Dublin is a fun city to visit, and a must if you’re heading to Ireland. We always enjoy visiting, meeting the locals and of course, sampling some of the good stuff! By which I mean Guinness of course. In today’s post, we’re going to share with you our idea of how to spend 2 days […]
7 Day North Coast 500 Camping Itinerary (2026): Campsites, Stops and Driving Times
One of our favourite road trips in the UK is the North Coast 500, a driving route that loops around the far north of Scotland, taking in fantastic scenery, gorgeous castles, and loads of attractions. It’s rapidly becoming billed as one of the best road trips in the world, and for good reason! We’ve driven […]
A 10 Day UK Trip Itinerary by Public Transport – Train or Bus
In today’s post I’m going to share with you a 10 day itinerary for a UK trip, specifically covering England and Scotland, which will let you visit and travel around the UK entirely by public transport, and in particular by bus or train. I have written a couple of posts giving detailed itineraries for the […]
5 Days in Iceland: The Complete Self-Drive Itinerary for Any Season
Iceland has quickly become one of our favourite countries to explore. We’ve visited multiple times, in both summer and winter, and on our longest trip we spent four weeks driving the full Ring Road. So we’ve got plenty of first-hand experience to draw on when putting together an Iceland itinerary. This post is a detailed, […]
3 Days in Vienna: The Perfect Vienna Itinerary
We think that three days in Vienna is the perfect amount of time for a visit. Three days will let you see the majority of the main sights in this beautiful city that you’re interested in, plus add in a few of the less well-known attractions, without being too rushed. In this post, we’re going […]
Things to Do on the Isle of Wight
One of the nice things about being based in the UK is that we have had more time to do a lot more exploring of my home country. And one of the places that we’d both been wanting to visit for a while was the Isle of Wight, a relatively small island which sits just […]
3 Days in Rome: The Perfect Itinerary (2026 Guide with Map)
Three days in Rome is the sweet spot. One day and you see highlights and nothing else; two days means sprinting; four starts to drag for most people. Three gives you the big sights plus a full day for the bits that most visitors miss, like the Appian Way or the Baths of Caracalla, which […]
2 Days In Glasgow and Loch Lomond – An Itinerary
Jess and I were recently invited to visit both Glasgow and the nearby national park called Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. Despite having been based in Edinburgh for over a year, we still hadn’t made it the short distance across to Scotland’s largest city, and we were keen to rectify this omission. The goal of […]
2 Days in Vienna: A Complete Itinerary for a Weekend in the City
Jess and I have been to Vienna many times, and every time we come back I’m reminded why we keep making the trip. Vienna has a way of being simultaneously grand and approachable. You can spend the morning wandering around a palace that was once the seat of one of the most powerful dynasties in […]
3 Days in Barcelona: A Complete Itinerary by Someone Who Keeps Going Back
Barcelona is a city that keeps pulling us back. Jess and I first visited in 2012, and we have been back multiple times since, always finding new corners to explore and old favourites to revisit. We think three days is the sweet spot for a first visit. It is enough time to see the major […]
2 Days In Edinburgh: The Perfect Edinburgh Itinerary
Edinburgh is one of our favourite cities in the UK, and we actually called it home for four happy years. Based on our experiences living in the city, I wanted to share our tips and ideas for what to get up to with 2 days in Edinburgh. We think two days is a great amount […]
The Perfect USA Deep South Road Trip Itinerary
One of the trips in the US that we had always wanted to do was a “Deep South” road trip. We think the USA is the perfect country for road tripping in, and we’ve already done a number of road trips here, including iconic Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway, and the Oregon Trail. The […]
The Perfect Two Week California Road Trip Itinerary
The United States is pretty much the perfect country to road trip in, with great roads, cheap gas and hundreds of gorgeous destinations to choose from. It’s no wonder that a California road trip is on many visitors’ to-do lists! We’ve taken a number of fantastic US road trips, including Route 66, the Pacific Coast […]
2 Weeks In Thailand: A Detailed Thailand Itinerary and Trip Planner
I’ve travelled extensively in Thailand, and it’s easily one of my favourite countries in Asia – the friendly people, the excellent food, the relaxed vibe all make for a fantastic country to travel in. I’ve written a great deal on Thailand already, but haven’t put together a suggested Thailand itinerary post, as I’ve done for […]
2 Days in London: A Complete Itinerary from Someone Who Lived There
I lived in central London for a couple of years, and Jess and I have been back more times than I can count since. If you handed me a pen right now and told me to sketch out two days in London for a first-time visitor, I’d have it drafted before the kettle boiled. That’s […]
2 Days in Normandy: The D-Day Landing Beaches & Mont St. Michel
Despite living in France for three years, I didn’t do much sight seeing. So when the opportunity arose to spend 2 days in Normandy, visiting Mont St. Michel and the D-Day Landing beaches in the north-west of the country, we leapt at it. We didn’t have a great deal of time to play with as […]
One Week UK Road Trip Itinerary: London to Edinburgh
I grew up in the UK and have lived all over it, from Cornwall to Edinburgh. I’ve driven pretty much every road that matters between the two. This is the one week UK itinerary I actually recommend to friends visiting from overseas. It starts in London, heads west to Stonehenge and the Cotswolds, up through […]
How to Spend 2 Days in Savannah Georgia
As part of our road trip through the Deep South (first stop Charleston), we spent time exploring Savannah, the oldest city in Georgia. We packed a lot into our visit: museums, historical homes, excellent food, musket firing demonstrations, and a face-to-face encounter with a mountain lion. Savannah has a lot going on. This guide is […]
Things to do In Charleston SC on a Weekend Getaway
Charleston, South Carolina, is the perfect city for a short getaway. We think that 2 days in Charleston would give you enough time to see the majority of the highlights, sample some of the incredible food on offer and even take in some of the surrounding attractions. With this in mind, we’ve put together this […]
Two Weeks in Sri Lanka: A Complete 2026 Itinerary From Someone Who Keeps Going Back
I have visited Sri Lanka multiple times over the years, starting with a short trip that left me convinced I needed to come back for longer, and then doing exactly that on several occasions since. It is one of those places that is easy to underestimate from the outside, being a relatively small island off […]
1 Day in Tallinn: Itinerary Ideas
We almost didn’t get to spend a day in Tallinn. Waking at 5.00am on a January morning in Helsinki, we looked outside to see flurries of snow and temperatures well below freezing. A thirty minute walk in the dark to the ferry terminal didn’t seem like a hugely appealing activity, particularly as neither of us […]
One Month in New Zealand: My Perfect Road Trip Itinerary
I spent a very happy year living, working and road tripping around New Zealand, including five months parked up in Tongariro National Park. So when people ask me to put together a one-month New Zealand itinerary, I have some opinions. This is the one-month road trip I’d plan today, with the benefit of hindsight. It […]
One Day in Barcelona: What to See, What to Skip, and What to Book Ahead
One day in Barcelona is not a lot of time. But with the right plan, it is enough to see two of the city’s most extraordinary sights, wander one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval quarters, and finish with sunset views from a hilltop castle. The trick is knowing what to prioritise and, just as importantly, what […]
Two Weeks in the UK: The Ultimate Road Trip Itinerary (By a Brit Who Grew Up There)
I grew up in the UK. I’ve lived all over, including in London, Oxford, Bath, Newcastle and Edinburgh, and I’ve been exploring this country for the better part of four decades. I’ve also been running this travel blog since 2010, and of all the itineraries I’ve put together over the years, this two week UK […]
A Six Week Australia Itinerary From Sydney
In this post, the second on travelling to Australia for around six weeks, I propose an itinerary for travellers starting their adventure in Sydney. This is partly to answer a question posed to me recently by some friends who are doing this very thing, and secondly because I think it’s a fairly common trip to […]