Switzerland is undeniably expensive – and there’s no getting around that wherever you’re from, because it’s probably the most expensive country in the world. I wrote a similar post about saving money on a trip to Norway, and this will include some of the same ideas, but honestly I found it harder in Switzerland than …
Edinburgh was recently named the most expensive city to visit in Europe, which I find hard to believe when the last time I checked, London still exists. Dublin is certainly more expensive, and in fact, I even think Dubrovnik is more pricey these days. That said, like most cities now, the prices in Edinburgh are …
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 …
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 …
I’d like to introduce, possibly, my new favourite place in Poland: Wroclaw! I say this with some trepidation because it’s really, really hard to beat Gdansk. I honestly can’t decide if it does, but I can wholeheartedly say that Wroclaw is fantastic. I’m skipping ahead several trips (I’ve had a very busy few months in …
A couple of years ago, I decided something needed to change. I had visited London at least 60 times, and yet I had never done any of the big tourist attractions. I’d never been into the Tower Of London, nor ridden on the London Eye. I hadn’t been into St Paul’s or Westminster Abbey. I …
To get from Helsinki to Tallinn, I did what many people do and took the ferry across the water, a wonderful journey linking two countries. Anyone familiar with this crossing will be thinking, “but Clazz, it’s a two hour ferry. What do you mean overnight?!” Well, buckle up, because I embarked on a true Finnish …
I have been fortunate enough to have done a lot of awesome things this year – and without a doubt, one of my favourite experiences from the entire year was sleeping in a jumbo jet engine! Yes, you read that right. An engine. And you thought the robot dinosaur hotel was going to be the …
We’ve just returned from a trip to Norway! This trip has been in the making for years, so I’m thrilled to say it was worth the wait – but I thought I’d start by addressing the big question everyone has about Norway: just how expensive is it? And how the hell do you save money? …
“I don’t know whether to admire you or just think you’re insane.” A colleague recently said this to me when I explained to him the concept of couchsurfing – as a lot of you may know, we’ve spent the last few months of “downtime” hosting people through it. By which I mean, travellers have been coming …
