Maria Williams

Southampton City Guide, including hotels

Set on the coast of Hampshire, south of Winchester, this is a place that abounds with a fascinating heritage. The Romans, who established it as a seaport, founded Southampton approximately 2,000 years ago. This was the port from which the ill-fated Titani... Read >

Southend-on-Sea City Guide, including hotels.

Southend-on-Sea is Essex's largest town and its close proximity to London makes it a popular tourist destination year after year. Better still, it is located in the south east of the country in an area widely regarded as the driest part of Britain. The t... Read >

Cardiff City Guide, including hotels

Cardiff City Guide, including hotels Introduction: The Welsh capital, Cardiff, is really a city on the move. Home to over 350, 000 people, this city underwent a tremendous and progressive development over a period of time. It is home to an impressive co... Read >

Aberdeen(The Granite Cite) - A City Guide

Introduction Aberdeen (The Granite City) is Scotland's third largest city. Aberdeen is the chief commercial centre and seaport in the north-east of Scotland. It boasts the title of Oil Capital of Europe thanks to the plentiful supply of crude oil in the ... Read >

City guide to Leeds, including Leeds hotels

Introduction Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. The River Aire runs through the city. In 1974 the former county borough of Leeds was merged with the towns of Wetherby, Morley, Otley... Read >

City guide to Liverpool, including Liverpool hotels

Introduction Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in the North West of England. Liverpool is one of England's core cities, situated along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, with the city centre located about 5 miles inland from the Irish Sea... Read >

Vacation in Blackpool

Introduction Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. It is traditionally part of Lancashire but on April 1, 1998 was made into an independent unitary authority. It is believed to get its name from a long gone drainage chann... Read >

Vacation In Chester

Introduction Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. It is situated on the River Dee close to the border with Wales, and is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country. It is the main settlement in the City of Chester l... Read >