Prague is a beautiful place to visit but boy is it packed. We visited at the end of September hoping it would be quieter (and I’m sure it was) but it is still very busy. The best advice I have is to avoid the main touristy areas at peak tourist times i.e. from mid morning…

The Scottish Isles have always beckoned to me – I love the idea of being shut into a cosy cabin, with a fire blazing, while the waves crash and the wind howls outside. However, both fortunately and unfortunately, the weather was great.  I’m talking full sunshine and glass like water.  Not a howl nor crash…

If you are looking for a picturesque seaside Scottish town then look no further than at Oban. It’s the kind of place that you can explore in a day and it is completely walkable. After our arrival we cracked right into the sightseeing with a stroll, past the war memorial, to the Dunollie Museum, Castle…

No trip to Turkey would be complete without a brief stop in the hectic and historical Istanbul. The traffic in the city is crazy and it takes a while to get into the city centre from either airport. We booked a private taxi, however you can also take a shared shuttle to and from the…

At our first glimpse of the gorgeous Turkish coastline we could immediately see why this area is known as the Turquoise coast. Yes, you guessed it, the water is, well, turquoise. In fact it is so incredibly blue that you would be forgiven if you thought that someone had slipped a little hallucinogenic into your…

The highest echelons of academia, vistages of colonial England, Oxford is a beautiful place to visit, steeped in history and wonderful architecture. Lucky for us my cousin and his wife are currently based there so we got the best tour guides to show us around. It is a cheap and easy day trip from London…