To the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, for a visit to London’s highest public garden.
Three nights in… Strasbourg
A very green Easter weekend in France – traveling by train, and exploring by bike! Thus justifying a pancake-based diet throughout.
Gallery: Strasbourg
Photo highlights from some of Strasbourg’s varied attractions.
Cycling in Strasbourg
Exploring Robertsau Forest on two wheels, via Strasbourg’s Velhop bike hire scheme.
The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show 2015
My first taste of a travel show – with features from talks by explorers to climbing competitions, via a photography exhibition and bike stunt display team.
Designpanoptikum
Berlin’s surreal museum for industrial objects.
Radisson Blu Berlin
My first Club Carlson stay, at Berlin’s remarkable Radisson built around a fish tank!
Two nights in… Berlin
An end-of-week jaunt to Germany’s capital, to check out some architectural curiosities.
Gallery: Berlin
Photos from various tourist stops – and my hotel – in Berlin.
Two nights in… St Helier
A weekend in Jersey’s capital to meet up with some of the Flyertalk BA board (and see if they can drink the island dry of champagne).
Trip Report: Barra beach landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
Gallery: Vatersay
Photos from a hiking loop of Vatersay.
Vatersay
Enjoying a sunny day on the beaches and machair of Vatersay.
Barra
Hiking around various locations on the main island, including the highest point, Heabhal; plus a quick look at Kisimul Castle.
BRR, The beach airport
Photos of Barra airport and the Twin Otter, plus on-board video of landing and takeoff at the beach!
Trip Report: The big win, big science, and a big storm
Full report on my 2013Q4 project: chasing IHG’s Big Win promotion.
Visiting CERN
Big science at CERN: The Universe of Particles, Microcosm, and a chance to get a bit further behind the scenes at ATLAS.
Gallery: Geneva 2013
As an almost-birthday treat (and as part of my Big Win project) I visited Geneva for a Marian Call concert at CERN. Here’s some photographic highlights!
Room walkthrough: Yotel
A 30 second video tour of a standard Yotel cabin, Heathrow. Read more [...]
The Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri
Burning 90% of my Hilton balance in advance of a devaluation got me just one night at the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri, a property normally far outside my cash budget. Of course, I then had to build a short holiday around this highlight… So, is it worth it?