know a fair bit about them. What works, what doesn’t work and those hostels you should just stay clear of. Thanks to websites like HostelBookers and HostelWorld you can get the gist on hostels fairly quickly these…
Having spent the last 6 weeks in London I was eager to get out of the city and explore further a field. Of course being the obsessed oenophile that I am, it just had to be an adventure that involved wine. So after bending Mr. Spittoon’s rubber arm we decided to take his snazzy rental VW…
As I am currently part of the ‘in between jobs’ categorary I seem to have a lot of free time on my hands. I am trying to look at it from the point of view that is a great time to see and experience London before I am working. Hence why I decided to practice…
It was only by luck that I came across a snippet on an Internet article about the Montefioralle Estate about 2km’s out of Greve in Chianti. I sent off e-mails to various estates, as I knew having only given 2 days notice that many people wouldn’t get back to me. Luckily for me, Lorenzo Sieni…
The best thing about Hungary is that you can easily base yourself in Budapest (aka – cheap accommodation) because no where in the country is more than 5-hours away by train. I had 4 nights in Budapest recently, so technically 3 full-days; the first dedicated to Budapest city, the second a day trip to Eger…
Along Vojasniska Street at number 8 in a small city in the North-East of Slovenia you will find an old building with a grape vine winding its way up the front of the building. The building is located on the left bank of the River Drava and it is this vine that has survived two…
I go to the hills when my heart is lonely, I know I will hear what I’ve heard before, My heart will be blessed with the sound of music, And I’ll sing once more. I’m sorry Morgan, but I really couldn’t help it… I just had to download The Sound of Music and watch it…
The 5 and a half hour trip from Prague to Vienna was rather relaxing. The whole train was made up of 6-seat compartments and either everyone thought we smelt or we had it lucky as we had a whole compartment to ourselves for the full journey. We also had to use up the rest of…