I’ve visited over 40 European countries – you can read about my experiences here!
Here are my top 5 countries in Europe:
⭐ Portugal
⭐ Iceland
⭐ Italy
⭐ Switzerland
⭐ Norway
And a bonus because I can’t narrow it down to 5:
⭐ Bosnia & Herzegovina
Last week, it was announced that various towns around the British Isles, and even as far afield as the Falkland Islands, would become cities as part of the Jubilee celebrations. This means that Scotland is no longer the country of seven cities – we’ve gained an eighth! Dunfermline is a well-deserved choice, given that it …
If I had to pick one highlight of Malta, it would definitely be the beautifully mesmerising and historical Mdina. The old capital of Malta, Mdina is rich in history and full of character, with winding alleyways leading you between squares and churches until you reach a viewpoint, where you can get your bearings and dip …
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, …
Malta was a firm choice for our latest holiday for one main reason: it was a Mediterranean destination where we could relax without needing to do a whole lot, but with enough to see a handful of interesting things while we were there. In short, we wanted a lazy trip, but not one where we …
Paris has always eluded me, in the fact I’ve been there three times (albeit one of those times was extremely brief) and yet haven’t quite found the words to ever write about it on the blog. The main reason is that I can’t quite decide how I feel about it, and I can never seem …
A couple of weeks ago, we headed up to sunny Perthshire to stay in Scotland’s oldest inn: the Kenmore Hotel. We stumbled across Kenmore a couple of years ago, perched on the edge of the exceptionally beautiful Loch Tay, and very quickly decided we needed to back and explore the area properly. And what better …
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 …
A couple of weeks ago, we headed over to our neighbours across the sea to finally visit the fourth of our united countries – Northern Ireland. As per our usual mad travel plans, I curated a solid itinerary that would allow us to check out the Giant’s Causeway and a few other north coast highlights, …
Yesterday, we went to the final day of the annual dog sled rally in Aviemore; one of the few opportunities to watch sled dogs in action in the UK, and one of the most prestigious events for sled dogs in the country. I’d only actually heard of the sled dog rally recently when I saw …
Without a doubt, my highlight of our Iceland trip was the ice cave tour, which took us inside an actual glacier to see some of the most astonishing colours I will ever see in my life. I’ve already talked briefly about the tour in my overall Iceland itinerary post, but this is worth an entire …
