Cheap rail tickets in the UK? 11 train travel hacks
How can you get cheap rail tickets in the UK? This is a question that I get asked a lot by readers who are…
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48 Hours in Aarhus, Denmark’s coolest city
‘You don’t know boring till you’ve visited Denmark. Copenhagen is pretty but there’s not much else to see.’ A friend from university told me…
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Thoughts on publishing my first book, chasing dreams & discovering I have a weird ‘disease’
I published my first book just a little over a month ago. It’s called ‘The Grand Hostels: Luxury Hostels of the World’ ,…
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2 days in Munich
2 days in Munich? So much to see and yet so little time to see it all. Even though I love living in Berlin,…
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Föhr: Germany’s hidden gem in the North Sea
The initial plan was not to visit Föhr. We were keen on visiting the Greek islands. It would be perfect in July. Warmth. Great…
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A self guided free walking tour of Berlin Mitte
There are lot of fantastic neighbourhoods to choose from when you visit Berlin but few rival Mitte. For me ‘Mitte’, the ‘middle’ and heart…
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18 cool things to do in Occitanie: the real South of France
I’ll openly admit that I had little clue about Occitanie until visiting the region earlier this year in Spring. Lying in the south west…
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Toulouse: A few hours in the pink & blue city of France
‘Tourists don’t come here to see the Eiffel Tower or some grand historic monument. They come here to experience our fantastic gastronomy, our wonderful…
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48 Hours in Bruges
I visited Bruges last month after hopping on a P&O Ferries Hull to Zeebrugge ferry. You can spend a day in Bruges on typical mini…
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P&O Ferries ‘mini-cruise’ to Bruges reviewed
13 hours and 15 minutes If you’re clearly in a hurry to get to Bruges, then the P&O Ferries Hull to Zeebrugge ferry is…
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