Europe

Visiting Neuschwanstein Castle during last summer's Europe road trip was definitely one of the highlights. I've always wanted to see the fairy tale castle with my own eyes and finally I made that a reality. Germany is a perfect country

Never did I ever imagine that I would be celebrating my birthday cruising from Milan to Lake Como for a day of pizza, champagne and George Clooney-spotting. It turns out Milan is the perfect place to plan a European city

Visiting Bran Castle this year was one of my absolute travel highlights. It's a place that has been on my bucket list for years and I couldn't wait to finally visit. There's nothing quite like the feeling of finally ticking

*This Angloville post features a review of a press trip. Angloville's response to my formal complaint was to ignore me and then block me on social media. For over two months I have been promised a response and have received

A visit to Germany's Black Forest wouldn't be complete without exploring Triberg Waterfalls – one of the country's finest natural sights. It's famously known as Germany's highest waterfall. This isn't actually true, it is just the most accessible while Röthbach

Within just a few hours of arriving, Bucharest was already one of my favourite European cities. I'm excited to share this post with you guys because so many of my followers and friends have said Romania is not a country

*This libraries post is a collaboration with Holidu I've always been a bit of a bookworm and my love of literature has followed me round the world from bookshops, to libraries, to book swaps in hostels. I'll admit I've never gone

*This multi-centre trip blog post is a collaboration with Opodo The travel industry has changed a lot in the last 10 years, no longer do people want the standard package deals to stay at one hotel for two weeks every summer.

*This solo travel Europe post is a collaboration with Wombat Leather Solo travel is one of my favourite topics and I love that this blog has inspired so many of you to try it over the years. If you've been following

Ibiza holidays – everyone has their own idea of what the phrase means, but what's the reality? I remember being 21 on the White Isle with two of my best friends celebrating being free of university. Naturally we went for

As many of you guys will know from my stories, I was lucky enough to go on a fab press trip with Ryanair and Bergerac Airport a few weeks ago to Garorock Festival in France. After the UK summer arriving

Planning a first-time visit to a new city can be tricky, but lucky for you guys – I've done the research and found 30 awesome things to do in Prague! One of my favourite European cities, I was so excited

This Milan city break post is sponsored by Voyage Privé Milan was never a place I had thought of visiting, but I'm so glad I found cheap flights for my birthday because I can't imagine having spent it anywhere else.

Explore wine pairing in this sponsored post with Millesima. It's not secret that I love a glass of wine and throughout my travels have loved experiencing tastings across Europe and Australia. When I'm not traveling, I find wine and food are

When I first moved to Germany, I started attending Hamburg expat events to give me the opportunity to meet new people and feel more settled in my new home. When you're younger, it's much easier to make new friends through

Dresden is such an easily forgotten Baroque gem when it comes to exploring Germany. Often overshadowed by the showier Munich and and edgier Berlin, so many don't realise the city offers a whole new side to the country. Dresden is

Moving to Germany. It didn't seem such a big deal back at the start of the year when I decided it would be my next move. Surely it's just like England, I thought. I couldn't have been more wrong. Now

Today we're taking a trip back to Saxon-Switzerland National Park a.k.a Sächsische Schweiz. One of the most beautiful parts of Germany which also borders the Czech Republic. We were lucky enough to visit there in the summer during our Europe

Without doubt, Liechtenstein is the country I was the most excited to share with you following our summer Euro-trip in the van. A total hidden gem, it was a last minute addition to the route and turned out to be

Moving to Hamburg was never in my life plan. It was an unexpected twist that has proved to be one of the biggest challenges of my life. Naturally, like many expats who find themselves relocating to the city, I ended

When we spend all year looking forward to our holidays, it's no wonder that staying in shape when we travel is so important to us. It sounds superficial – but when we look good, we feel good – and there's

I'm obsessed with outdoor spaces. I don't know if I was an escape artist in a previous life, but I always have this urge to just throw all the windows wide open and feel the fresh air on my face.

Before we talk about Hamburg festival MS Dockville, let's have a bit of a catch up. A little life update

These are the questions I’ve heard again, and again, and again since coming to Germany. Do you speak German? How will you manage? Can you get a job if you don’t speak German? Isn’t it lonely? I’m not going to

I've been desperately trying to hold myself back from posting this one until now, but now it's finally time to share our exciting travel plans with you all! I've hinted on social media but held back the final itinerary while

As soon as I arrived in Germany I was excited to start planning trips, to start living again in my new home. Last month for my birthday – Rügen Island. It was somewhere I had never heard of before moving

I'm lucky enough to travel to some truly amazing places and I'll be honest that sometimes that can mean that you become a little more immune to the wow-factor, but every once in a while, you go somewhere that restores

I'm starting to think I started a craze for Hamburg city breaks when I moved to Germany. In the last week alone, I've spoken to around 15 people who have trips planned over here in the next month and all

It can be so difficult to get the right information about applying for French visas, so this guide is for my US readers who are planning their next escape. With all of this Brexit nonsense looming over us UK travelers,

It turns out Timmendorfer Strand is the perfect little day out if you're living in Hamburg and fancy a visit to the North Sea. But I will be the first to admit that I never really knew Germany had beaches. Forests

Arriving in May was the perfect way to start my Hamburg life – with public holidays every week and the city's famous harbour festival. The port celebrated it's 829th birthday with the annual Hafengeburtstag – a festival that takes place

After a busy weekend exploring my new home with Come To Hamburg, we were about ready for a quiet Sunday afternoon and how better to spend it than at the Vinoble Day Spa? We were so excited to be invited

*This post is a collaboration with Holiday Gems Has anyone else been waiting with bated breath for summer to arrive? This has been the worst winter I can remember and spring seems to be a bit of a washout. So I'm

Every traveller has a mental list of their travelling essentials – those things they just can't live without. When I first started travelling, I didn't have a clue, I always used to take too much and find halfway that what

It's official, despite spending just over a week in the city, Hamburg has stolen my heart. I'm one of those people who instantly gets a gut feeling about a place, and in this case it's most definitely a good one

Norway has long been on my mind. Perhaps something to do with living in the sunshine for so long, I've found myself dreaming of the lush green landscapes and snow of Scandinavia instead of the dryer deserts I've become used

Less than 24 hours after touching down back in the UK after another amazing weekend in Hamburg, I had some pretty amazing news. Some of you may remember I recently announced my plans to move to Germany? Well it turns

Now that I'm back in Europe, I'm excited to be focusing on a whole new way of travelling for the next year. I won't be revealing all of my plans for the year yet, but I'm planning to be based

It feels like Iceland will forever stay on my must-see list. I've spent so long in the wrong hemisphere and I'm always planning trips to far-fetched places, but that often means sacrificing the real gems that lie right under my

I'm a big advocate for slow travel. I love taking the time to really get to know a place, to allow traces of it to linger in my soul long after I've left. If you ask me, travel is about

My parents always treat themselves to a city break in the spring - it's a perfect time to celebrate both of their birthdays by escaping to Europe to explore some amazing new place. The other year they decided to try

Italy is high on everyone's travelling list - whether it's for the food, the rich culture and history, or the stunning Amalfi coast. There's something so irresistible about the combination of pizza, gelato, Roman history and beautiful beaches and countryside.

During the summer I headed home to the UK for a short while but it wasn't long until I started getting itchy feet, and I thought why not take advantage of Europe being right on my doorstep? Living in the UK,

There's no doubt about it, 2016 has been a pretty incredible year for me. I've had some soaring highs and felt pretty low at times, but I've also had the chance to experience some thing I never could have dreamed

For years I have longed to visit Budapest, it's a city that seems to sparkle with beauty, history and culture, and one I couldn't wait for the opportunity to explore. During the summer, I finally had the time and the

Sometimes you meet people and you get that feeling that this is just the start of a big adventure together that will span years. This summer, almost 18 months after we first met in Thailand, I was reunited with my

We've all got those places on our bucket list, the ones that fire up our imagination and lose us in daydreams when we're at work. Mine is already never-ending, but there will always be certain places on there that stand

One of the highlights of visiting Big Berry is getting a real taste of the Slovenian lifestyle against the incredible backdrop of the untouched countryside that lies just beyond the camp gates. My week was spent there visiting several local

Eastern Europe has been on my must-see list for several years, there's something about it's wild, untouched beauty that really appeals to me especially when so many places in Europe are so overcrowded with tourists. I've long since wanted to

I've been back in the country less than 24 hours and it's safe to say after four weeks of mad, fast, exciting travelling around Europe, of dancing until the sun comes up and  sightseeing for days - I'm glad to

There's nothing like a good day trip to break up a holiday, whether you go off to visit another nearby island or just another town, it's a perfect way to experience something totally different during your trip. We were in

Having two weeks in a place is such a luxury when you travel. Holidays can be so expensive and I know so many who have had to sacrifice a second week this year due to costs. We're all familiar with that feeling

My life has always been about adventures. Call me cup-half-full but I like to view the world around me as a series of exciting opportunities that I just can't wait to seize with both hands. Looking back, adventures have come

It's about time I gave you guys a little life update - those of you who follow me on Instagram or Twitter may already know about my plans, but for those who don't I'm sure you can guess they include

One of the things you simply have to do if you visit Santorini is spend an evening at the Open Air Cinema in Kamari - it's an incredible way to experience sunset on the island and see the latest movies

Something I really love about travelling is the shopping - I can never resist a good market or a browse around a boutique filled with delicate handmade crafts. There's something beautiful about the way so much effort is put into

Those of you who follow me on Instagram and Twitter have been berating me over the last two weeks for teasing you all with photos from my rather lust-worthy holiday. Sorry, I'm so not sorry about it. It was without

As the former editor of This Festival Feeling, and an avid festival goer - my mind never strays far from the topic. I've now spent over a year backpacking around Asia and Australia, but haven't yet been to a festival!

Now that December is in full swing and the elves are hard at work, I can't help but find myself really jealous of all the travellers who are going home for Christmas. I know that for me it would be

As with every visit to New York, this holiday was not complete without a return trip to Little Italy and another attempt to find the gorgeous little family-run restaurant we stumbled into one time to get out of the rain.