Author: Brian Ogle

NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES……….

A NEW study by LuggageHero reveals the best cities to explore on foot and bike to avoid public transport in times of COVID-19.

BRIAN OGLE RECALLS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE DAY TRIPS, BY TRAIN, BOAT AND BUS

MANY times during the past few months of virus restrictions I’ve thought about the trips and the travel experiences I would definitely repeat when the world returns to something like normal.

…. SWEDEN BACK ON THE SAFE CORRIDOR TRAVEL LIST AND OPEN FOR UK VISITORS

Travel Life of Brian’s BRIAN OGLE recalls the home of the Dalarna horse, meeting Santa Claus in summer and eating cloudberries and ice cream in Lapland…..

NOW that Sweden has reopened to UK visitors in that there is no necessity to quarantine on returning, the country has a lot more than its stunning Stockholm on its 14 islands, to offer tourists.

HAVE social distancing and travel restrictions left you feeling a little uninspired? With quarantine rules changing so quickly and with so little notice, many destinations could be off limits to those who can’t afford to quarantine. 

HAVE social distancing and travel restrictions left you feeling a little uninspired? Well thanks to virtual tours, you can still feed your creativity by virtually travelling to some of the world’s best museums and galleries.

‘Travel Life of Brian’ writer BRIAN OGLE recalls his first visit to the Lithuanian capital, a few years after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union

WITH Vilnius the capital of Lithuania being judged best for value in the Post Office Travel Money’s annual ‘City Costs Barometer’, it’s a good time to take a closer look at the capital city of the country which was the first of the Soviet Republics to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.

……. AND BELFAST SNEAKS IN TO TOP 10 AT NUMBER 10!

THE cost of city breaks for UK travellers to many of Europe’s most popular destinations has tumbled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has revealed. 

PLENTY OF ENTICING OPTIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN IRELAND

A QUICK social media search will confirm that there has been an explosion in the popularity of Afternoon Tea, with what was once a very traditional activity now being the very essence of cool.

LISBURN MAN CO-OWNER OF INCOMING TRAVEL COMPANY IN CZECH REPUBLIC

THE travel industry is having a tough time all over the world at the moment – but there are worse places to be living through the pandemic than one of Europe’s prettiest cities and a top city break destination, Prague in the Czech Republic.

YOU couldn’t spend a safer Staycation this summer than at the famous Ashford Castle and sister hotel, The Lodge at Ashford.