June 2024. Vaduz. Liechtenstein. Monday morning in Liechtenstein, coach off to Milan in the afternoon, a few hours to see what makes Vaduz vital (or not). I’ll say this, they do a good healthy breakfast in that Youth Hostel. Fresh bread, a cheese board, bircher muesli with fruits, four espressos, and that view. Vaduz, like… Continue reading VITAL VADUZ
BEER AND “Zuckerbäcker Goop” NIGHT AT LIECHTENSTEIN YOUTH HOSTEL
June 2024. Schaan-Vaduz. Liechtenstein. You can stay in luxury in Bulgaria or Albania for £30 a night, but Mrs RM had to bust the budget to stay overnight as we completed the European micronations. This might be the most expensive youth hostel in the world, but luckily Mrs RM had booked a Sunday night for… Continue reading BEER AND “Zuckerbäcker Goop” NIGHT AT LIECHTENSTEIN YOUTH HOSTEL
LIECHTENSTEIN LICKED
June 2024. Vaduz. Liechtenstein. You’ll remember Mrs RM’s world map, the equivalent of my 2022 Good Beer Guide, and these little pins as precious as my marks in that GBG. Last weeks “4 nights in Europe” completed Mrs RM’s raid on the “micronations“, which is the travel equivalent of doing the pubs on Sark, Scilly… Continue reading LIECHTENSTEIN LICKED
SORRY, SARGANS
June 2024. Sargans. Switzerland. Back at Basel station, you can see why the streets are so quiet; it’s like Cambridge on steroids. We’d resisted the £25 schnitzel in the Braunen Mutz, but these gooey, cheese-filled concoctions were equally calorific at a fifth of the price. And then an efficient (expensive) rail trip across the width… Continue reading SORRY, SARGANS
ZUM BRAUNEN MUTZ, BASEL
June 2024. Basel. Frank Zappa said that a real country has to have a beer (and an airline); I don’t think you can really claim to have visited that country without going in a “pub” (exclusions apply e.g. Vatican City, which might prove Frank’s point). Basel was our only stop in Switzerland before heading east… Continue reading ZUM BRAUNEN MUTZ, BASEL
A SWISS TICK
June 2024. Stansted. Basel. Two years ago I was in the middle of unrelenting UK travel that would only end with the completion of the Beer Guide. I really must tell you about that someday. Now it’s Mrs RM’s time to tick, as she homes in on European glory as surely as Scotland in Stuttgart… Continue reading A SWISS TICK
More Greater Waterbeach news. The Taps is back.
June 2024. Waterbeach. First up, let’s pause to pray for BRAPA’s liver as he recovers from 49 pints in a week in Devon. Good to see him taking a well-earned rest this morning… …oh. Back in Waterbeach, we have pub news. The Taps ? Sounds exciting. Actually there’s two actual brewery taps on the famous… Continue reading More Greater Waterbeach news. The Taps is back.
TOP 100 PUBS – THE WRESTLERS, CAMBRIDGE
June 2024. Cambridge. Back “home” last weekend before another Mrs RM raid on the map of Europe, just long enough to admire the view from Sunnyside, Greater Waterbeach‘s top tourist attraction (4.8 on Trip Advisor). The main purpose of our weekly trips is make life easier for Mum and Dad, so it’s a little exasperating… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE WRESTLERS, CAMBRIDGE
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – SOCIETY
June 2024. Manchester. A Wednesday gig and pub night in Manchester lacked one major item; a curry. Why not combine the two ? Society, home to a third entry in the Matt Curtis guide, which may get its own spreadsheet soon, beautifully situated next to the concert hall in Barbirolli Square, Blimey, packed again (and… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – SOCIETY
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE RAIN BAR
June 2024. Manchester. Perhaps one of the most unsung pubs in the city, behind the Nags Head and Rising Sun (never been in those). I nearly went in this classic, but at the golden hour (5) it was just the wrong side of busy, so I’ll do it justice next time. The Peveril is a… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE RAIN BAR
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