Articles written by Mike Gerrard
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York Food and Drink Festival 2011
At York's Food and Drink Festival in September 2011 visitors and locals can enjoy the best food and drink not just from Yorkshire but from around the world.
Jun 28, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Cheap Youth Hostels in London, England
The YHA or Youth Hostels Association has six cheap hostels in good locations for exploring central London, including Kensington and Oxford Street.
May 8, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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A Bouncer, a Brothel, a Missing Daughter, in a Tough Crime Novel
The mean streets of English cathedral city Worcester are the setting for Graven Image by Charlie Williams, a short punchy mystery with a killer ending.
May 2, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Not Safe by Danuta Reah is a Crime Mystery about a Refugee Murder
This dark story of the killing of an asylum seeker in the north of England is a tense and brutal tale about people lost on the fringes of British society.
May 2, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Frommer's Dublin Day by Day Guide with Maps and Self-Guided Tours
This new edition of the compact guidebook covers the best of Dublin with thematic tours, 33 maps, and hotel and other recommendations from budget to luxury.
Apr 28, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Bob Dylan's New York Explores Greenwich Village, Chelsea and More
June Skinner Sawyers writes the first book about the influence of New York City on the music legend, in the MusicPlace series from Roaring Forties Press.
Apr 27, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Ray Banks Writes a Tough Crime Tale from Scotland
California by Scottish author Ray Banks is in the 'tartan noir' tradition, a story of a hard man aiming to get from California in Falkirk to the USA.
Apr 23, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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New Lonely Planet Scotland Guidebook with Edinburgh Map, 3D Plans
2011 edition of this Scottish guide has new features, fine photos, detailed listings, planning tools, 54 maps, and essays on history, arts, food, and more.
Mar 26, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Free Guided Tours of London with a Local London Greeter
In time for the Olympic Games, London emulates New York by offering tourists guided tours of London by people who live there, the London Greeters.
Mar 16, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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First Inverness Whisky Festival in the Highlands of Scotland
Enjoy tasting the best Scotch whisky with food and music at this festival, whose guest distilleries include Talisker, Glenmorangie, Oban, and Tomatin.
Mar 7, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Visit Loch Ness in Scotland from London Using Public Transport
Travel to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands by train and use local buses to see Urquhart Castle, Fort Augustus, Loch Ness and maybe even the monster!
Feb 27, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Good Food Guide's Top Eleven Best London Restaurants for 2011
The Good Food Guide chooses chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Marcus Wareing and Alain Ducasse, and restaurants including Le Gavroche as the best London dining.
Feb 13, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Shopping in Dublin's Top Irish Arts and Crafts Shops
Buying Ireland's Waterford Crystal, Belleek pottery and ceramics, traditional musical instruments, tweeds, woollens, knitwear, other souvenirs and gifts.
Feb 7, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Travel to Wales with Brand New Lonely Planet Guidebook
From Cool Cardiff to Snowdonia, this Welsh travel guide covers everything good about the country, and includes maps, hotels, transport information and more.
Feb 2, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Lonely Planet Guide to Devon, Cornwall, and Southwest England
This new guidebook covers the English Southwest from Bristol to Land's End, including Bath, the Scilly Isles, and the 2012 Olympic venue town of Weymouth.
Jan 20, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Culture and Heritage Tours of Historic Tudor England
Travel in the footsteps of Tudor monarchs like King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, or of poets and playwrights including Shakespeare.
Jan 11, 2011
- Mike Gerrard
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Secret London, an Unusual Guide to Offbeat Attractions
Best guidebook to alternative London covers walks, museums, bars, history, underground London and quirky sights from floating churches to dog cemeteries.
Dec 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Lonely Planet London City Guidebook 2010
Best things to do in London, using London transport, where to eat, and hotels from cheap to luxury in LP's brand new 412-page London guide.
Dec 20, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Amazon Kindle Travel Guides and Other Books for Visiting London
Buy guidebooks from Frommer's, Rick Steves, Time Out, Lonely Planet, and other travel publishers, and get a free history of London for your ereader.
Dec 8, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Cheap Fares on Budget Airlines When Flying From London to Europe
Visitors to London can take flights with easyJet and Ryanair to Paris, Venice, Amsterdam and other popular spots from Stansted, Gatwick and Luton airports.
Nov 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Best Michelin-Rated London Pub Restaurants
The 2011 Michelin Guide to Eating Out in Pubs covers some of the best dining inns in London including pubs in Camden, Islington, and Kensington and Chelsea.
Nov 27, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Best London, Scotland and Ireland iPhone and iPad Travel Apps
Cheap or free mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iTouch and other mobile and smartphone devices are replacing printed guidebooks for travel advice.
Nov 13, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Inverness Luxury Hotels with Spas, Good Restaurants, Golf
The Gateway to the Scottish Highlands has plenty of luxury accommodation for travelers staying or passing through to Loch Ness or the mountains of Scotland.
Oct 31, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Cheap Inverness Hotels, Hostels, Guesthouses, Bed and Breakfasts
The Gateway to the Scottish Highlands has budget accommodation for travelers staying or passing through to Loch Ness or the mountains of Scotland.
Oct 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Jaume Plensa's Sculpture Dream in St Helens near Liverpool
The Spanish artist Jaume Plensa has created a haunting sculpture on the site of the former Sutton Manor Colliery in St Helens on Merseyside.
Oct 26, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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New Book Tells the Story of Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix in London
London's swinging sixties music scene and the landmarks linked with guitarist Hendrix are mapped and described in this new title in the MusicPlace series.
Oct 13, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Best Dining Inns in the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2011
Over 500 of the best gastro-pubs and pub restaurants in Britain and Ireland, including 70 new entries, are reviewed in Michelin's popular dining guide.
Sep 20, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Good Food Guide to UK's Best Restaurants 2011
Britain's best-selling restaurant guide, the Good Food Guide, publishes its 60th anniversary edition for 2011 and selects the UK's 60 best restaurants.
Sep 19, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East of England in May and June
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire for spring and early summer weekend breaks.
Sep 18, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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The Courthouse That's Now a Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in London
The Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court close to Carnaby Street and Oxford Circus in London's West End is now a 5-Star luxury hotel with a spa.
Aug 20, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Strathview One of Best B&Bs near Dornoch in Sutherland
Family-run guesthouse has beautiful views and bountiful breakfasts in peaceful location perfect for walking, birdwatching and playing Dornoch golf courses.
Aug 6, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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ABode Luxury 4-Star Glasgow Hotel with Michael Caines Restaurant
A historic building in Central Glasgow is transformed into a stylish boutique hotel with dining in the hands of Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines.
Aug 6, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Knock Castle Luxury Spa Hotel in Scotland's Perthshire
This historic accommodation is an easy drive from Glasgow and Edinburgh and has beautiful mature woodland gardens, a peaceful location and two restaurants.
Aug 6, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Historic 4-Star Kingsmills is the Latest New Inverness Spa Hotel
Luxury Inverness hotel Kingsmills has added a spa and leisure club with spacious rooms and suites, its own new restaurant, sauna, steam room, pool and gym.
Aug 5, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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The Lovely Lovat Hotel in Fort Augustus near Loch Ness
Eco-friendly historic hotel with an award-winning restaurant is a good place to stay near Scotland's monster of a loch and easy to get to from Inverness.
Aug 5, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East of England in March and April
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire for spring weekend breaks.
Aug 1, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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The Historic Inn at Lathones near St Andrews Golf in Scotland
This Fife hotel has a good restaurant and location, and a reputation as a great music venue for artists including KC Tunstall, Mick Taylor and Terry Reid.
Jul 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Fine Dining at One of Loch Fyne's Best Historic Country Inns
Famed for oysters and seafood, Argyll's Loch Fyne is one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs and Creggans Inn is one of its best restaurants and hotels.
Jul 27, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Historic and Romantic Country House Hotel in the Trossachs
The Roman Camp Hotel in Perthshire is a romantic historic hideaway with a top AA three-rosette restaurant, a riverside setting, and a celebrity guest list.
Jul 22, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Best Things to Do in Portsmouth from Dockyards to Charles Dickens
Portsmouth's top attractions are its historic dockyards, the beaches of Southsea and it's also the birthplace of Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes!
Jul 21, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Country House Hotel with One of the Best Restaurants in Dumfries
Historic and romantic Blackaddie Country House Hotel in Dumfries and Galloway has one of the best restaurants in Dumfriesshire with an award-winning chef.
Jul 13, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East of England in November and December
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire for autumn and winter weekend breaks.
Jun 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East Midlands in January and February
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire for winter weekend breaks.
Jun 23, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East Midlands in November and December
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Rutland, Northampton, Leicestershire for winter weekend breaks.
Jun 14, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East Midlands in September and October
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Rutland, Northampton, Leicestershire for summer weekend breaks.
Jun 6, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East of England in September and October
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire for autumn weekend breaks.
May 30, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East of England in July and August
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire for summer weekend breaks.
May 21, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Weekend Breaks in the East Midlands in July and August
Where to go, where to stay, what to see in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Rutland, Northampton, Leicestershire for summer weekend breaks.
May 16, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Top Ten Fun Things to Do in London, Some with Free Admission
Top Attractions Include Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, British Museum, St Paul's Cathedral.
May 15, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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Scotland Food and Drink Events, Festivals, Spring and Summer 2010
Scottish food and drink festivals and events for 2010 include the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, Taste of Edinburgh, Islay Festival of Malt and Music.
Apr 28, 2010
- Mike Gerrard
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