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Where to eat and drink in Riga on a budget- 14 tips

Compact, very walkable and a mishmash of many striking architectural styles: the result of having been ruled across several centuries by the Germans, Swedish…

18 best hostels in Europe for digital nomads

Long before the advent of co-living spaces and even the term ‘digital nomads’, hostels have been offering digital nomads, creatives and remote workers a…

The Last Time I saw Thailand

“To be fortunate enough to be able to visit Thailand, to eat in Thailand, is a deep dive into a rich, many textured, very…

Coronavirus diaries: Hamburg, once again

August 2020. We’ve come almost full circle since last summer. The year has been the most extraordinary and craziest year in life. In…

My 85 tips to save money when travelling in Europe ( Updated June 2023 )

Welcome to my ultimate guide to backpacking Europe on a budget- in this post I have pulled together my 85 best tips to save…

Day trip to Sintra, Portugal’s fairytale city

Sintra. I’ve been visiting Lisbon for several years but somehow I never made it to Sintra for some reason. Some places exist in our…

48 Hours in Liepaja, Latvia’s ‘Windy City’

‘We have 5 days in the year without wind. Today is one of them. This was the city where wind was born.’ Sintija Pusaudze…

‘The Grand Hostels’ XMAS GIVEAWAY!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Xmas so far. I don’t usually do giveaways on the blog but I thought to the end…

24 hours in Daugavpils, Latvia’s second largest city

It’s Friday evening in the second city of Latvia, Daugavpils. Our legs are numb and throats parched. We’ve been on a train for…

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’ ,…