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 …
Andorra blew every expectation I had. A small town masquerading as a capital city, nestled in the mountains? That it certainly was – and I don’t think I appreciated just how beautiful that would make it. By the time I left, I wondered if Andorra La Vella is indeed Europe’s most scenic capital? And after …
In the past few months, I’ve visited three cities I don’t really like: Milan, Barcelona and Paris. Two of these were in passing, as part of larger trips. Paris was the one I was looking forward to the most – despite having a love/hate relationship with it, it’s been twelve years since my last visit, …
Well folks, it’s been a while since I did a Photo Friday post! In fact, I don’t think I managed to do any last year, as I was so busy with all the regular blog posts. I have edited and uploaded far more photos of Lake Como than I used in my last blog post, …
Over ten years ago, I visited Milan on one of my crazy day trips. I mostly remember going up to the rooftop of the Duomo, which was incredible although slippery, walking through the beautiful Galleria next door, and then setting off in search of food around Navigli, but instead being bamboozled by the tram system …
Have you ever heard of Transnistria? I can’t blame you if you haven’t. It’s a country that doesn’t exist. Transnistria, or Pridnestrovie as it’s called locally (full name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or PMR), is an autonomous breakaway region of Moldova that self-declared independence in 1992 after the fall of the Soviet Union. The only problem? …
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 …
Guys… I’m gonna be straight with you. 2024 has been a LOT. Too much, in fact. I set out intending to have a slower year, and instead I’ve been going a million miles an hour and haven’t stopped. My downfall was deciding that I’m on a mission. I realised last year that I actually didn’t …
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 …
