In August I did a tour to Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond National Park from Glasgow with Discover Scotland. When I think of Scotland castles and lochs ... Read More
24 hours in Stockholm, Sweden
One of the great things about travelling in Europe is the cheap flights available between the cities there. Renee and I bought some ridiculously cheap ... Read More
Reykjavik day trips and Iceland
Iceland was a country I'd aspired to visit for some time having read Kaelene's blog Unlocking Kiki for several years. Visiting in August there was close ... Read More
10 things to see in Oslo
I can struggle to find the beauty in big cities and start by seeking out singular factors which make them endearing. Oslo is large and spread out but ... Read More
36 Hours in Bergen
Renee and I took an overnight train from Oslo thinking we'd have 36 hours in Bergen, maximise our time, and save the cost of a night's accommodation. In ... Read More
48 hours in Luxembourg
I spent just 48 hours in Luxembourg City in July. Luxembourg, a small country surrounded by Belgium, Germany and France seemed polarising as a destination ... Read More
Experiencing Barcelona’s Bunkers del Carmel
Barcelona is the city that first made the idea of a world to explore outside of New Zealand real for me. I was 6 years old in 1992 when Barcelona held ... Read More
Exploring Madrid with Secret Food Tours
The highlight of my visit to Madrid was the tour we did with Secret Food Tours. Renee and I met our guide Jorge, complete with an unmissable Orange ... Read More
Thoughts on Lisbon
I always expected to like Lisbon a lot less than Porto, anticipating it would be bigger, busier and more of a 'city'. The way I feel about Auckland in ... Read More
36 hours in Porto
It was only by pure luck that Renee and I found our Porto accommodation without stress and only the use of a free map depicting the must-see sights in ... Read More