City breaks

Our day out in Cambridge came about thanks to a kind invitation from the University Arms (gifted stay). Rumoured to be Cambridge’s oldest hotel, the University Arms has been standing…

This summer, we are thrilled to be working as (paid) ambassadors for Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). An independent charity, HRP look after The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the…

Following the launch of TTT Tours, we spent 5 days in Marrakech, exploring the snaking alleyways of the city’s Medina, cooking aromatic lamb tagines and spending a magical night under…

As the plane’s wheels touched down on Cologne’s runway, I peered excitedly at our itinerary for the next few days. Assigned the task of exploring two of Germany’s westernmost points…

Once dubbed the ‘Athens of the North’, Edinburgh is my kind of city. Steeped in history, philosophy, awe-inspiring architecture and plenty of malt whiskey, it’s the sort of place that welcomes…

A place so renowned that it boasts not one, but three nicknames, Bologna is Italy’s juiciest city. Known fondly as La Grassa, the fat one, La Rossa, the red one and…

The European city break is a favoured British pastime. With hourly flights ensuring that the handsome piazzas of Rome, or the glassy fjords of Bergen, lie just a passport wave…

In 1791, London’s Great Cumberland Place was complete. A handsome thoroughfare that ran between Marble Arch and leafy Hyde Park, Great Cumberland was a street lined with towering Georgian mansions…

It’s 10am on a grey, March morning and I’m sitting on the steps of my little seafront cottage. The rolling sand dunes of Kijkduin beach deserted, I watch as a…

As microadventure advocates, and with the January blues setting in, I recently booked a weekend in Bath. A city that I’ d visited just once as a child – my…

As Visit England Ambassadors – a role that has provided us with some of our favourite trips this year – we headed to Norwich, Norfolk, to explore the city in full…

For a long time, I’ve been hesitant about visiting Lille – or Rijsel, as it is known in Flemish. As far as my history degree had taught me, these Northern…

It’s the weekend in Hamburg’s world famous Fischmarkt and the sun has made a welcome appearance. Ringing my bell, I cycle through the crowds – navigating stalls overflowing with gawping…

Birdsong was all I could hear when I woke up at our Unique Home Stays cottage. A chorus of melodies and harmonies, interrupted now and again by the crow of…