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.
A few months ago, I finally returned to Budapest, eight years after my first visit. Budapest very quickly became one of my favourite cities in Europe, and I was curious to see how I would find it a second time around, and whether the magic would capture me just as instantaneously as it did the …
I’ve just returned from a spontaneous trip to Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. Why Kaunas? Quite simply, a) because there were cheap flights, b) they worked for a long weekend for which I had one day’s holiday left to take at work, and c) I’ve never been to Lithuania before! Truthfully, I’d never …
After a short time in Porto, we were off further south to the bigger, busier and sunnier city of Lisbon. It’s no secret that I fell in love with Lisbon on my first visit to Portugal, and I couldn’t wait to get back to the iconic tiles, the beautiful terraces and even the leg-killing hills. …
Knowing how much I absolutely loved Lisbon a few years ago, I was very excited to not only be getting back there, but also to finally hit up Porto. I’ve always, always heard good things about Porto – it feels like Lisbon’s little sister with even more hills. We were only going to have one …
Did you know that there’s a major city on the border of THREE countries? Enter: Basel. While the city is officially in Switzerland, my favourite fact about Basel is that you can walk to both France and Germany! As you’ll know from my last post, the main reason we booked flights to Basel was actually …
Last weekend, we took a whirlwind trip over to Europe. In my usual fashion, I’d actually found cheap flights to Basel, and after a quick look at the map and realising that the adorable French fairytale town of Colmar is nearby, I hit the book button instantly. And then, despite the fact we’d be flying …
Before we visited Malta, I knew virtually nothing of its capital, Valletta. One of the smallest capital cities in Europe, Valletta looks surprisingly imposing from the outside, St Paul’s Cathedral towering high above the surrounding buildings to dominate the skyline, yet once inside the city walls, it doesn’t need much time to explore. In fact, …
The great thing about visiting Belfast in a weekend is that there isn’t too much to do. I mean that in the best possible sense, because Belfast had enough to pack our time full of great activities, but not so many that I was overwhelmed by which to choose for our short trip, or tempted …
Whenever I think of a blog post title in advance of actually doing the trip, nothing ever goes to plan (see: A Perfect Weekend In Perthshire, which was far from perfect). In this case, I had come up with the satisfyingly alliterated A Day At The Docks: A Layover In Liverpool, which would involve a …
When it comes to Scottish cities, it seems like Glasgow often falls to the wayside in favour of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. To be honest with you (and this will come as no surprise), I do prefer Edinburgh; after all, I live here after years of yearning to move to the city. But it’s not to …
