I’ll be honest with you. I had feared the worst when I was invited to visit Johannesburg. I have a friend from Durban. When I first found that I was visiting South Africa, I naturally reached out to him. He was excited to hear about my impending visit to his homeland. However he…
When people think of hostels, we tend to associate them as the bastion of twenty something, party mad backpackers. Family friendly hostels though? Well here’s some news. There’s been a huge shift in the hostelling scene in the last few years. Hostels have been diversifying to cater to a more wider audience. The trend of…
“Memory’s images, once they are fixed in words, are erased,” Polo said. “Perhaps I am afraid of losing Venice all at once, if I speak of it, or perhaps, speaking of other cities, I have already lost it, little by little.” ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities Please press play. Enjoy the pictures and…
The cheapest way to travel across Europe is definitely the bus. In terms of comfort and ease of travel, nothing beats interrailing across Europe but if you’re on a tight budget, then taking the bus in Europe can offer some amazing cost savings. Whilst offering excellent fares some of these bus companies featured offering…
I came to Parma on a stifling hot day in July. No one in their right mind would recommend you visiting Parma at this time of the year. Temperatures were around the 35c mark. However, I don’t mind the heat. Forget the heat. Parma strangely does not figure prominently in many popular travel guidebooks. Which…
Re-publishing an old favourite post of mine that was gathering dust on a previous blog that died a death a few years ago. This is my list of my favourite 18 movies that inspired me to travel across Europe. I hope you like my recommendations. Please feel free to add your tips and a few…
Even for a non-techie, the world of mobile apps can be a genuinely exciting one. Constantly developing, expanding and responding to a demanding, connected public, apps are good for so much more than just Tinder. So which are the best free travel apps for travelling around the UK? BudgetTraveller reveals the top 20 travel apps….
I like cities in which I can lose myself in. I turn left. Then I turn right. Get lost. It’s a game I play when visiting many cities. I’m winning this time. At every turn there is a revelation. A nice café where the locals are gathered. Not a tourist in sight. Next turn….
Whichever city I am travelling to in Europe or indeed anywhere in the world, I love to check out the local music scene. Just like discovering the local cuisine and street food of a place, music is another way for me to plug into the DNA of a city. It’s an international language we…
