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Review: Castle of Light – Magic and Mystery
By Jeanie West I’m standing in the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, the city’s famous fortress, that rests atop a lump of basalt volcanic rock, rain lashed and beaten by the seasonal Scottish elements. Yet despite this freezing cold onslaught I’m dazzled by an ambitious Christmas offering that isn’t letting the weather steal its shine. (C) Historic Environment Scotland. The Castle of Light: Magic and […]
Travel Review: Mani Peninsula, Greece
By Jeanie West LYING in bed in a boutique hotel in the Greek Mani, a wild bucolic place in the Peloponnese nurtured for centuries by Mother Nature and now undergoing a rediscovery, the howling is at first unsettling. It’s loud, mournful, wolf-like and offers up a hint of Halloween. But this is mid May – […]
Travel review: Athens, Greece
Travel review by Jeanie West ROOFTOPS have lately caught my attention in the chaotic, vibrant sprawl that is the Greek capital, Athens. I’ve been up close and personal with the eyeline of the stellar Parthenon from the Herodion Hotel in alluring Makrygianni – whose POINT A restaurant dishes up fodder fit for demi-gods – wondering […]
Scots left in stitches by joker’s hilarious parody review of Fife town
SCOTS have been left in stitches by a man’s hilarious parody review of a well-known Fife town. Lewis Walker offered up his honest views of Kirkcaldy during a visit earlier this week, leaving no holds barred on the town’s reputation. The 28-year-old is from neighbouring Glenrothes but now lives in Dunfermline, and pokes jibes at […]
Scots grinch shares one star review of ‘tacky, rip-off’ Christmas market
A SCOTS grinch has left a scathing review after visiting the Edinburgh Christmas market earlier this month and being left unhappy at the ‘Christmas commercialism’. The review left by a woman named Caroline stated how she loved Edinburgh but loathed the way the city’s Princes Street buckles to the festive event. Pictured: The Edinburgh Christmas […]
Brit offers honest review of tourist attraction dubbed “worst value in the UK”
A BRIT has offered his honest review of a tourist attraction dubbed by many as the “worst value in the UK”. Phil Carr visited Cadbury World last week after a slew of fans online urged him to go, following his string of reviews and guides to British leisure activities. The dad, from Epsom, Surrey, made […]