I’m planning a Europe a la Carte UK Tour where I’ll travel around the UK meeting travel bloggers and members of the public to get the low down on the “Best of Britain off the beaten track”. I think we’re all looking for more authentic travel, not just visiting the tourist traps. I know that I’ve discovered so much about my home country of Scotland when I’ve travelled around researching Scottish destination guides for Europe a la Carte.

I was inspired by the post from the Happy Hotelier about the Guardian’s budget travel columnist Benji Lanyado’s “Travel Bloggers Hopping” initiative on my first Europe Travel Blog Carnival. I had a virtual conversation with Heather of Heatheronhertravels, (another contributor to the Europe Travel Blog Carnival) about this initiative where she mentioned that Benji should undertake a tour of the UK to meet all the travel bloggers. I thought I could do that.

So here I am proposing the “Europe a la Carte Best of Britain off the beaten track” UK tour. So if you would like to meet me and give me the tour and low down on the best hidden gems in your area please email me karen(at)europealacarte.co.uk I'm also looking for sponsors for the tour.