Lisbon – nobody told me it was all hills
My first impression of Lisbon is that its very hilly, as you can see from the photo below … (which quickly lead me to my next discovery, I am not as in-shape as I thought I was) Luckily there are...
Author: Steve
The journey has begun .. first stop Lisbon, Portugal
Well okay, first stop was technically London UK and a quick visit to see the folks ‘back home’, but then it was back to Heathrow airport and TAP (Portuguese airline) for the short flight to Lisbon. Three nights in Lisbon...
Las Fallas is looming ..
With the advent of my full-on retirement at the end of February, March ushers in a new style of travel. I will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, a country I have never visited before and then into Spain, via Seville,...
Black Flag @ the Cannery Ballroom, Nashville – January 31st 2020
Having managed to catch ‘Flag’ the offshoot of seminal Punk outfit Black Flag, a couple of years back, I was delighted to be able to catch the actual Black Flag when they recently did a show in Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom....
Poguetry in Louisiana
I’ve always been a big fan of Irish music and especially bands like the Pogues, who I was fortunate to see on several occasions during the past few decades. When I saw that two of the original members (of the...
Hitting the Bourbon trail
If you know anything about Bourbon, you’ll almost certainly have heard of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, which covers a multitude of distilleries mainly based around the Louisville/Lexington area of Kentucky. There are companies that run tours lasting up to 8...
Becoming a Certified Bourbon Steward
If ever you have a few hours to spare and see a class offered on becoming a Certified Bourbon Steward I highly recommend it. For just over three hours or so we covered as much about Bourbon as you would...
Cologne (Köln), Cathedrals and Kölsch
Despite living in Germany for four years I’d never been to Cologne and decide to take a slight detour (on my way to Berlin) to stop off for a couple of days or so and visit two things that the...
Tower Bridge glass walkway
I’ve spent a lot of time in London, I even lived there for 8 years, but until a recent trip ‘home’ I’d never visited Tower Bridge and so on a whim I decided to do the ‘touristy thing’. I knew...
Cheaper accommodation in London – hostels
My first trip staying in hostels worked out very well, Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage (https://palmerslodges.com/) and Wombat’s City Hostel (https://www.wombats-hostels.com/) to be precise. I would definitely recommend both of them to anyone looking for hostel accommodation in London.
