How can you get cheap rail tickets in the UK? This is a question that I get asked a lot by readers who are visiting UK for the first time. First of all, nothing beats discovering UK than by train. Secondly, it is no secret that train travel in UK is not cheap and I’ve…
‘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 published my first book just a little over a month ago. It’s called ‘The Grand Hostels: Luxury Hostels of the World’ , a book about 116 of the world’s finest luxury hostels. I published my first book. Even typing that now, it feels so surreal. My last month actually has been surreal. Spent…
How to spend 2 days in Munich? So much to see and yet so little time to see it all. Even though I love living in Berlin, I’ve always had a soft spot for Munich. Why? Well, Munich was the location for one of my first major blogging projects- the epic 15 hour easyJet Blogger…
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…
Greetings fellow BudgetTravellers- excited to share with you another instalment in my Cheap Eats series. This edition, we are discovering the best cheap eats in Malta with a little help from my Maltese friends Karen and Kylee. Plus if you are planning a visit to Malta, do checkout my new guide to the best cheap…
Following my recent guides of the best budget places to stay in Amsterdam, London, Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh, Lisbon and Venice, excited to be finally be able to share with you my best budget places to stay in Rome. There’s a nice mix of my favourite luxury hostels and budget hotels to choose from, depending…
Continuing my Spanish rail trip, in my latest instalment from the series, I head to the moorish gem, Seville which was recently awarded with the title of the best city to travel in 2018 by Lonely Planet. What makes this city unique and what are the must see places? Find out what I discovered in…
If you are visiting Spain this summer then this post of how to spend a day in Tarragona might be of interest to you. RENFE’s high speed trains AVE offer a comfortable alternative to taking the plane or car when it comes to travelling across Spain. PS Checkout my brand new post of the cheapest…
