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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

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Sanity, Abnormality and an Escape from Reality – Porto Sani, Halkidiki, Greece

CountriesfiftyfourandcountingOctober 9, 2020

2020 will be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic. A time in humanities history when the planet was hit by a deadly virus for those over 65 and an inconvenience for those in their 30’s. Civil liberties having been quickly curtailed by governments trying to understand the fast changing scientific information. This is a time like…

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AmsterdamfiftyfourandcountingMarch 15, 2020

Pllek, Amsterdam – OMG! I was not expecting this in a shipping container

The main purpose of our trip to Amsterdam was to join friends to help celebrate a 60th birthday. Our good friend…
BritishfiftyfourandcountingNovember 22, 2019

Dakota Bar & Grill, Manchester – Wow! I was not expecting this in Manchester!

I’ve heard great things about the Northern Quarter of Manchester. In fact the entire city seems to be on a roll.…
Alberi del ParadisofiftyfourandcountingAugust 8, 2019

Alberi del Paradiso, Cefalù – A hidden gem in the crown of Sicily

We were drawn to Sicily for a wedding and took the opportunity to head to Cefalù for a few days break.…
AsianfiftyfourandcountingMay 1, 2019

Grand Pacific, Manchester – An explosion of flavours bound with atm​osphere

It’s been a long time since we last visited Grand Pacific located at the top of King Street, Manchester. We had…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingSeptember 21, 2018

Platzki Restaurant, Manchester – Where Genuine Polish Hospitality is Served

An area of Manchester that I rarely visit is The Great Northern. This now modern complex boasts some fabulous restaurants, bars…
BritishfiftyfourandcountingAugust 13, 2018

Metro Bar and Restaurant, Grassmarket, Edinburgh – Great Food, Good Service and in a Clean Bright Setting

Opposite some of the oldest establishments below Edinburgh Castle on the other side of the road in Grassmarket stands the Metro…
AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingMay 25, 2018

Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece – Where 5 Stars exceed your expectations

I’ve travelled to many places in my lifetime and confess often to feeling slightly underwhelmed. Generally the staff look harassed and…
EuropeanfiftyfourandcountingMarch 3, 2018

Artisan, Spinningfields, Manchester – Probably the Best Value Sunday Roast ever!

As sure as the British pillar box is red, the monarch appears on our pound, so too all over the UK…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingAugust 30, 2017

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

Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East…
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…
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