Quayside chill
Sea by Kiln Kiln, Copenhagen This restaurant occupies a prominent position at near the sea at the end of busy Nyhavn. We passed on several occasions and we were surprised ...
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Prime location
Admiral Hotel, Copenhagen This four-star dockside hotel lives up to its reputation. Staff are professional and welcoming and extremely helpful, the rooms are comfortable and ...
Village life
Village Hotel, Bournemouth We booked online but upgraded for £20 a night when we got there for a superior room which included coffee/tea, Sky TV and free use of the leisure ...
Winchester woe
Winchester Royal Hotel We booked late on the internet into this historic hotel and the price seemed reasonable. However, by the time we had added the average breakfast ...
When all is Said and Done
Stockholm by Nigel Duncan I declined the chance to be the fifth member of global pop sensations ABBA, deciding instead to remain on the hop-on, hop-off bus when it reached ...
Arthur stands proud
King Arthur stands proud but currently overlooks a temporary bus station in Winchester. Not quite the setting I expected or befitting a legendary British leader. The ...
Queue practice
Peterhof Palace by Nigel Duncan Our mission was to visit Peterhof, the town of palaces, fountains and parks ordered by Peter the Great. He wanted to put Versailles in France ...
Don’t walk on by
Warnemunde (Germany) by Nigel Duncan Many never see Warnemunde. They walk off cruise ships, stroll to the station and then take the train to Berlin or nearby Rostock on day ...
Head of steam
Families jump on board a train driven by a steam engine in the Scottish Borders every Sunday in August on trips operated by the charity Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ...