This was a third time lucky trip for me, due to covid cancellations. Very happy to have made it to Vienna at Christmas at last! I stayed in the Mercure Vienna First which was a quite average hotel, but didn’t break the bank and was in a good location. The capital of Austria, Vienna is …

The beauty of Cinque Terre has to be seen to be believed. In October 2022 I visited for a long weekend and already want to return to do visit all the places I didn’t have time to see. I caught a quick flight to Pisa then its a few short train journeys (2 hours approximately) …

Travelled to Nice on a girls weekend and absolutely loved it. Such a pretty place and so close to so many other great places. We flew on a Friday night with easyJet and returned late Monday night. In this short space of time we managed to have a lovey day exploring Nice, go on a …

Oh Seville you beauty. Spent a weekend here in August 2022 and had a great time. We stayed at the Melia Sevilla, chosen for the great location and the pool. Most of the hotels in Seville don’t have a pool or its really tiny and it was so hot when we visited I was very …

Absolutely loved our week in Lake Como. Flew with EasyJet to Milan then arranged a private transfer to Domaso where we were staying (1.5 hour drive). We stayed at https://www.hotelvischi.it/en which was great, a few mins from the lake (and a great beach bar) with lots of restaurants near by. Good breakfast and decent sized …

Recently spent a long weekend in Madrid and I absolutely loved it, such a vibrant place. We stayed at The ME Madrid which was a great hotel. Top things to do: We spent a lot of time eating and drinking at Mercado San Miguel, one of the world’s main gastronomic markets spread out over more …

I have wanted to visit the Amalfi Coast for a long time, this trip was third time lucky due to Covid and boy was it worth the wait! Such a stunning part of the world. I visited in May and the weather was perfect (25 degrees most days) and it wasn’t too busy. I planned …

A very quick flight from Edinburgh with EasyJet on a Friday night. I caught a taxi from the airport which was 55euro for a 15 minute trip to my hotel. It was quite late so I didn’t want to catch the train. Amsterdam is not a cheap destination! I stayed at Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam …

This was one of those covid third time lucky trips for me. So finally having made it to Lisbon I was determined to see all the sights! I travelled with British Airways from Heathrow to Lisbon (a quick 2 hour flight) and while there took the train to Porto for a day (3 hour train …