Well, this wasn’t something that was in my initial plan for things to do while I was in Bucharest. I was quite contented with the massive spa, getting to know the city and succeeding in getting the train to Brașov. In the course of figuring out how to get to know the city, by reading … More I visited the grave of Vlad the Impaler
Because I had four days’ annual leave to use, a spa to visit and some mistakes to fix, I found myself in Romania over the autumn half term last week. Brașov was on my list of things to do and because it’s in Transylvania, it made sense to leave it as late as possible to … More Halloween in Transylvania (Bucharest to Brașov by train)
I think this is something I’d like to do for these Weekends Away, an itinerary detailing what I did (although the next two in my calendar aren’t really going to lend themselves to it). The thing is, I’m not sure my actual itinerary is one that other people are going to want to recreate, especially … More 48 hours in Paris: two itineraries
There aren’t many secrets in Paris. With 30-50 million tourists coming to the city of love each year, there’s very little left that hasn’t been discovered, dug out and paraded on social media. But I have found one thing that I’ve never seen anyone else do, that I didn’t even know existed – the Ballon … More The best kept secret viewpoint in Paris
While I was in Paris to visit Notre-Dame, I wanted to find some other interesting things to do. I tend to repeat the same circle of tourist stops: the Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Cœur, the Arc de Triomphe, a boat trip. And while I enjoy those, I’m trying to do new things. Last time I was in … More A first-timer’s evening at the Moulin Rouge
Last weekend, I went off to Paris. Because these days I occasionally take inspiration from people rather than throwing a dart at Google Maps, this was inspired by Brogan Tate, who went to Paris earlier in the year for a press trip and put a picture on Instagram of her with Notre-Dame in the background. … More I went to the restored Notre Dame (don’t bother trying to reserve tickets)
If you’re looking for an easy hike in Iceland with something worth seeing at the end, you’re spoiled for choice. A popular one is Stuðlagil, which is about a 6km round trip from the lower, eastern car park and is pretty much flat and paved all the way. But today we’re going to a more … More Easy hikes in Iceland: Svartifoss
That was the question my boss asked as I signed off the day before I headed to London. “I want you to do me a favour. Tell me where you swim and tell me which is the best pool”. I already knew that was far too big a question to be answered with a single … More What was the best place I swam in Iceland?
I said this back at my very first post about Poland but I was inspired to go off for a quick trip by Laurie Alyce Adventures who is a teacher and crams her many adventures into weekends during term time, which made me begin to wonder if I could be doing more with my weekends … More Weekend Itinerary: 48 hours in Kraków
This is one that could do with a keyboard and a desk rather than a phone on a train but let’s start it anyway. I’ve written most of my Kraków stuff but I definitely need an entire post for the 24 extra hours I spent in Poland – at one point believing I was trapped … More 24 unscheduled hours in Poland
I Am A Polar Bear 