I was contacted recently by Context Travel to review one of their Dublin based tours. Since I have been enjoying staycations more and more, over the past few months, and it’s fun being a tourist in your own city I thought let’s go. Full disclosure this tour was a gift and all opinions are my… Read More Review: Context Travel Book of Kells Tour, Dublin
I had gotten a little lax in my mission to explore more of Ireland. So to remedy that, last weekend, I decided to list the places I had been dying to see in the Sunny South East and start checking them off. Wexford is just over an hour from Dublin (obviously depending on your departure… Read More Wexford Weekend Wanders
I’m sure if you’ve taken one look at my Instagram feed you’ve come to the speedy realisation that I have a mild obsession with Scotland and Edinburgh in particular. Having been four times in two years and already hankering to go back I feel like this city has seeped into my very soul. The overwhelming… Read More 15 Unmissables in Edinburgh
This Porto city guide will help you cram in as much as you can on your getaway break to azulejos heaven. … Read More Pottering in Porto
Fancy touring Ireland’s answer to Alcatraz, located in Cork Harbour? Check out Spike Island for your Irish history fix this year. … Read More Spike Island: Ireland’s Alcatraz
Decide for yourself if Madrid’s gastro market is a tourist trap or a foodie haven by checking it out on your next visit. Read my post on what to expect. … Read More Moochin’ round Mercado de San Miguel
This year I was looking for a less touristy Christmas market experience and Riga fit the bill. Check out my guide to a weekend in this Baltic city. … Read More Your winter weekend guide to Riga
I have a token few words of Spanish and while I can understand a chunk of what’s being said because I have Italian, I certainly wasn’t expecting to have my heart stolen by a, albeit ravishingly beautiful, Spanish city. Seville is a treasure that I urge you to visit. Perhaps it was the skin warming sunshine… Read More 9 Reasons to Fall in Love with Seville
You’ve been meaning to take a trip to Belfast but it hasn’t happened yet. Follow my weekend guide for a great way to spend a few days in Antrim’s capital city.… Read More Escape to Belfast for the weekend – Your guide
Berlin is like an onion. No, not just because it might make you cry but because there are so many layers to this historically and culturally rich city! My 48-hour visit was long enough only to scratch the surface of what Berlin has to offer its visitors. The multitudinous aspects to this city mean you… Read More Berlin, from up high and down low