Staying in a hostel is the most fun you’ll have in a weekend

As short-term travellers, we all vary in how we like to spend our time horizontal and in what way we hang our hat. Hotels can be a good option if you’re travelling as a couple (or want to treat yourself), but hostels are definitely the best way of copping some shut-eye on a weekend away [...]

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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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Chocolate in Sweden to cider in Scotland

One thing I love about travelling is the amazing variety of food and drink available from country to country. The contrast in things like alcohol, snacks, soft drinks and toys among heaps of other items out there between say, France and Sweden is incredible, and totally rocks my socks. A lot can be said about [...]

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48 hours in Brussels

Before Christmas 2009 I did a weekend in Brussels. It was my first time to Belgium and I had no idea what to expect (and I certainly wasn’t ready for how cold it was going to be!). It also got pretty interesting by the end of the weekend, but I’ll get into that later. Things [...]

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