Category: HIDDEN GEMS
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Our favourite beaches in Europe
When you look up ‘the best beaches in the world’, many are from Europe. Whilst we are lucky to live
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5 places you might not have heard about but should visit in Europe!
We love wandering a little off the conventional tourist routes. Discovering some amazing towns, cities and beaches is something we
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Puglia Travel Itineraries: 7-14 day recommendations
Puglia is one of Italy’s truly underrated hidden gems located on the south east of the country. Situated in the
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Mornington Peninsula Day Trips – Suggested Itinerary
The Mornington Peninsula is one of our favourite places in Australia. Located south-east of Melbourne, this strip of peninsula boasts
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Our day trip visit to Lucca, Tuscany
Lucca, a city located in Tuscany, Italy, has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire. It’s a popular
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Places we would return to in Europe
After over 7 months of travelling Europe together, and many more solo Europe adventures, we have seen and ‘ticked off’
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Walk to Bushrangers Bay
The Mornington Peninsula has so many gems, including one of our favourite walks, Bushrangers Bay! It was a ‘local secret’
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Our Europe travel guide for 2023 & 2024
Are you looking to travel Europe in 2023 or 2024? Or maybe you’re a little unsure? Having travelled the continent
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Good destinations for shoulder season travel in Europe
After spending time travelling Europe in peak season and shoulder seasons, we thought we would share our thoughts on some
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The best views in Edinburgh
Edinburgh was one of the most impressive big cities we visited, boasting a stunning old town, a castle perched on
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Leiden is a mini Amsterdam
Okay, we’ll be honest – the only reason we initially looked into staying in the Dutch university town of Leiden
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The beautiful Holyrood Park – Edinburgh
The medieval city of Edinburgh was one of our favourite big cities to date. Filled with so many great things
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A visit to Dean Village – Edinburgh
Want to step away from the busy Edinburgh old town to a calm, quiet little village? Dean Village is an
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Prolonging Summer in Taormina, Sicily
After a week of bliss in June 2022 hopping between seaside towns in Italyโs โheel of the bootโ Puglia (read
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Why choose Wengen when you visit the Jungfrau region?
The small town of Wengen is located in the alpine Jungfrau/Bernese Oberland region. This picturesque town sits at almost 1300m
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A morning at Oeschinensee
Our visit to Oeschinen Lake, also know as Oeschinensee, will go down as one of our travel highlights! This lake
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The seaside town of Kaล is a true Turkish delight!
The seaside town of Kaล (pronounced Kaash) is a true Turkish delight! We visited for a wonderful week in September 2022,
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Our guide to visiting Transylvania [Romania]
Transylvania, located in the heart of Romania, was an unexpected delight. To be honest before visiting Romania we knew very
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Why Brasov is the perfect Transylvanian Base
The Transylvanian town of Brasov was our home for 4 wonderful days! The charming old town surprised us with bustling
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The Transfagarasan Highway – Transylvania
Romania’s stunning region of Transylvania provided us with some of the most picturesque stops on our travels to date. The
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Is the Bulgarian capital of Sofia worth a visit?
When we first started planning our trip to Bulgaria we were immediately met with undertones of concern from family and
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Lake Ohrid – The Pearl Of The Balkans
Lake Ohrid is the hidden gem in Europe that you’ve likely never heard of. If you have heard about this