Top Things To Do In Bergamo

Bergamo is a city with hidden treasures, located East of Milan. It is a must visit for Italian culture, exquisite architecture and of course incredible food. Here are my top must-see sights and places to visit when passing through the city.

A Day In Bergamo

See how I would spend my perfect day in the city of Bergamo, Italy. Eating delicious vegan food, enjoying beautiful sights and discovering both the old and the new.

Gaia Spa At Boringdon Hall Review

We arrived at 10am on a foggy Saturday morning to the Gaia Spa, located on the grounds of Boringdon Hall. Standing tall on the front lawn, expensive cars on display in front, this 16th century manor house was nothing but exquisite. I stumbled across the location on Spa Breaks as my belated birthday trip to spend …

My Top Sights In Edinburgh

Without a doubt, Edinburgh is a beautiful city with a lot of character. Cobbled streets, picturesque landscapes and dreamy accents - we were eager to explore what the Scottish capital had to offer. Much like London, many tourist attractions were rather pricey therefore we drifted towards the free or slightly cheaper choices to save our …

My Top 10 Things To Do In Riga

With a rough itinerary in mind and our 'Baltic States' guidebook to hand, we jumped on the plane for a short break to Riga. Having booked a modern minimalist apartment for 4 nights, we had set aside plenty of time to explore the city. From a trip to the coast to the Natural History Museum, we had a taste …

Top 5 Alternative Sights To See In Rome

Within every city, there lies an abundance of alternative sights to see off of the beaten track. Many of which do not make an appearance in the travel guides as they may be viewed as unimportant, are yet to be discovered or are simply seen as a mere distraction from the top sights and tourist traps. If, …

Travel: Historical Sights In Berlin

  Checkpoint Charlie  Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany Admission: Free A trip to Berlin would be incomplete without a visit to Checkpoint Charlie. It stood as the most well known border crossing between East and West Germany during the Cold War, erected overnight in the October of 1961 and torn down in the summer of 1990, …

My Must-See & Must-Do in Berlin

A large city with many districts, Berlin has a lot to offer. It is difficult to know where to start, what sights to see, where to eat, where to drink and of course where to let your hair down. A little research can go along way in the lead up to your trip, finding places that tickle your interest, seeking …

How We Got Lucky Enough To See The Northern Lights In Iceland

The Right Time of Year The Aurora Borealis was at the forefront of our minds when we initially planned our trip to Reykjavik. Having read many an article online, we discovered that travelling between September and April would provide us with a much higher chance of witnessing the display as the nights are fully immersed into darkness. …

My Top Ten Things To See and Do in Iceland

10. Happy Hour in Reykjavik  Having known that Reykjavik was an expensive city to drink alcohol in, with prices similar if not higher to those found in London, we did not picture ourselves sat at a downtown bar at Happy Hour on the last evening of our stay. With it's luminescent signage and American Diner theme …