We recently spent four days on Rhodes, a fascinating Greek island steeped in history. There are a lot of Greek islands I’d love to visit – Santorini, Crete, Zante. Weirdly, I’d never really thought of Rhodes. However if it’s Greek history and lovely island towns that you want, look no further than Rhodes. Packed with …
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’ll know that I am fiercely independent when it comes to booking travel. Planning and booking trips is one of my favourite things to do, so you’ll find me poring over accommodation, comparing flights and checking out as many available activities as I can, …
A couple of months before I found myself taking a detour through Bratislava on my way home from the Balkans, I watched EuroTrip for the first time. If you haven’t seen this totally ridiculous, slapstick stupid American comedy, what were you even doing in the 00’s? Me? I was listening to Scotty Doesn’t Know, but …
Alright, so I’m not gonna lie to you guys: I was a little apprehensive about Dubrovnik. Not only has it become one of the world’s hottest tourist spots, which escalated exponentially thanks to Games Of Thrones, but it only flew onto the radar and into people’s top spots within the last 10 years. That’s a …
Earlier this month, I finally made it to Ireland! It seems crazy that after jetting off all over the world, I have only just set foot on our neighbouring isle for the first time. I have to admit – I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dublin, but it was definitely a city that took …
I can’t believe I had never been to Ireland. We just spent the weekend across the water exploring one of our closest neighbours and had an absolutely great time. I realise that it’s ridiculous to write a blog post of first impressions (especially twelve of them) of a country that we spent two days in, but …
One thing Ash is absolutely passionate about when it comes to history is Greek mythology, so in the hunt for a birthday present a few years ago I naturally dug around for some cheap flights and treated him to a city break in the heart of Greek history: Athens! Greece wasn’t high on my travel list, …
