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I write for a number of sites and I was recently writing for Virtual Scotland about Tony Blair when I just totally lost it. The article started of reasonably well with a basic rundown of his life but by the time I got to his days as British PM I found that all the good [...]

There are several places in England which feature strongly in Scottish history, especially along the borders and in the very north of England. While places such as Berwick-upon-Tweed (South Berwick to the Scots) changed hands frequently other places were simply a tasty target for attack and plunder. The important city of York frequently appears in [...]

I have actually lost count of the amount of times I have been asked (in personal or via email) what is the best time of the year to visit the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) and I really do have to admit that though many assume it to be the height of the tourist season many [...]

When I was a child I was lucky enough to have a short family vacation (I say lucky as it is surprising how few city kids get the opportunity these days) and a frequent destination was Devon. My father was a hard working guy and, sadly, our annual vacation was often more hard work. Firstly [...]

The capital city of Britain, London, has a vast choice of fantastic tourist attractions, from the amazingly historic to the very latest additions. The majority of the attractions are known all ’round the globe (for instance, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace the Tower of London). Amongst the recently built are the Millenium Dome, London [...]

UK vacations are extremely popular at the moment and while many put this increase (in the nummber of visitors) down to the low strength of the £ I would like to think that much has to do with the fact that there is simply so much to see and do in England, Scotland and Wales. [...]

Spending most of my summer vacation on the beach isn’t my idea of fun. Please do not get the wrong idea, at times I really do enjoy relaxing on a sandy beach, however, I also like to travel a little inland too. I love to soak in the atmosphere, which is often unique, I like [...]

France is the top tourist destination in the world, which comes as no surprise since it has many spectacular attractions. Indeed, France is home to many historic and interesting sites which are all equally captivating, which is why you might have a hard time knowing where to start. It doesn’t matter where you do, though, [...]

Blackpool is an amazingly popular seaside resort on the English North West coast, which remains amazingly popular with tourists traveling from the close by towns which include Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and more. The resort is also fanatically popular with folk from Scotland who turn up in large groups in a similar way to the groups [...]

Madeira has an excellent climate best for a holiday trip. 17° centigrade during winter and during summer its maximum temperature is 29° centigrade. Such temperatures are tolerable. The climate is different in the whole island itself. There are great chances of rain when you go more on the northern part. If you travel to the [...]

The city of Bradford is situated in the English county of West Yorkshire. Lying near to the Pennines Bradford was ideally placed to profit during the time of the industrial revolution. In truth, during the nineteenth century, the town of Bradford was at the forefront of the Industrial revolution and the town very quickly became [...]

Here are two of the more unusual facts that I’ve read recently about France and it’s capital Paris. For instance, France is the most visited country in the world by tourists. Another unusual one is that the most disappointing tourist attraction in the world in the Eiffel Tower. Who came up with these so called [...]

Bournemouth is a lively, vibrant and extremely exciting city, despite its nickname ‘God’s waiting Room’. The reason for the nickname is that a great many old people choose the town as their retirement place. However, the city of Bournemouth has an incredible youth culture, with a a high proportion of university students. Obviously a place [...]

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In recent Years increasing numbers folk are looking for new holiday destinations which afford something different or, at the very least something alternative to the common vacation of sand and sun. Under the current economic conditions many groups of people are, sadly discovering that they have far less money for buying a holiday and are, [...]