As Scotland’s capital, and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Edinburgh is a popular destination for business travelers and tourists alike. It’s also a major hub for businesses; many of the country’s top companies have offices there, and the legal and banking sectors are particularly strongly represented.
The combination of these two factors […]

Even the characters in books have loyal and adoring fans. One such character is the most popular detective of all fictional detective classics. His name is Sherlock Holmes. His fans still visit the address that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle so gave him long ago in the late nineteenth century. It is a place of solace […]

When the Getty Museum first opened in 1997, the museum’s parking and transportation system were quickly overwhelmed to the point that anyone thinking about visiting the museum had to make parking reservations months in advance. Those unwilling to wait hoofed it for miles and then waited up to four hours just to take a tram […]

It is not commonly known, except of course amongst Sherlock Holmes afficionados, that the illustrator responsible for the sketches that accompanied the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character in The Strand Magazine, only became so by accident.
Sidney Edward Paget was born in London in 1860 and became interested in drawing from […]

Getting cruise discounts can be a tricky business but there are some factors that can be used to stack the cards in your favour – If you know about them and how to use them. Read on!
***Cabins***
On short season or limited availability cruises e.g., Alaska or Norwegian fjords, for example, balcony cabins on newer ships […]

Cruise planning isn’t rocket science but it does have pitfalls and, like so many things in life there are good and bad ways to go about it in terms of what to book, when to book it and what deal to go after.
One of the harder things to nail down is when to book your […]

Getting cruise discounts can be a tricky business but it need not be rocket science! If having a good cruise is more important to you than a very specific destination then you can stack the odds of getting a really good cruise discount heavily in your favour.
Read on and learn how picking your destinations can […]

Getting cruise discounts can be a tricky business but there are some factors that can be used to stack the cards in your favour – If you know about them and how to use them. Read on!
***Cabins***
On short season or limited availability cruises e.g., Alaska or Norwegian fjords, for example, balcony cabins on newer ships […]

Cruise planning isn’t rocket science but it does have pitfalls and, like so many things in life there are good and bad ways to go about it in terms of what to book, when to book it and what deal to go after.
One of the harder things to nail down is when to book your […]

Apart from any considerations of climate, Turkey is hot in another very important way. Its resort towns are booming tourist destinations or Europeans as well as North Americans and this looks set to continue for the long term. The benefit to the rental and property market is huge and significant. Some of the […]