The six types of people you’ll meet in every hostel

Creaking ladders and questionable plug sockets, ice-cold showers and dodgy wifi: when it comes to hostels, I’ve had my fair share of experiences. It was only when I logged back into Hostelworld to book my accommodation for my upcoming trip to Vietnam that I realised just how many hostels I’ve stayed in over the last […]

Finding headspace in Malta

In the space of 15 days, I caught severe food poisoning, my passport was stolen abroad in Colombia 12 hours later, my 1.5 year relationship came to an abrupt halt and my remote working opportunity drastically cut my hours and income. So it’s fair to say that it was an incredibly stressful period. And while […]

All of the colours of Cartagena

You might have noticed that these blog posts aren’t really happening in chronological order but the gorgeousness of Cartagena and the happiness that I felt there has pushed me to write about that city first. We booked an early morning flight from Medellin to Cartagena and had the beauty of stepping off of the plane […]

Here’s How To Spend 48 Hours In Paris

That’s it, for the next 48 hours, you’re in Paris! So we’ve prepared a list of the essential, the hidden, the unusual, and the greedy. In short, it includes all that should not be missed during a short weekend in the capital! You’re right in thinking that this list isn’t exhaustive, as there are a […]

How To Spend 48 Hours In Barcelona

¡Hola! And welcome to Gaudí’s playground: Barcelona. Before we begin, let’s get something straight: 48 hours will never be enough time to explore the beauty of Barcelona, even if you spent the entirety of those 48 hours wide awake. But, if that’s all you’ve got – and for the sake of this article you have […]

The fairytale Ghent tea room of dreams

Before I tell you about the dreaminess of Alice, I should probably point out that there are two branches. Had I known this in advance, I definitely would have done my best to visit both the restaurant and the tearoom. As it stands, I only got the chance to visit the tearoom and somehow spent […]

Exploring Belgium: Bruges

I naively thought that getting the Eurostar was similar to getting any other train: that we’d show up about 10 minutes before it left the station and be on our merry way. Reader: this was not the case. It, very sensibly, turns out that Eurostar is more akin to any other form of international travel, […]

Here’s How To Spend 48 Hours In London

So, you’ve found yourself in London for the weekend! …and clearly you’re looking for things to do, or you wouldn’t be here, would you? Well, here’s some inside knowledge combined with some tourist hotspots of the city to put together a top-notch guide for you. It won’t be as fast paced as the guy who […]