My First Beer Spa

The last evening of my Press Trip to the Plsen area was scheduled for a beer…

Beer in Plsen

Plsen, a city in the west of Czechia, is famous for its beer. Indeed it’s the…

A Tour of Pilsner Urquell Brewery

In September 2022 I was on a PressTrip to Plsen, and as part of that, we…

The Sefton Coast

The Sefton Coast is the part of England just north of Liverpool, and stretching some 15…

Is German Beer the best beer?

When people think of beer, they automatically think of Germany, and rave about the qualities of…

Neolithic Orkney Mainland

I always wonder about the pre-Roman peoples of Western Europe. Looking through the lens of a…

Papa Westray

Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the smaller islands in the Orkney archipelago.…

Overview of the Orkney Islands

I’d been eyeing up Orkney for some time, especially after I visited the Outer Hebrides back…

Oban and Kintyre

Oban is deceiving. When you look on a map, it seems to be a large town…

The Sunshine Coast of Australia

Overview The Sunshine Coast of Australia is, well, it’s a legion of seaside resorts. It’s the…

Is Adelaide Boring?

I asked some of my Australian friends what the general impression of Adelaide was, in the…

A Trip on the Indian Pacific Railway

Indian Pacific – a name, like ‘Orient Express’ (but possibly not ‘Woodhead’) which evokes a nostalgia…