November 2025. Ely. A late lunch in Ely before the cheapest rail fare back to Sheffield (Again. And repeat). It’s a good job the trains are always late; Delay Repay is my main source of income these days. Ely is bustling on Saturday afternoon, but visitors aren’t here for the quaint streets and the Cromwell… Continue reading WHEN A CARLSBERG WILL HAVE TO DO
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Craft beer in Vitória !
March 2024. Setubal. A second day in Setubal, and a 15 minute hovercraft trip across the Sado to the Troia peninsual, home to (closed) casinos, sandy beaches, and cats. That was practically the only life we saw, bar a school of dolphins. What they were being taught I never found out. Back in Setubal, I… Continue reading Craft beer in Vitória !
FREE BEER, FREE ROOM, IN PORTO’S HIPPEST HOTEL (but there’s a catch)
March 2024. Porto. Portugal. An hour on the train from Aveiro, arriving at the gorgeous Sao Bento station just as the heavens opened. Mrs RM’s hotel pick was only a couple of minutes away, but first lunch next door in Maza Pasta bar, where International Women’s Day meant seafood linguine and a glass of wine… Continue reading FREE BEER, FREE ROOM, IN PORTO’S HIPPEST HOTEL (but there’s a catch)
OH WELL, IT’LL BE CARLSBERG THEN. A NIGHT OF CRAFT BEER DISAPPOINTMENT IN BOSNIA
October 2023. Tuzla. Bosnia & Herzegovina. It was only 17:28 on our only night in Tuzla before an early departure the next morning to Sarajevo. And Tuzla, a city of 110,000, the Newport (Gwent) of Bosnia, looked dead. Even the famed “free beer dispensers cunningly disguised as water fountains” weren’t operational. Tuzla is over 75%… Continue reading OH WELL, IT’LL BE CARLSBERG THEN. A NIGHT OF CRAFT BEER DISAPPOINTMENT IN BOSNIA
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