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Does Britain really have Europe’s highest train fares?

Having lived in Britain for more than 10 years, I should have known better : Never leave booking your train ticket till the last-minute. A fortnight ago, I booked my flight from London back home to Madeira and found a really good deal ( £65), one-way with the low-cost airline Jet2 from East Midlands Airport. The…

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10 budget bus companies to check out on your next trip to Europe

  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…

More to Scots food than Haggis & Deep Fried Mars bars?

  One of the reasons I love coming back to Scotland is for the food. Think Scotland and the first culinary delicacy that pops into people’s head is haggis. Whisky. Aberdeen Angus beef maybe. Plus of course the deep fried mars bar. All worthy gastronomic delights in their own respect. The whisky drinking Scot who…

House Sitting 101: Or How to Travel the World for Free

Few years ago my girlfriend and I spent nine months living in France, rent-free. We were house sitters which means we looked after other people’s homes and pets while they were away on holidays themselves. We took on four different house sits ranging from two weeks to five months, drank plenty of wine and consumed…

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Travelling to Germany? Tips for getting mobile internet access ( April 2025 )

Having lived in Germany for almost 12 years, happy to share with you my top 3 recommendations for the best prepaid mobile internet SIM cards in Germany, which I hope will me of help to you when planning your trip to Germany in the future. ( PS Here is the link to my resource page…