In Newcastle, we don't need telling twice that we live in one of the best cities in the UK - if not the world.
And it's always good when someone recognises that from the outside, even better when it's a travel magazine that's read across the globe! The city was featured in April's edition of National Geographic Traveller magazine, with a whistle stop tour around some of the city's top attractions and a round-up of top music venues.
Travel writer Daniel Stables packed a lot into his visit to our city, starting off his trip in the Ouseburn - which was named one of the world's coolest neighbourhoods in a round-up by Time Out last year. It was described as ' Newcastle in a microcosm' and a 'vibrant cultural district' - thanks to bars and music venues such as The Ship Inn, Tyne Bar and the Cluny - the two latter establishments named as L Devine's top five music venues alongside the City Hall, Three Tanners Bank and Riverside in the article.