Whilst arrangements for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations were getting into full swing I spent a day visiting the Isle of Wight and Osborne House. This palace was a favourite retreat for Queen Victoria, the only other monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee – back in 1897. My travel across to the Isle of Wight was care of Red Funnel Ferries, […]
Would you like to see the sights of Hungary – from its majestic capital Budapest on the Danube, to the holiday resorts on Lake Balaton, from the beautiful university city of Sopron in the north to the historic city of Pécs in the south? If so, and if you would like to travel free of […]
Hello people. I’m new to this game, but what better time to start than on the eve of my 65th birthday? The idea of the site is to give information and money-saving tips to all those other folk of a certain age who want to travel the world (without blowing all the savings in the […]
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Frankfurt – Short break
Frankfurt is well known as a major business centre, but when I spent two days there earlier this year, I was pleasantly surprised by the different side of the city that I found. How to get there? Well Ryanair flies from London to Frankfurt-Hahn and prices can be as low as £35 return, but this is […]