Thursday 23 February 2012

Innsbruck Greens

If you fancy a nice stroll during your visit to Innsbruck, be sure to check out the Hofgarten. Not far from your hotel Innsbruck, this protected park is on the edge of the Old Town and spans across ten hectares.

Friday 17 February 2012

Break Out!


I can still recall those relaxing days of sitting at my favourite pub in Scotland sipping that delicious whisky. It seems like it was yesterday, when in reality it was over three years ago. How time flies when you find that comfortable groove in life, forgetting how enjoyable that Country house hotel Scotland was.

Monday 13 February 2012

Racing Through the UK

Racing comes in all shapes and forms. From snail racing to speedboats, pitting the speed of one opponent against another is a pastime that can be as cheap or as outlandishly expensive as one wishes. Racing however also requires skill, training, and the right mindset for competition. In the UK, racing automobiles and horses are by far the most popular racing formats. A stay at any of the hotels near Rockingham Raceway outside of Corby will definitely leave you with one clear impression: auto racing is exciting, adventurous, and heart-pounding.

The Top 5 Cultural Attractions in Aberdeenshire

1. Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle stands out as perhaps the best known of Aberdeenshire’s tourist attractions. The estate itself was bought for the crown by Queen Victoria in the year 1852, and since then each generation of the Royal family has continued to add to it – so that the total estate now covers more than 49,000 acres!

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Getting to Know Rural Scotland

While many people are familiar with big Scottish cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, the more remote areas of Scotland remain a mystery to many people. Islands so remote that children have to take a boat to go to school; towns that are home to more highland cows than people; tiny fishing villages where everybody seems to be related to everybody else - these are some of the images that are conjured up when we talk of rural, remote, Scotland, but are they really based in reality?