A little Wander in Central Switzerland

Wandern in den Schweizer Alpen - Switzerland. When you have been living next to the coast for half of your life its hard to imagine not listening to the ocean crashing against the sands and seeing...

5 Great Novels set in Venice

Have you ever thought about researching your next trip to Venice by diving into a novel? Of revisiting a trip you have made through the eyes of an author (especially now when we can't travel)? Here...

Côte des Dunes - the Finest Sand Sculpture

Cote des Dunes (dune coast) is a magnificent DFDS ferry operating on the Calais to Dover route and is formerly the SeaFrance ferry Rodin (named after Francois Augusta Rene Rodin), the French...

My Honest Guide to Luzern, Switzerland

Rigi to the left of me, Pilatus to the right, here I am - Luzern, Switzerland. When I first arrived in Luzern I was just coming off the back of a 4 year stint in Latin America and for the first...

The 8 Cheapest European Cities to Visit on a Budget 2021

Europe represents a compelling blend of vibrant culture, striking landscape and rich history on the one hand and a money-guzzling beast on the other. Sadly, European city breaks are far from renowned...

Where to Get the Cheapest UK Covid Tests for Travel

Gross as it might seem to stick a wand down the back of your throat before poking it up your nose, it seems that we'll have to get used to doing precisely that if we want to travel overseas in the...