Star-gazers, space-lovers, and anybody who is still bitter about the fact that they were pretty much the only person who didn’t manage to see the Northern Lights illuminating Birmingham’s skies last year (no...
In a city where a night out can easily set you back fifty quid, every penny really does count. So the news of an increase in the Real Living Wage is sure to be welcomed with open arms (and wallets). Many across Birmingh...
If you like your cities how I like my high heels (easy to walk in, of course); look no further. Because a historic hotspot within fairly easy reach of Birmingham has recently been named the most walkable city in the who...
Despite me getting my hand-luggage packing down to the finest of arts (in my humble opinion); it certainly would make the start of my holidays far less stressful if I didn’t have to scurry past the boarding desk,...
You know what they say, folks: pink sky at night, shepherd’s Birmingham’s delight. Well, that’s what they’ll be saying this week anyway, as an incredibly rare ‘Strawberry Moon’ is set...
You may need to add ‘thorough leg warm up’ to the top of your pre-flight checklist, as some of Europe’s low-cost airlines could be introducing a new standing-only seating option as early as next year....
We’ve been spoilt for choice in the European train travel department recently, haven’t we? A whole host of handy new rail routes have been popping up, ready to speedily and sustainably whisk passengers acros...
Getting your hands on a shiny new passport is about to get a tad pricier as the government has just announced that (subject to parliamentary approval) the cost of applying for a UK passport will be going up. Again. So,...
Considering that the entire extent of my moon-related knowledge comes from a nineties Jaffa Cake advert, the prospect of a ‘blood moon’ sounded pretty darn terrifying to me at first. But upon further researc...
In today’s episode of ‘affordable train travel does actually still exist – who’d have thought it?’, we’re heading across the channel (because the UK could never), and hopping aboard t...
