Life in Birmingham is pretty sweet, but it’s nice to get away every once in a while. Here, we share relaxing countryside excursions, brilliant day trips, and the best places to visit in the UK, plus some exciting international travel inspiration!
The Eternal City. Capital of the World. Throne of St. Peter. Like Birmingham, Italy’s capital has many nicknames. But you only need to say ‘Rome’, and everyone is already building a mental pictu...
In the newest trailer for ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’, Tommy Shelby looks like a shadow of his former self. The criminal kingpin has abandoned his throne—now occupied by his illegitimate son, Duke, played by Barr...
Time to come clean: I’m stuck in a Birmingham ‘hidden gem’ imbroglio, where in the age of the internet, very few things feel like a secret anymore. A quick ask of AI and it suggests the Birmingham Back to Backs, Bacchu...
The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s most breathtaking structures. A masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture. A symbol of all-consuming love (built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631 to house the tomb of his wife)...
From this year, UK passport holders will be able to hop over to the likes of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou visa-free for short stays – cutting out the faff of application forms, in-person appointments and triple...
It’s certainly not unusual for you to find me over here partaking in a bit of transport talk. But whilst I’m usually waxing lyrical about the UK’s “trusty” network of trains, buses, and bik...
I don’t look like Jacob Elordi. I don’t compare to Heathcliff. But, with Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights set to reignite a national obsession with Emily Brontë’s classic Gothic novel, I’m looking for s...
Home to a bounty of wildlife, varied habitats—like meadows, ponds, quarries and orchards—and world-famous springs (known for their purity and healing properties), the dramatically rising Malvern Hills, full of ancient w...
One of the world’s most iconic train services, the Caldonian Sleeper, safely arrived in the Scottish Highlands this morning. A major milestone in its history, its first-ever service departed from Birmingham Internationa...
Don’t get me wrong. I love living in a city. It’s not just the restaurants and shopping, but the buzz of life around every street corner. But sometimes, it gets a little too much, and I need a break from the hustle and...
