My one and only previous visit to Belvoir Castle was about 35 years ago with my mum and brother and on that trip we never actually got in to see the castle. Probably during the summer school holidays, my mum had booked us on a bus trip from Leicester to Belvoir Castle, sadly when we got there the trip did not actually include entrance to the castle or grounds. I can not remember what we did to entertain ourselves for a few hours in the car park as my mum did not ...

People often overlook Germany as a holiday destination, but it is a great country to visit and the people are generally very friendly, there is loads to see and do and just as importantly there is a wide choice of great quality food and drink options available to suit all pockets. We have just had a fabulous week in Bavaria, Southern Germany, based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen around a 90 minute drive from Munich airport. SATURDAY With an alarm set for 0400 on Satur...

Heading to Lancashire for the weekend to Blackpool and staying in a static caravan was an interesting way to spend my 45th birthday. The weekend was also spent with friends Gavin, Wendy, Spencer and Clare (as well as Heather of course) and I had very little idea what had been planned for me either. The Friday evening was spent in Blackpool enjoying some Italian food at Sapori, just a short walk from the iconic Blackpool Tower. It was a really nice place and ver...

Geneva is a big and fairly modern city and if honest after a few hours of wandering around we were still trying to 'get the place'. Maybe we just walked the wrong way, but nowhere we saw really impressed us despite the lakeside location and distant mountain views. The city just felt large, noisy, built up and lacking charm. Sorry, but other places on this trip just felt better, even those that were closed for the season. The trip across from Lucerne, via Bern, to...

Even though Switzerland has been visited numerous times a visit to Bern, the capital city, has eluded me until now. Being just an hour from Lucerne by train it was an easy trip to make and the central station places you right at the head of the historic Marktgasse that is the main thoroughfare of the old city area. This street is wide and on both sides there are vaulted walkways housing all of the shops and café's. At the far end of Marktgasse is the Zytglog...