Half-Day Heroes

I've been doing a spot of research since posting about my exciting New Horizons on how to transform the flyBown blog and today I discovered what I think may well be my new favourite travel site.

12HRS is a beautifully designed corner of the internet dedicated to whistle-stop tours in popular destinations. It's a must-see for those of us who love a micro-holiday and want to get under the skin of a city but don't have enough days in their calendar to do it.

This beautifully clean and flowing website was created by Anna Peuckert, a fashion and travel writer from Cologne along with Danish photographer Søren Jepsen (who is also a fan of Eurovision judging by his tweets this month -  and therefore clearly a fine gentleman in my opinion). Jepsen's imagery in particular brings the content to life and is eyewateringly inspiring and emotive.

One of my personal favourites, unsurprisingly, is their 12HRS itinerary for Berlin led by local hipster Herbert Hofmann who is the Creative Director of an über-cool boutique in Kreuzberg. The feature includes a stop for dinner at a little known restaurant called Silberlöffel - after reading about this it's now penciled in for my next trip!

I'm really looking forward to delving further into this superbly innovative take on travel writing and hopefully the team at 12HRS will keep these entertaining reviews flowing in! I'd love to see them whip up a tour of Tallinn or maybe even the great city of Nottingham... If Anna or Søren happen to stumble across these absolute gems I'd be more than happy to be of assistance!

You can jump straight to the 12HRS in Berlin feature by clicking here, or alternatively, see the entire site in all it's glory by heading to http://www.12hrs.net/

Out with the old, In with the new...

This year my life has really changed for the better and I decided to update flyBown and my CV with a new look to match.

My old theme was starting to look a little tired and whilst it served me well, it's always good to move on if you ask me!

So here is one last look at the old flyBown...

And here's a glimpse at my new CV... stay tuned, the blog will evolve and become much brighter over the next few weeks! flyBown has gone BOLD!

This is Fantastic!!

Well done Monarch!! I just stumbled across this infographic that they have created for the Queens Juba' on facebook.... some of the facts are staggering and it looks great!!

Berlin Take 4...

I've been at it again!

3 Days in Deutschland were just what I needed after a rather busy Christmas... Here's what I got up to...

(See my other Berlin posts here, here, and here!)

 "RUG-STAR!"

 An amazing new bike shop that's opened up in Mitte on Rosa-Luxembourg Strasse...

 Interflug in the DDR museum... Right up my street!

 Get off my lawn!!

I found this bizarre shop near Alexanderplatz selling old DDR bric-a-brac... I REALLY wanted the 'Exquisit' carrier bag (Exquisit was the old DDR shop selling high-end western products to try and generate some foreign currency for the government...) but the store was closed! :(

Nottingham Contemporary...

Coming back from the train station after a trip to London, I decided to take a short cut around the back of Nottingham Contemporary and stumbled across this mural. The colours were striking even in the dim street lights...

enROUTE

enROUTE is my own portfolio style publication that features my interests from graphic design to travel and everything else in between!

Here's the cover of issue ONE...

If you'd like me to email you a digital copy or post it out in print... send me an email at this address