Europe

Steeply angled conical roofs litter the hillside as though they are an invasive species of mushroom. Cobbled streets wind across the horizon. Seemingly endless rows of white limestone dwellings are…

Monasteries dating back as far as 1356 sit perched on rocky monoliths that tower high above the haze in the valley below. Ancient cave dwellings, continuously inhabited for over 50,000…

In all honesty I’d never been that drawn to visiting Marseille; France’s second largest city on its southern shores. Certainly, articles like this one in the Guardian didn’t exactly fill…

I have a healthy fascination with old-school communism. The history and style of architecture always attract me when I visit a destination with a dose of either. Warsaw is definitely…

When I talk to friends that are planning a trip to Italy I usually hear some fairly repetitive (albeit highly worthy) destination ‘wish-lists: Rome, Florence (and Tuscany more generally), the…

Most people considering a trip to Poland put Krakow the top of their ‘must-see’ itinerary. Warsaw on the other hand is often thought of as Poland’s gritty capital with a…

Let’s start with some honest ‘home truths’ about Messina; you didn’t come to Sicily (Italy) to visit Messina, it’s mostly thought of as a transportation connection, and you probably don’t…

Pula, Croatia is the perfect location to choose as a base for exploring the wider Istria area and has an abundance of hotel and hostel accommodation. Undoubtedly there are prettier…

With 1,700 years of history, a UNESCO heritage site at its core, direct access to Croatia’s islands and National Parks and a plethora of adventure activities and restaurants, Split really…

Rolling landscapes framed by the Alps, viniculture to rival anywhere on earth and gastronomical delights of such quality that it prompted the birth of the Slow Food Movement; Piedmont in…