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
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 […]
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 Perfect Iceland Itinerary for Any Time of Year
Iceland has quickly become one of our favorite countries to explore. It has beautiful landscapes, stunning waterfalls (I love waterfalls!), warm thermal pools to bask in, and a fascinating history and culture. In this post, I’m going to share with you a suggested Iceland itinerary for five days in Iceland, which has you driving yourself […]
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 Rome Itinerary
Planning on spending three days in Rome? We think this post will help you make the most of your trip! Rome is easily one of our favorite cities in Europe. It is absolutely stuffed full of sights, with thousands of years of history layered upon itself – you’ll find everything here from Roman ruins to […]
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 […]
A 2 Day Vienna Itinerary
Jess and I have visited Vienna in Austria a number of times, and it’s always a city that we are excited to visit. It’s a fantastic place for culture lovers, having played home to such icons as Mozart, Haydn, and Strauss. It was also the seat of the vast Habsburg empire, which for a time […]
3 Days in Barcelona: The Ultimate Barcelona Itinerary
Barcelona is one of Europe’s most popular cities for visitors, and one of our favourite cities too. There’s loads to see and do, from the incredible architecture of Anton Gaudí, through to museums, UNESCO world heritage sites, markets, delicious tapas – and even a beach. As you might imagine, it is not hard to fill […]
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 […]
A 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: The Perfect London Itinerary
In today’s post, I’m going to share with you everything that I would recommend to the first-time visitor looking for a great two-day London itinerary. This is not going to be a list of hidden gems, even though London has plenty of those. This is a list of all the places you’re going to want […]
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 […]
A One Week UK Itinerary
Following on from my two week UK itinerary post, I wanted to put together a slightly shorter itinerary for those of you with less time, but who still wanted to explore more of the UK than the capital city. And so, I present, our suggested itinerary for one week in the UK. The idea of this […]
The Best Things to Do in Savannah Georgia
As part of our five week road trip through the Deep South (first stop Charleston), we headed down to Savannah, the oldest city in Georgia, to see what there was to do. This, it turns out, was quite a lot! From our explorations, we’ve put together this post, which will give you plenty of ideas for […]
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 […]
2 Weeks in Sri Lanka: A Detailed Itinerary and Planning Guide
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Sri Lanka a number of times, including a short trip and a number of longer trips. I was asked recently how I would recommend spending two weeks in Sri Lanka, and thought a nice long itinerary post would be the perfect answer. First though, let’s start by answering a […]
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 […]
The Ultimate New Zealand Road Trip Itinerary
I spent a very happy year living, working and road tripping around New Zealand, and in that time I got to see quite a fair bit of what this magnificent country has to offer. But what if you don’t have a year? What if you’ve got a more normal holiday period set aside for your […]
A Day in Barcelona: The Perfect Itinerary
We’ve had the privilege of visiting Barcelona a number of times, and on each visit we see a whole host of wonderful sights. But what if you don’t have the luxury of multiple days in the city? What if you’re just passing through, and only have a day in Barcelona? Well, fear not. We think […]
2 Weeks in the UK – My Perfect UK Trip Itinerary
If you are looking for a two week UK itinerary which includes Ireland, you have come to the right place. This UK road trip itinerary has you starting in London, and using a rental car as the transportation method. It covers some of our highlights in the UK, including cities, castles, and stunning natural scenery. […]
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 […]