Posted on February 26, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Franz Patzig via Flickr “Suffering from a recurring twinge or an incessant sharp pain? You won’t be achin’ for long in this spa town”. *Hangs head in shame.* Sorry, it was so obvious, who could resist? Anyway, to get back to the facts….the spa town of Aachen is a real crossroads city, where [...]

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia It may have introduced the world to pizza – cue students everywhere uniting in thanks - but as a travel destination, Naples is a teensy weensy bit crazy. On your travels in and around the Gulf of Naples, you’ll come across everything from otherworldly volcanoes to magnificent museum buildings and shabby tenement blocks.  Bustling markets sell a [...]

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Karlsruhe.  Karls-Ruhe. Try translating this literally and you’ll come to the conclusion that ‘Karl is quiet’. Quiet? That’ll teach you to take things literally. There’s loads going on in Karlsruhe. In fact, when it comes to attractions, this German city is positively ear splitting. Karlsruhe is located in southwestern Germany, within striking distance of [...]

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Fancy ham, flaky cheese and the passionate music of Verdi may describe a cosy evening at a nice Italian restaurant, but they also happen to be the three things that best characterise Parma. Not a bad comparison actually. Both internationally and at home in Italy, Parma has long been associated with la [...]

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Mirror | imaging reality via Flickr Wayne and Colleen clones, greasy full English breakfasts, Sky Sports on tap, try as you might – you’ll find it difficult to come across any of these in Nicosia.  Sorry to disappoint you, but Nicosia is not that kind of town. A holiday in the Cypriot capital [...]

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by wicho via Flickr Have you heard the one about Ryanair stranding a plane full of half-term holidaymakers on the wrong Canary Island?  This story would be funny if it wasn’t true. Yep.  That’s right. Last week a pilot who tried to land in Lanzarote during a thunderstorm was forced to divert to Fuerteventura.  [...]