What to see in Lisbon in three days Lisbon is a beautiful city set right on the Tagus river and Atlantic Ocean. It makes a great year-round destination due to its warm winters where daytime temperatures will typically stay around 15C. There's plenty of history and art to explore, a great food scene and lots … Continue reading 72 hours in Lisbon
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How to ‘do’ Venice in three days
Three days in Venice Venice is spread across over 100 small islands connected by over 400 bridges. The wealth of art and architecture in the city today is a result of its strategic importance and history as a maritime power and financial centre during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. Venice is considered the world’s … Continue reading How to ‘do’ Venice in three days
A shortlist of London restaurants that offer corkage
Where can I drink my own wine in London? Whether you collect wine or simply don’t want to pay restaurant prices for it, there are plenty of restaurants in London where you can take your own wine for a small charge. Buying wine in restaurants can be a good way of accessing wines you could … Continue reading A shortlist of London restaurants that offer corkage
New London Restaurants tried and tested
A weekend of restaurant firsts It had been a while since I’d been out to a restaurant in the ‘out out’ sense, rather than somewhere cheap and local. But a combination of events (most notably my birthday!) conspired to land me with a week packed with restaurant reservations with a number of new places on … Continue reading New London Restaurants tried and tested
How to London
See London like a local It’s fairly easy to tell from my posts that I’m a list-making and travel nerd. As much as I would love to take the romantic approach of eschewing plans, schedules and guidebooks, it’s very much not my style and likely never will be. However, one place it’s impossible to keep … Continue reading How to London
The 8 best meals I ever ate
My all time favourite meals from across the globe This is obviously a completely biased and subjective list based on my own experiences, but I thought it would be fun to think back over the best meals I've ever had while travelling. Food is a really big part of why I travel and I love … Continue reading The 8 best meals I ever ate
Spitalfields and Shoreditch foodie walking tour
If you've got a big appetite and a day to spare, you can do worse than heading to East London to eat your way around Spitalfields and Shoreditch. An area that Londoner's know and love, which is gradually becoming frequented by tourists to London too, it should be a firm fixture on anyone's London travel … Continue reading Spitalfields and Shoreditch foodie walking tour
Travel planning – the details and finishing touches
I've just updated my planning page with some more tips on how I pull together an itinerary. I've added my process for booking flights and accommodation and finding great local restaurants. 4. The details – flights, accommodation and restaurants Once I’m settled on an itinerary and know how long I’m going for, when I'm going and … Continue reading Travel planning – the details and finishing touches
London’s most overlooked restaurants
5 great places to eat in London that you’ve probably never heard of Blink and you’ll miss them- London is full of amazing restaurants and it’s easy if you don’t know the area (and even if you do) to overlook some gems because they don’t look as cool as their neighbours or the hype has … Continue reading London’s most overlooked restaurants
Sri Lanka essentials – some top travel tips
Based on my own experiences I'm sharing some practical tips for travelling to Sri Lanka including what to take, how to get around, and how much it's going to cost you. Do I need a visa to visit Sri Lanka? You will need a visa to travel to Sri Lanka but it’s very straightforward to … Continue reading Sri Lanka essentials – some top travel tips
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