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All you need to Know Before Visiting Madrid

Madrid is one of the hearts of Spanish culture. In this article, I’ve given you my itinerary for my time in Madrid, and also a short list of all of the activities I did if you want to make your itinerary your own. Condensed List of Activities for Madrid My Itinerary – Day…

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Why Crete should be a top choice for a Greek Destination

I’ve been lucky enough to visit several Greek Islands and Crete has remained a firm favourite. Here, you can get Greek culture combined with the benefits of an activity holiday, and beaches. There are genuinely loads of day-trips you can take on Crete – from wherever you’re staying – to experience old palaces,…

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Why you should visit Tortuguero

All in all, I spent less than 24 hours in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. And I’m so glad that I went. Tortuguero is famed for it’s turtle nesting beaches – if you’re going at turtle season you may well want more than a day here. I visited in December, when there were no turtles…

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What to Do for a Week in Malta

Day 1 – Arrival and Cultural Exploration From the airport to Valletta, the best way to travel is to take a bus. It’s a single bus, no transfers, and if you get the Explore Card it’s very cheap. (Journeys on buses in Malta are two euros otherwise, which is still cheap). What was…

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Planning your Budget Backpacking (3 min read)

(Or – You Want to Travel For the Summer But You Have No Clue How You Can Afford It) While it’s not possible to stay in a five-star luxury hotel and pay barely anything for it, (unless you went to world scout jamboree 2023, but that’s another story) it’s definitely possible to backpack…

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Exploring Gdansk in a Weekend

I have to admit, my trip to Gdansk was extremely unorthodox: I didn’t know about the trip until 4 hours before the plane was due to take off on the Saturday morning. Talk about unprepared. One thing I can say, is it certainly taught me how to make the best of 31 hours…

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Dubrovnik: What, Where and Why You Should Go

I’ll say it now – Dubrovnik was one of the first places where I truly fell in love with exploring as much as I could in as little time as I had there. Sunsets, sea, old streets and delicious food. What more could you want? (And that’s not even mentioning the tortoises in…

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Packing Light

How To Only Take Cabin Bags When You Travel (for a week) I’ll admit – I love flying budget airlines to cram even more holidays in. Especially withRyanAir, it can quickly become more expensive if you’re unprepared. Simply taking acabin bag is the best way to avoid those extra costs. However, I know…

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What to do for a Week in Zadar, Croatia

Zadar is a gem of a city right on the Adriatic Coast, and the only city I’ve visited wherethe sea genuinely seems to be treated like a swimming pool – ladders up to thepavement all along the seafront, people sunbathing on the wide stone pavements andbathing platforms in the old town. With it’s…

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