I’m not a *big* city lover, but there are plenty of cities that I love! Read all my city break guides here.
I’ve got a dedicated page to city breaks if you want to see it all on a better layout too.
I don’t think any city is more beautiful when it comes to architecture than Vienna. My long-lasting impression of Vienna from my brief first visit was just how pristine and immaculate every single building was. I’d walked a lot over the course of the day, and I hadn’t found a single brick out of place. …
My recent trip to Paris was, undeniably, a disaster from almost start to finish. This should have been one of the easiest trips I’d done all year; get down to London, stay the night, get up early for the Eurostar across to France, come back the following afternoon, and fly* home. *I suppose it should …
On my recent trip to Andorra, the plan was simple: fly in and out of Barcelona. Ryanair had different plans, however, as the return flight was coming up at a whopping £250. Firstly, WHO is paying that for a Ryanair flight?!? And secondly, fine, I’ll just fly home from Madrid instead – saving £200 and …
Arriving in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, I truly had no idea what I’d find there. My one preconception of Moldova is that it’s completely mad. This is entirely based on Eurovision, in which they have entered many of Eurovision’s most batshit crazy contestants. They are, after all, responsible for Epic Sax Guy. Not to …
It’s hard to know how to describe Bucharest. At least that’s how I felt when I was there. A curious mix of influences between Eastern and Western Europe leaves the capital of Romania not quite sure where it’s standing. Beautiful architecture stood next to ruins; hipster bars next to traditional bakeries. Piata Unirii, my starting …
Stepping off the boat at 8am, I had a long day ahead in which I hoped to see as much of Tallinn, Estonia’s charming capital city, as possible. A lot of people do visit Tallinn as a day trip on the ferry from Helsinki, but I had done it with a twist – I’d spent …
From Stockholm, I flew on to Helsinki, the final of my Nordic capitals to visit. I’ve got to admit I wasn’t expecting a lot from Helsinki, which may have contributed to my decision to arrive later and cut down my time in the city to basically one day. The good thing is, there wasn’t a …
Our weekend in the south of France may have been more about visiting Monaco, but the biggest surprise of our trip was just how much we enjoyed Nice. For some reason, the French Riviera has never been high up on my list, and to be honest if it wasn’t for Monaco we probably still wouldn’t …
Luxembourg is one of those small countries in Europe that has always managed to elude me – its location amongst several other accessible countries means it should be easy to visit, and yet I couldn’t quite get there. With no flights from Scotland, the only way to visit is from another country, and most people …
Osaka, I find, can be very overlooked on people’s Japan itineraries. Many people stay in Kyoto and make a day trip to Osaka, and I say that’s a damn shame. I can’t say what drew me towards Osaka so much, but it was enough that we booked a full four nights there. The main thing …
