‘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 this 12 years ago. That image, stereotype of Denmark being this flat and boring country stayed in my head for many years. I have visited Denmark twice since. Both times only…
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 cruise break or could have the option of extending your stay and enjoying a 48 hour in Bruges like we did. To help give an idea of what you can see…
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 probably not your best choice. There’s plenty of flights that will get you to Brussels and then onto Bruges in a few winks plus, there’s also now a new direct train…
Ever known a bar where it felt so cozy, you end up spending so much time that it almost became an invisible extension of your living room? So cozy that you never wanted to leave. Maybe they had a few rooms, which you could share with the other like-minded patrons of the bar? That’s how…
48 Hours in Edinburgh: A guide to where to stay, eat, and drink in Edinburgh. You can’t *quite* do Edinburgh in 48 hours, but you can sure try. Edinburgh is a great year-round destination with a host of amazing experiences to discover: from savouring the finest art museums in the world, to lazing in Princes Street…
Recently I’ve had a few requests for budget tips for visiting Orlando, Florida so really happy to have freelance travel writer, Ella Buchan on the blog today sharing some ideas of what to see and do in Orlando in just 72 hours. Below is her story of her 72 hours in Orlando as part of the…
What to do for free in London I love London. It is a city that was once home to me almost 20 years ago when I came to here work in the city for a poorly paid summer internship. I didn’t have much money at the time so it was a pretty rough time. However,…
“Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train.” Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel No one takes the train in Croatia, we were told I had three options to go to Zagreb. Take the plane. Get up at the god unearthly hour…
Whether you religiously keep a travel bucket list, or just quite fancied a holiday and found yourself travelling around the USA, you will have imagined your trip one way, and one way only: cruising down the open highway in an amazing car. Without a doubt, the best way to see the USA is by car…
