Destinations
Things to do in Angoulême, the international capital of comics
Angoulême was the star of Wes Anderson’s brand new masterpiece, ‘The French Dispatch.’ He visited the city in 2018 and it is easy…
9 things to do in Dortmund
Located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of the country Dortmund proudly boasts its status as the country’s football hauptstadt. However, this former industrial…
Best sunset cruise in Lisbon? Try FRS Portugal
All the great cities in the world are often defined by a river. Take London, Paris, Bangkok or Kolkata, all these cities have a…
Phuket Old Town Guide- 15 best places to eat and drink
Phuket is a lush, forested and mountainous island located in the Andaman Sea and well known for its sandy beaches and lip-smacking food….
Accommodation
My favourite budget places to stay in New York ( Updated Jan 2023 )
One of the most common questions I get from readers is if I can recommend them a good hostel to stay in New York…
Neuharlingersiel, a bucolic fishing village on Germany’s North Sea Coast
Maybe its the romantic in me or maybe a sign of my age. There is something to be said about old fishing harbours and…
Cheap Eat Guides
Where to eat in Thessaloniki, food capital of Greece
We came to Thessaloniki to eat and work. Plus to enjoy the warmth. It was late October and still a perfect 24c. Over…
A free, self guided food walking tour of Seville
First time I ate in Seville I came to Seville at the end of a hectic 6 weeks of interrailing back in 2012….
Travel Tips
9 of the ‘ferry’ best value holidays from UK
There’s a certain blissful calm of arriving at your destination by sea on a ferry. There are fewer, grander perspectives in travel than…
10 of the best value train journeys in Europe (Starting from €9! )
The best and cheapest way to travel Europe- Trains? While it is not as cheap as coach travel, trains in Europe, if booked in…
40 pictures
Lapland: Myth or reality?
Greetings from Lapland & the crystal clear Akaslompolo Lake A photo posted by Kash Bhattacharya (@budgettraveller) on Jul 23, 2016 at 6:23am PDT 67.9222°…
40 pictures that will make you visit Teufelsberg
Greetings friends from a very rainy grey Paris. Miserable and grey where you are too? Ah well. It is that time of the year…
