48 hours in Budapest

Budapest has undergone a lot of transformations in its long and chequered history. From Turkish occupation, to the Habsburgs, to the Nazis and Communists, Hungary has copped it all. They’ve come out on top though, and the result if crowning glory of Budapest. Hungarians really like foosball. And palinka. Don’t know what palinka is? Well [...]

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48 hours in Bruges and Ghent

This post takes a bit of a different approach to a typical one – two towns in 48 hours you say? Are you mad kind sir?! The proximity of beautiful little medieval towns in Belgium to the capital, Brussels provides an easy, picturesque alternative to a singular city break. Bruges and Ghent are two old [...]

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Featured Photo – Oktoberfest

As one of the biggest ticket events I’d listed to see in Europe, it was an understatement that I was excited to go to Oktoberfest. About 10 of us headed over to Munich (via Geneva, and then Zurich on the way back..) for the opening weekend. The scene above is of the very first beers [...]

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