Food – East Kilbride: The Richmond Oriental. I was expecting more, a bit hit and miss.
The Richmond Oriental showed great potential so I was expecting good things, If this was a school report, unfortunately it would be, ‘could do better’.
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Travel: Loch Lomond Seaplanes. An amazing experience nobody should miss out on.
Everyone should have a bucket list of things they want to do before shuffling off in later life muttering “I wish I’d done that. ” So, with that in mind, one of the must-do items on that list should be a seaplane trip over the Western Highlands of Scotland.
Food – Glasgow: Oro. Arguably the finest pizza outside of Italy!
There are very few restaurants in Scotland who can claim so many awards for pizzas, but Oro, the former Bella Napoli on Kilmarnock Road in the south side of the city is one such establishment.
Food – Biggar: The Elphinstone Hotel. Good, honest, home-cooked meals using local produce.
So, do I recommend the Elphinstone for its food offering? Without a doubt, it’s a resounding yes. If you don’t want fussiness and fancy presentation and are more about the support of local businesses using quality produce to create cracking home-cooked honest-to-goodness food, the Elphinstone is for you.
Glenluce: Whitecairn Holiday Park. For a touch of luxury, comfort and relaxation.
Glenluce is a small rural village situated off the main A75 leading to Stranraer in the County of Wigtownshire. Its main claim to fame is the 12th-century Cistercian abbey, but it’s also home to the wonderfully relaxing and peaceful Whitecairn Holiday Park.
Travel: NC500 – Scotland. How to break your motorhoming virginity!
So, you think motorhoming is something only the over 65s do? I know what you’re thinking, the retired vicar and his wife, a small dog, probably a Chihuahua, trundling along in front of you, at 40mph, refusing to let you, and quite likely, your BMW pass.
Well, think again folks. More and more younger people are taking to the roads with their hotel room on wheels – and why not?
Food – Port of Menteith: The Lake of Menteith Hotel. Dining in spectacular surroundings
Exceptional views over the Lake of Menteith as you sit in the conservatory enjoying lunch or dinner.
Food: Blantyre – Central Cafe. Watch out for this one, it’s going places!
Move over, there’s a new kid on the block, quite literally – at Block three, Blantyre Industrial Estate, Lanarkshire. Central Cafe is located in a busy industrial space on the outskirts of Hamilton and located minutes off the main A725 East Kilbride Expressway. Not perhaps your first choice of location to travel to, but don’t…
Accomm: Cologne. Lindner City Plaza. A very comfortable hotel in a superb location.
Sometimes trying to find a good hotel, and relying on other people’s subjective opinions and reviews can all be a bit ‘hit and miss’. However, The Lindner group’s City Plaza establishment in Cologne is a very definite ‘hit’ in terms of both location and level of comfort provided. This is a hotel, which, at the…
Food – Germany – Cologne: Jameson’s Distillery Pub. Excellent grub at reasonable prices.
Imagine. Who travels to Cologne and then decides to eat in an Irish pub, when there is no shortage of local providers? Well, me, apparently! However, in my defence, we had just arrived that day and were looking for somewhere local to dine. Jameson’s was literally a five-minute walk from our hotel on Magnustrasse.…
