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…
Sailing Göcek to Fethiye, Turkey
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…
Oxford, England
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…
Paris, France
Paris really lives up to expectations as a wonderful city to visit. Andrew and I were already hooked on French-made croissants after our time in the Alps, so were especially excited to head back to France and visit as many boulangeries (bakeries) as possible. We were staying at an AirBnB in the central city in…
French Alps, France
The French Alps are beautiful, imposing and awe-inspiring. It is an incredibly wonderful place to visit in both the winter and summer. We were very fortunate to have some friends who have a chalet in Châtel, so this is where we based ourselves. In the foothills of Mont de Grange we gorged each day on fresh…
Geneva, Switzerland
We flew into Geneva as part of a longer trip into the French Alps, but decided to spend a day here to check it out. We enjoyed our time here and it was a good day trip but I wouldn’t stick around for longer than that. As soon as we landed a free train took…
Ghent, Belgium
I know this is going to be controversial but Ghent has been our favourite European city we’ve visited thus far. It would never have been on our radar, however we have some friends who live there and took the opportunity to go and visit them. The city is absolutely stunning and if you love beer,…
Brussels, Belgium
We had heard mixed reviews about Brussels before we visited so expectations were reasonably low. However, I must say, that we had a delightful time exploring the city for the brief time that we were there. We had fabulous weather, which always helps. All the main sights to see are in the city centre and…
Cliffs of Moher and Surrounds, Ireland
After seeing many pictures of Ireland over the years we were really keen to check out the famous Cliffs of Moher. Unfortunately we were a bit pressed for time (given we were only in Ireland for a long weekend) so we decided to embark on a day trip to see the Cliffs. It is quite…
Dublin, Ireland
If you like bars, eating and history then Dublin is the ideal place to visit for a short city-scape. We popped over with the intention of drinking our body weights in Guinness, however, we found a lot more to do in the city than purely bar hopping. Ireland has a sad and interesting history and…