Travel review: The Cairngorm Mountains, The Highlands, Scotland (Aviemore & around) The route: Aberdeen –> the Castle Trail (A97) –> Aviemore Rating: ***** (out of 5) Review and photo by: Alexa Williamson Most places in Scotland (as you hopefully know) are beautiful. Even as I write this on the train – zipping along the route [...]
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Travel review: The Cairngorm Mountains, The Highlands, Scotland (Aviemore & around)
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Aviemore Scotland travel review, Cairngorm Mountains Scotland travel review on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel review: Nice, France
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Hotel Palais Maeterlinck review, Nice France, Nice France review, Nice France tourist information, Nice France travel review on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel review: Nice, France Rating: **** (out of 5) Review and photo by: Alexa Williamson France is a place closer to heaven than many others. *** So much so, that I can’t help but wax poetic about it… You know you’re in France when… the air is scented with cigars and rings with disco music [...]
Travel review: Portobello Beach, near Edinburgh, Scotland
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Portobello Beach Edinburgh, Portobello Beach Edinburgh Scotland, Portobello Beach Midlothian Scotland, Portobello Beach review, Travel reviews on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel review: Portobello Beach, near Edinburgh, Scotland Rating: ***** (out of 5) Review by: Alexa Williamson All the Edinburghers I’ve met in my times have been to Portobello Beach at some point in their lives, so having an unyielding curiosity to find out what makes things popular to the masses, I went to and was [...]
Travel review: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Holyrood Palace Edinburgh Scotland review, Travel reviews on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel review: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland Rating: *** (out of 5) Review by: Alexa Williamson With parts of it dating from the 12th century, Holyrood Palace is everything that a royal residence should be – magnificent and wonderfully decorative. Entry into the palace is enchanting as a “small but perfectly formed” building emerges in front [...]
Travel review: Silverknowes Beach and Cramond Village, Edinburgh, Scotland
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Cramond Village, Cramond Village travel review, Silverknowes Beach, Silverknowes Beach travel review, Travel reviews on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel review: Silverknowes Beach and Cramond Village, Edinburgh, Scotland Rating – Silverknowes Beach: * ½ (out of 5) Rating – Cramond Village and River Almond Walk: **** (out of 5) Review and photo by: Alexa Williamson While undertaking a recent trip to Portobello Beach in Edinburgh this summer, I was tipped off by my cab [...]
Travel review: Tenby, Wales
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Tenby Wales, Tenby Wales travel review, Travel reviews on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Travel review: Tenby, Wales Rating: ***** (out of 5) Review and photo by: Alexa Williamson Why Tenby? My desire to go to Tenby began in 2006, when I was looking for somewhere different (from my usual haunts of London and Edinburgh) to go for New Year’s Eve and it was recommended to me as a [...]
Travel review: Rosslyn Chapel (yes the one from The Da Vinci Code)
Posted in Travel reviews, tagged Rosslyn Chapel information, Rosslyn Chapel review, Rosslyn Chapel The Da Vinci Code, Travel reviews on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rosslyn Chapel (yes the one from The Da Vinci Code) Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Rating: *** (out of 5) Review by: Alexa Williamson Like many who read Dan Brown’s popular book The Da Vinci Code and couldn’t put it down, I went on to see the movie and – despite thinking it was crap overall – [...]
Hotel review: Rookery Hall, Worleston (Cheshire), England
Posted in Hotel reviews, Travel reviews, tagged Handpicked hotels Rookery Hall, Rookery Hall, Rookery Hall Hotel review, Rookery Hall Hotel travel review, Rookery Hall pictures on February 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Rookery Hall Worleston, Cheshire Hotel class: 4-star Tel: 0845 072 7533 My visit: 27-31 December 2007 Rating: ***** (out of 5) Review and photos by: Alexa Williamson In brief: A place where you can enjoy the stately surroundings, watch your DVDs on LCD, check your email wherever you want – and get all your chakras [...]
