Gillian Alexandra

For the past few years Shaun has wanted to visit a theme park in Gothenburg, Sweden called Liseberg so we decided to go over for a long weekend as a late birthday present. We picked a hostel instead of a hotel for this trip simply because hotels in Sweden are SUPER expensive! We had heard about Spoton Hostel & Sportsbar through Theme Park Worldwide's vlogs as they stayed there when they visited Liseberg so we knew it was a good place. The thing that surprised me most about it was that it was so quiet! You hear the word "hostel" and think of a bunch of noisy young travellers messing about but we heard absolutely nothing the entire time we were there!  The room was spotlessly clean, we had a large bed ( two singles pushed together ), a set of bunk beds and our own private bathroom.  Excuse the mess! The girl on reception was lovely and extremely helpful, explaining how to use the trams and what the prices were etc. The only thing we weren'...

The absolute worst part of going on holiday is when you have a stupidly early flight, although it does mean you get to spend the rest of the day at your destination!  Our flight from Edinburgh to Barcelona El Prat Airport was at 6.30am which meant a 4am wake up for us! The flight was pretty non-eventful, but annoyingly, the luggage belt at the other end didn’t start for a good 30-40 mins after landing which made us worry because we only had a one hour window to collect our rental car.  As it happened that wasn’t a problem because when we got to the car rental desk there was a bit of a queue! I’d say only around 15 people in front of us but it took just under TWO HOURS to get our car, meaning we had to change our plans slightly and cut out the Sagrada de Familia from our schedule 😒 Last time we rented a car from Barcelona El Prat it took 5-10 minutes but this time they seemed to take on average 15 minutes per customer.  Seriously, how long does it take to say “can I see ...

Best Western Keavil House Hotel Because we had to fly back to Scotland for one night between our Spain trip and Sweden trip, we decided that instead of going home we should book ourselves into a hotel near the airport so we didn't have to drive far in the morning. We picked the Best Western Keavil House Hotel which is in Crossford, Dunfermline.  We were looking for somewhere "nice" as opposed to the usual Travelodges or Premier Inns we usually stay in (which are fine if all you need is a bed and a shower), and the Keavil House did not disappoint. Check In/Staff Check in was easy and the lady on reception was lovely.  She checked us in quickly and explained where everything was in the hotel and booked us a table at the restaurant.  All the staff we encountered were extremely friendly and helpful. Reception was lovely The lounge had a tv and a computer that was free for guests to use Room Our room was warm, beautiful and spacious with a lov...

Hotel Best Cambrils Location Hotel Best Cambrils is located on the Costa Daurada in Spain, about an hour and a half south of Barcelona and a 10 minute bus ride from Salou. Getting There You can fly into Barcelona El Prat Airport or Reus Airport (recommended if possible as it’s much closer).  We have flown into both, it’s only a 15 minute taxi journey from Reus or if you’re flying into Barcelona El Prat you can hire a car, book a transfer or get a coach from outside Terminal 1.  The only reason we hired a car is because we were going to be exploring Barcelona and going to Port Aventura and Ferrari Land, if we were just staying in the Cambrils area we’d have likely used public transport.  You can read more about how to get from Barcelona to Cambrils here . Car Parking The hotel offers a car park at the back that you can access with your room key once you've checked in and they charged €9 per night. The Rooms Our room was lovely, very clean w...