Lessons in architecture learnt in Vorarlberg
“We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill Until recently, I rarely appreciated how much of an impact, architecture has…
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WIN free nights in a luxury hostel & Akra carry-on backpack (RRP €170)
Happy New Year! First off, I’d love to wish you all a happy, healthy 2020. Not many resolutions for me this year, just to…
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How to spend 48 Hours in Vilnius: 17 top tips
Paris is a good idea but Vilnius might be an even better one? Earlier this summer I had a chance to visit a city…
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How to spend 48 Hours in Goslar
‘I lived in a more conservative, small minded town nearby before coming to Goslar. The locals here are really friendly and welcomed me with…
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Perfect day trip from Stockholm: Drottningholm Palace
Royal. Regal. Resplendent When I close my eyes and think of our summer trip to Stockholm, these are the three words that come to…
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Falun: The Swedish town you’ve never heard of that changed the history of the world
After 7 years I’m heading back to Sweden on a long but pleasant 8 hour train journey from Copenhagen. Our destination? The 31st biggest…
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A UNESCO World Heritage roadtrip through Denmark’s Riviera, North Sealand
Back in Denmark It was a Sunday morning in August like no other. After waking up at the crack of dawn and after…
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The Budget Traveller’s guide to visiting Ottawa in Winter
Winter in Canada and especially winter in Ottawa is a once in a lifetime experience that you must put on your travel bucketlist….
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Backpacking Germany? Consider the moun10 hostel in Garmisch Partenkirchen
Our epic 2 week backpacking Germany trip early this summer took us from the northern extremity of the country to the southern most tip…
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Falling in love with winter in the world’s coldest capital city?
The plan was to stay in Bangkok till March. The beer was cold and cheap, the noodle soup plentiful. However, life had other plans…
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