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Racing Circuits – Around the World
Just a quick informative one... Some people have no idea just how much entertainment there is to be had at racing circuits. There is so much more to racing tracks than the high-profile stuff you're likely to see on the television. Spectators can watch single-seater...
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport
Image credit If you should ever find yourself in Rio de Janeiro, which sounds like a great idea to me, then travel about fifty miles to the west to Santa Cruz to visit a very eerie place.It could just be me, but I find airships remarkably spooky. I get the feeling...
Gare do Oriente, Portugal
It it lace that I'm reminded of? Or a canopy of leafless trees, maybe? It was inaugurated in 1998 and sometimes it reminds me of those highly ornate railway stations of Victorian times with their soaring glass canopies or a grand but spooky gothic cathedral. At other...
Rollogo Suitcase: Brilliant or Daft?
If I was the proud owner of this suitcase, I'd certainly think it was brilliant. If I saw someone with one, would I think it's daft or would I be envious enough to want one? The latter, I think. I think that the Rollogo looks a bit silly but that could just be my...
Beignets for Breakfast
Yes, there are some wonderfully healthy ways to start the day. A smoothie. A nutritious shake. Or how about a healthy homemade museli or additive-free granola? (With almond or oat milk, of course).And then on the other hand, there are tasty ways to have...
La Boqueria, Barcelona
To be fair I'll have to admt that I don't truly know what the top attraction is in Barcelona for visitors. But if I had to guess, I'd say the Sagrada Família, wouldn't you?But I'd imagine that La Boqueria, the huge market, would run a close second.There's been a...
Should I Travel By Train or Plane?
Of course, it depends very much on where you want to go. In some cases, there's no option and it has to be air travel. If I want to go from New York to London, there's no under-the-ocean railway tunnel that's going to give me a choice. It's pretty well known too that...
Herculaneum, Italy
I'm sure that you know what Mount Vesuvius did almost two thousand years ago? Famously, it erupted and destroyed the Roman settlement of Pompeii. There had been other earthquakes of course. Some years before, Pompeii had been pretty badly damaged and the repairs to...
Paris: Morris Columns
They are an icon of Paris, without a doubt. The Morris Columns, developed in the nineteenth century specifically to support advertising posters are seen in other European towns too but yet they somehow seem to be so typical of Paris. When Gabriel Morris, a Parisien...
The Most Photographed Sight In Bratislava
Meet Cumil. And as the title says, he is (allegedly) the most photographed tourist attraction in Bratislava. One of the surprises of Bratislava is the number of lifesize bronze statues that are scattered about. Cumil is described as 'Man at Work' although he's...
Got A Great Idea For Airbnb Hosts?
Have you? Maybe you've got an idea for a fabulous app that would make a host's life easier. Maybe you think that a service supplying consumables to hosts for their guests is a great idea. Or perhaps your ideas range from property management to providing cleaning...
Žižkov Babies: Prague
Sculptor David Černý created the 'babies' that you see in the photograph. And they are 'crawling' up and down the Žižkov Television Tower. The fibreglass sculptures were added to the tower as a temporary exhibition - Černý is a locally-born artist - in 2000 but they...
How Safe is That Country You’re Visiting?
Not long ago I was talking to an American person here in the USA where I live. I haven't always lived here - I am born, bred and buttered English.This person was going to visit the UK and asked me if the country was safe. I had to chuckle. I'll explain why in a...
The Monkey’s Paw, Toronto
Some people like foodie tours or trips that include museums or journeys that include rail travel - and so do I, and a lot more besides. But I still haven't found a rummage-about-in-bookstore tour.If ever I do, then I'm sure that it will include the Monkey's Paw in...
Hosts: Last Impressions Count Too
We've all heard a million times that first impressions count. And they do, it's true. But if you're running a hospitality business, especially in the field of short term rentals, then it's important to remember that last impressions count a lot too. Yes, it's...
Visiting London: What is Ken’s Bollock?
You know what Londoners are like. If you think that there are buildings in London that have official names such as the Gherkin then you'd be wrong - although just about everyone refers to it as such. There's also no building that's officially called the Walkie Talkie...
Rocchetta Mattei, Italy
You might think that Count Cesare Mattei was really a bit of a nutcase but let's be nice and call him eccentric. He founded a medical treatment known as 'electrohomeopathy' that was, evidently, total quackery. But, being a rich bloke, he also built a rather weird...
One Daft Reason You Might Get A Rough Review
If you're a short term rental hosts I'm sure that you've realised by now that there are many reasons why you might get a completely undeserved bad review from time to time, Even if 'bad' is pushing it a bit, a review that doesn't accurately reflect all the trouble you...
Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
The building started life in 1924. Not as a ballroom or music venue though - it orginated as a garage. The internet tells me that this was 'for Wyatt Tate Brady's automobiles'. At first I took this to mean that Mr Tate Brady was in the motor trade but no, he was a...
Visiting the UK: Tintagel Castle, Cornwall.
Right until Victorian times, Tintagel in Cornwall was a remote place with few - if any - visitors. The landscape was wild and inhospitable, the shoreline craggy and naturally fortified. In fact, the island - it's only narrowly separated from the mainland - is the...
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