Countries | Fifty Four and Counting

The Bird at Birtle, Bury – Brilliant Restaurant run by Nutters!

BistrofiftyfourandcountingAugust 30, 2017

Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East Lancashire Railway with steam engines, Ramsbottam Choclate Festival and The Bird at Birtle. This restaurant is run by the award winning family of Nutters! It’s located just outside Bury, in a place called Birtle,…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 22, 2017

The Jewish Museum, Vienna – for Jews returning, now a place to live.. but still not home

History is not my strongest subject, but what I discovered in Vienna was a story of untold suffering and anti semitism…

AustriafiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Big Bus Tour, Vienna – You definitely see more above ground this way!

The transport system in Vienna is incredible. Modern trams, clean wide roads, rickshaws, buses, horse and carriage, taxis, underground system and…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Tiergarten Zoo – Schönbrunn, Vienna – Certainly not a natural environment, but a pleasure seeing the Pandas.

As a naturalist I prefer animals to be in their natural habitats and surroundings. Sadly, a zoo is nothing but an…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Schönbrunn Palace, Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Silver Collection

Vienna is a haven for art, culture and stories dating way back before the Romans. It’s fame is like a well…

25Hotel - ViennafiftyfourandcountingAugust 19, 2017

Twenty Five Hours hotel, Vienna, where they claim to be mad!

Vienna, young and old, trendy and traditional and the unexpected! Over in the Museum Quarter on Lerchenfelder Strasse stands a hotel…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 18, 2017

Eisvogel Restaurant, Prater, Vienna – its Unfair to label the food average!

Much of Vienna has a tranquil, quality feel about it. As you walk the streets you are struck by the beautiful…

AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingAugust 18, 2017

British Airways, London to Vienna on a voucher and points!

My daughter recommended I take out a British Airways Amex card …. however I gave up trying to reach the two…

FoodfiftyfourandcountingJuly 29, 2017

Croma, Prestwich – A draft with good food

When my oldest friend Simon recently paid us a welcome visit we decided to go out for a local bite to…

FoodfiftyfourandcountingJuly 23, 2017

All the Shapes, Prestwich Village – quirky with good food

Prestwich is undergoing a major facelift right now with pavements being shaped, widened and the general image improved. So the other…

Costa AdejefiftyfourandcountingJune 23, 2017

H10 Costa Adele Palace, Tenerife and the letter Not to complain!

In June 2017, my family and I went off to sunny Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands located off the West…

BritishfiftyfourandcountingJune 1, 2017

The Chocolate Cafe, Henley on Thames – A Riverside Pit Stop for a great lunch

You just don’t say no when offered a cruise along the Thames by friends with a stunning boat like something from…

BistrofiftyfourandcountingJune 1, 2017

Greenberry Cafe, Primrose Hill – The little Gem with an Organic Flavour

London has some great green belt places in the heart of the city. Recently I visited Primrose Hill. What a delightful…

FoodfiftyfourandcountingMay 27, 2017

Bocconcino, London – Advance to Mayfair for Authentic Italian food within a Tuscan Setting

For those that play the game called Monopoly you’ll immediately know that Mayfair is Londons most expensive property location. It’s surrounded…

ManchesterfiftyfourandcountingMay 23, 2017

An attack on Manchester achieves what?

Around the world, senseless atrocities continue to take place and affect people going about their normal lives. Conflicts in distant countries create extremists…

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