A Switzerland Surprise2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Feeling a bit rejuvenated by our recent travels, we sat by our kitchen table having breakfast and reading the Saturday papers when I looked at Mrs C and asked ‘what do you fancy doing this week?’. After not an enormous amount of head scratching we decided that a trip of some sort was on the cards, so we bit the bullet and booked 2 return
India – The first few days2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 27, 2017April 18, 2017 It's been a while since I was last in India. I wasn't surprised by some things, but as has always been the case, India never fails to throw new things at you. Kochi (formerly Cochin) though, with all its history and entrepreneurial prowess is still as fascinating as I remember it being way back when I first visited.Our journey out was very much better than
The Journey Home – Part Two – The Long Haul2017 - Our Year OutRants and RavesTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 15, 2017May 20, 2022 Oh well, looks like Mrs C’s put me on the spot here. Her reporting on all the brilliant bits of the Koh Phangan to Bangkok journey already make me very reminiscent and brimming with an urge to go somewhere really nice again - soon!Long-haul air travel isn’t - and never has been - one of my favourite pastimes, having spent many years working in places
Shoes Off In Thailand2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 11, 2017March 14, 2017 In Thailand your feet are considered dirty and aren’t welcome as party guests. That's why you'll often see rows of footwear sitting outside public places. So, how can you be polite while your feet remain firmly attached to your legs? There are 2 simple ‘don’ts’: 1. Don’t stick your feet out as you relax at a café table (or even worse – don’t put them on
Busy Bangkok2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 After a couple of weeks back at home soaking up a bit of cold and wet British winter we're on the move again. This time we're heading to sunny Thailand to brighten the spirit and simply unwind a bit. The outbound flight was with British Airways and full marks for punctuality and service meaning we were away on time for the 11 hour trek to
Prague2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 9, 2017February 18, 2017 Time moves on and so do we! Today we're in a beautiful, but very cold Prague. We travelled down from Berlin by train, passing through the snow covered fields of southern Germany and then into the rocky river banks that the railway follows once it leaves Dresden and enters the Czech Republic.The first thing that hit me about Prague was how incredibly ornate and well
Berlin2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 9, 2017February 12, 2017 Our three days in Berlin just flew past. It really was an eye opener for me though.I'm a bit embarrassed by my sketchy knowledge of European history. Although, if anywhere is going to spark an interest in the events of the last century then Berlin is it. We visited the Checkpoint Charlie museum and wandered around some of the areas around Potsdamerplatz, strolled through the
Amsterdam2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 3, 2017February 27, 2018 As any frequent flyer will tell you, Amsterdam is no more than a quick up-and-down hop. What they won't tell you is that if your plane happens to land on the southbound runway at Schipol airport it takes almost as long to get to the gate as it did getting to the Netherlands. However, with typical Dutch efficiency we were through the airport and on
The Journey Begins2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - January 31, 2017February 9, 2017 So, we’re breaking ourselves in gently with a 10 day trip in Northern Europe starting tomorrow with 3 days in Amsterdam, 3 in Berlin and then the remainder in Prague.
New Horizons Through an Opening Door2017 - Our Year Out by Mr C - January 17, 2017 It’s been a funny few months, at the end of which I’m at a loose end.For almost two years now we’ve wanted to do something different, to broaden our horizons, to get out of that office we’ve worked in for the last eleven years. Don’t get me wrong; they’ve been a rewarding 11 years and I’ve learnt so much that I thought I knew -