I had a few ideas of what to expect when I first arrived in Bavaria back in November 2024, though I hadn’t done much research going in — somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew I’d be back. And I was, several times over, before eventually…
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Choosing where to stay in Paris is rarely just a question of hotel versus apartment — it’s a question of which part of the city, or beyond it, will shape your entire experience. Sleep in the heart of it all, steps from the Eiffel Tower or the Haussmannian…
The Alhambra, Granada’s undisputed crown jewel, is one of the most breathtaking palaces I’ve ever set foot in. Perched on its hill above the city, with the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada rising behind it, the whole scene feels almost too cinematic to be real — like…
Belonging somewhere can blind you to it. I spent my teenage years in Provence, absorbed in its everyday rhythm, sure I already knew the place — until I left in my twenties for another region, and only then did I realise that I didn’t know that much about…
Birthplace of saints and home to some of Italy’s most treasured artworks, Umbria is the Italian countryside as you’ve always imagined it: verdant farmland, steep hills crowned with medieval fortresses, and winding country roads. Often called the “green lung of Italy”, it remains largely off the radar for…
So, you’re in Marseille. Maybe for a long weekend, maybe for a full week, or maybe you’ve decided to settle in for a month and really settled into the city’s rhythm. Either way, by now you’ve probably wandered the length of the Vieux-Port more than once, gotten pleasantly…
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Here’s the thing about Split — you go expecting ruins, and you leave having fallen for a living, breathing city instead. Yes, Diocletian’s Palace is over 1,700 years old, and yes, its ancient columns are technically holding up people’s homes – still standing after years of wars &…
Few cities can claim a legacy as deep as Split’s, a place that has been celebrated since ancient times for its enormous influence within the Roman Empire. And yet, against all odds, its old town has survived largely untouched — spared not only by the march of time…
It was pure chance that led me to discover Freiburg im Breisgau. I was coming from Basel, in Switzerland, and needed to make my way to Bavaria using the now-famous Deutschlandticket – yes, that was going to take a while. But faced with a limited choice of reasonably…
Winter in Poland is kind of magical. Snow settles over rooftops and cobblestones in a hush of white, and on those rare, crisp days when the sky clears, the low sun catches the colourful façades of Polish architecture, setting whole streets a glow in gold and rose. It’s…