Paris is a good idea but Vilnius might be an even better one? Earlier this summer I had a chance to visit a city that has long been on my Europe bucket list – Vilnius. We were searching for a romantic short break in Europe – our main criteria was warmth, somewhere with character, tons…
Where are all the tourists ?’, we wondered as we sipped on a lovely glass of the local Müller-Thurgau wine. It’s 11.30am – must be wine o’clock somewhere. Suns beating down on our heads and there’s an eerie pindrop silence in the main square. The only thing that breaks our reverie are the occasional trucks…
Welcome to my ultimate guide to backpacking Europe on a budget- in this post I have pulled together my 85 best tips to save money while travelling in Europe. The post is a summary of my best posts and tips till date on the BudgetTraveller- all my 16 years of travelling across Europe, distilled into…
‘Görlitz is a fantastic little town. You don’t know what to expect.’ Tony Revolori-‘Zero’ from ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Few cities in Germany divide opinion like Görlitz. It is hard to see why at first glance. During my first few hours of discovering this city, I walk around carrying my jaw in my hands….
Lying at the confluence of the Elbe River and the North Sea, the port city of Hamburg has a long tradition of welcoming people from all over the world- in fact, 180 nationalities from across the world call this city home which is why it has earned the title “Gateway to the World.” (Tor zur…
The BudgetTraveller celebrated 10 years in April. Crazy how time flies. I wasn’t in a very good place when I started this blog 10 years ago. I look back at my former self and marvel how far I’ve come both as a person (a tad wiser to be honest) and also professionally. I’ve travelled far and…
Do you like to explore cities through your stomach? Great. You’re reading the right blog! You should definitely consider Hamburg as the venue for your next foodie shortbreak in 2019. Nicknamed the ”Gateway to the World” (Tor zur Welt) the port city of Hamburg enjoys the rich presence of over 180 nationalities from across the world…
Continuing my series of stories from Latvia….after raving about the peaceful and offbeat charms of Jelgava last week , I have another charming-not-so-well-known-town of Latvia that I’d love to share with you. The name of the town is Valmiera. Valmeira is 62 miles northeast of Riga and lies right beside the river Gauja on the…
‘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…
