The Rail Holiday MakerMar 4, 20212 minGrave Rob - Berlin's 'Memorial to the Socialists'On one edge of the starkly eastern suburb of Berlin-Lichtenberg, a short walk from the wonderfully named ‘Avenue of the Cosmonauts’, sits...
The Rail Holiday MakerFeb 20, 20212 minThe Rail Holiday Maker - Coming Soon?Imagine ‘a kind of Portillo in Primark pants’, searching Britain, Europe and beyond for your next holiday. Have you ever wondered how...
The Rail Holiday MakerDec 16, 20202 minGet your Free Chapter of 'The Rail Holiday Maker'Have you ever wondered how holidays happen and what goes on behind the scenes beforehand? ‘The Rail Holiday Maker’ is a peek inside the...
The Rail Holiday MakerDec 9, 20202 minConfessions of a Hotel Inspector #3Many moons ago I took a job as Hotel Contractor for a big hotel booking company. I didn’t stay long. Living in Leeds I could compare it...
The Rail Holiday MakerNov 24, 20205 minThe Continental Holiday of a LifetimeHow do you fancy a little bit of time travel during this strange period when we can't venture far from our homes? I was at Wallace Arnold...
The Rail Holiday MakerSep 1, 20204 minSwitzerland - Rail Holidays with Heavenly Scenery!A small selection of rail holidays in the UK and abroad will be coming soon, designed and personally delivered by yours truly. If you...
The Rail Holiday MakerJul 28, 20203 minRail Holidays Unmasked - Join me on the next Adventure!If you’ve been on a rail holiday in the last 15 years it’s possible that I designed it. When it’s realistic to travel again, would you...
The Rail Holiday MakerJul 23, 20209 minBeers & Tears & Bellyaches - an Emotional Day in 'Flanders Fields'“Priorité à droite! Priorité à droite!” The elderly woman had got out of the car. The car that she had just driven into our hire car. She...
The Rail Holiday MakerJul 9, 20202 minSecret Lives of a Hotel Inspector #1Here's a travel industry anecdote, a tale of legend that has done the rounds over the years, often embellished but I heard it originally...
The Rail Holiday MakerJul 5, 20204 minBouncing off the Walls“So, Englishman! You think you’ve got palaces? We’re going to show you some real palaces!” This would have been early 1992, about half...
The Rail Holiday MakerDec 29, 20188 minFrom Matterhorn to Montreux – Glacier Express & Golden PassI can picture the scene vividly, even now. It was the first ever text message from my dad. He had just bought his first mobile phone....