It’s easy to miss this small quirky restaurant with its black and white floor tiles in Covent Garden’s Shelton Street. And that would be a pity because behind those humble doors lies the opportunity to dine out on Bengali food tapas style. It is the creation of friends Prabir Chattopadhyay and Biswajit Deb Das both…
Ski Guide: Bad Kleinkirchheim (BKK), Austria
Known as BKK by the Brits and Bad Klein by the Italians, Bad Kleinkirchheim is perched on the edge of the Nock Mountain National Park. “Nock” in German roughly translates to “lovely green round hill”, which is a very apt description for BKK’s pretty surroundings. The mountains are dotted with an unusual type of pine…
EU gives flying assurances in the event of a No-Deal Brexit until October 2020
While the possibility of a No-Deal Brexit is being thrashed out in the House of Lords, flyers can at least be assured that their flights will still be able to operate between the UK and the EU at least until 24 October 2020. That’s because the European Commission have extended the deadline in their unilateral…
Your Guide to Backpacker Travel Insurance
Whether you’re planning a gap year, or you want to escape the rat race and explore the world for a bit, specialist ‘backpacker’ travel insurance should be listed as one of your essential items. This valuable cover can protect you if you fall ill or have an accident, or if your belongings are lost or…
Guide to Visiting San Jose
Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, isn’t my favorite spot to visit in the country. It’s kind of gritty and only good for a few days. On the plus side, there are a few things to do to keep you busy before you move on to nicer parts of the country. The city has some…
Top Spots for Hiking and Camping in Ireland
Ireland is a perfect destination for anyone who is wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life, of the push and pull of technology, and the stresses of our daily jobs. And camping in Ireland is your best way to truly break-free from your usual daily stresses. For decades Ireland has held the…
17 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Madrid
Full of energy and packed with cultural attractions, Madrid is a modern metropolis that offers a taste of the real Spain. Wide avenues are congested with traffic, but beautiful parks break up the urban sprawl. Madrid doesn’t have the traditional charm of Andalusia or the beauty of Barcelona, instead, it is a hub of social…
Ski Guide: Alpe d’Huez, France
Alpe d’Huez is one of France’s biggest self-contained ski areas with 250km of piste. There are big beginner areas, one on the edge of the old town, the other in the more modern Bergers section, both connected from late 2018 by the Alpe Express gondola. A charmingly retro dustbin lift – people stand in a…
Ski Guide: Les Deux Alpes, France
There’s terrific hotels, extremely good restaurants and very atmospheric bars, but most of all Les Deux Alpes has some of the best skiing in the Alps. It offers the highest slopes in the whole of Europe and the largest skiable glacier on the entire continent. Oh sure, and for good measure, it additionally boasts the…
Holiday Park Review: Hoburne Devon Bay, Paignton, Devon, UK
A short but sweeping drive takes you from a white-walled housing estate on to an even bigger sprawl in which static caravans almost seamlessly replace bricks and mortar. It’s high up with views across a valley and out to a sea that laps one corner of the English Riviera. It’s where you’ll find families dressed…