I recently went on a road trip with a very difficult mission - finding the most magical places in the Scottish Highlands. Just kidding, it was literally the easiest thing ever. The towering mountains, the glimmering streams, the vast plains, it hardly matters where you look because this part of the...
This is the third post in my #EYD2015 series – a project during which I visited five countries on three different continents in ten days, three of which I spent in the air. If you’d like a little more background, check out my post about how it all began and my first...
My trip to Bristol was a complete revelation. the city charmed me with its beautiful street art, vibrant food scene and quirky vintage stores. Winter is a great time to visit - it was snowing Christmas baubles and the mulled wine was flowing all around me. So vigorously, in...
Efficiency. Innovation. Modernity. Germany is widely considered the home of all things shiny, new and organised. But there is a lot more to the country than the hipster neighbourhoods of East Berlin, the beer gardens of Munich or Hamburg's red light district. Just over eight percent of Germany's 80 million inhabitants live...
What if I told you there was a place where you could see geysers shoot thirty metres into the air, stand close to a waterfall as it furiously plunges into a crevice far below and jump across tectonic plates? That place exists and its name is Iceland. Not just anywhere...
I was prepared to spend my whole life looking for Neverland, travelling far and wide in search of a fairytale island where I could remain forever young. The good news is that I have found it. It's called Herrankukkaro and it's magical. If you have never heard of Herrankukkaro, don't feel bad. If you can't pronounce the...
Just about every news outlet is compiling a list of the most romantic Valentine's Day destinations, but what about those of us whose only serious relationship is the one they have with deep-fried chicken? I could not find a single such list, so I decided to...
Clean slates, fresh starts. The first of every January is the day equivalent of fresh ink falling on a crisp white sheet of paper. I know, I know - we all harbour the scars of yesteryear. But the new year is an opportunity to begin anew and to forge...