8 little tips for super cheap European trips — planning and off-peak travelling

8 little tips for super cheap European trips — planning and off-peak travelling

Being tight-fisted is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing, because it helps me to be more savvy when planning my finances, and a curse because it does severely restrict some things -- like travel. For instance, up until the age of 26 I'd never set foot outside of Europe. I'd longingly research airfares [...]

How to successfully pull off day trips abroad — escaping England for a day

How to successfully pull off day trips abroad — escaping England for a day

There are predominantly two types of of holiday makers: the two weeker cruise/trip-to-beach-resort for food, cocktails and chill but tend to only do this once a year, or the cram-in-as-many-countries-as-humanly-possible-checklist type people. I'm definitely the latter. It leaves me exhausted and I've had multiple friends tell me I'm silly for going on holiday and then [...]

5 ridiculously good places to get coffee in Western Europe

5 ridiculously good places to get coffee in Western Europe

Sharing with you my love for travel with the added bonus of where to find a topnotch coffee experience. Elephant House, Edinburgh Starting with my most recent trip, I'm delighted to add this charming coffee shop to my top 5. I discovered this place, as I'm sure most tourists have done, after reading list after [...]