6 Ways to Reduce Your Footprint on Venice
Venice is one of those magical cities that tug at your heart strings. With brilliant sunsets along the Grand Canal, amazing architecture, and alleyways to get wonderfully lost in, Venice gives us so much...
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Ultimate Guide to Things to do in Cinque Terre, Italy
There’s a stretch of coastline where charming fishing villages rise up from the Mediterranean Sea, where vibrant coloured buildings are perched on cliffs, and a winding historic trail connects it all. This is Italy’s...
Stairway to Eden: Hiking Cinque Terre Blue Trail
I came to this picturesque part of Italy to hike the Cinque Terre Blue Trail. Little did I know I’d fall in love with the region, leave a piece of my heart in the...
Bucharest City Guide
Looking to travel to a different European city that hasn’t been overrun by tourists? Bucharest is just such a city. The capital of Romania, in a region of Europe known as the Balkans, Bucharest...
Guide to Visiting Budapest Caves – Explore Deep Below Buda
On my second trip to Budapest we decided to visit the Budapest caves which are a great day trip – once we found them. There are approximately 200 caves under the capital formed by...
Louvre: Look Beyond the Art
I am one of the millions who love the Louvre. It’s one of my top three museums, alongside The British Museum and The Vatican Museum. My love for the Louvre goes beyond the fabulous...
Lyon: Three Reasons to Visit
Sweet, delicious smells waft out of shops and a giant flower tree with a flair of whimsy is how I was first introduced to Lyon. My short, two hour train ride from Paris landed...
Hiking Mount Pico in the Azores
By: Frank Parrott from RoarLoud TRAILS AROUND THE WORLD presents Hiking Mount Pico Mount Pico is a stratovolcano located on the Azores island of Pico, and the highest point of Portugal. Hiking Mount Pico was...
Azulejos: The Art of Lisbon’s Tiles
Some cities draw you in with their rich history, while others entice you with their iconic sites. Lisbon’s beauty, for me, is in its magnificent tile work. Thousands of the city’s buildings are covered...
Haunted Places Across the Globe
With Halloween just around the corner many of us are daydreaming of haunted places to explore. I’ve been to plenty of haunted places and taken many ghost walks on my travels. One of my...
On the Hunt for Dracula in Romania
We’ve all either read the classic or watched one of the many movies on Dracula. But did you ever want to know more? Who is this man of mystery? Charming ancient soul by day...
I Left a Piece of My Heart in Riomaggiore
As the train pulled out of Genoa’s Brignole train station on its way to Cinque Terre I wondered what my next stop of Riomaggiore would hold. The train trundled along Italy’s north-west coast, with wondrous...
Finding Hidden Gems in the Rough of Genoa
From its gritty neighbourhoods to its historic streets Genoa beguiled me. I had no expectations and had merely added Genoa to my itinerary to break up the train ride from Lyon, France to Riomaggiore...
Budget-friendly Gem in Venice
While travelling I always look for budget-friendly accommodation in or as close to the city centre as possible. Gone are my years of hostel dorm rooms so when looking for affordable, centrally located hotels...
Meteora the Magnificent
In the heart of Greece, land of the Gods, there lies the most magnificent place in Europe. Created over 600 million years ago by Anemoi, the wind Gods, and Poseidon, God of the sea and...
