Living in Europe, one of my favourite ways to spend the weekend is taking a train somewhere for the day and just wandering around a new city or town, discovering the pretty streets and finding sweet little spots to visit,…
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Austria seems to be just full of beautiful old abbeys, monasteries, churches and idyllic escapes that are well worth an afternoon's visit. Best of all, many of the ones I have seen so far have been home to some of…
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Hallstatt is Austria's truly quintessential fairytale town. The moment you arrive, you feel as though you've stepped into a picture-perfect postcard, where idyllic streets, quaint houses and absolutely breathtaking landscapes make you feel as though there's a touch of magic…
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After a completely strange year in 2020 which saw our plans completely uprooted, we finally made the big move from New Zealand to Europe in the autumn. We focused much of the early part of 2021 on seeing as much…
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After nearly two years, the US borders finally reopened to vaccinated European residents and I was able to come home for the holidays. The last time I was in the States was for Christmas 2019, while still living in New…
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Winter and Christmastime is one of the loveliest times of year, and Salzburg, with its romantic idyllic streets seems to know just how to do the season right. From delightful markets showing off the best of the best, to wintery…
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The Gaisberg is perhaps Salzburg's most well-known local mountain, extremely popular with paragliding and on most days you can look up and see them floating around the summit. There are a few different trails across the mountain, the best one…
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I moved to Salzburg in mid-September, leaving Belgium behind and embarking on a new solo chapter. I only spent five days in Salzburg, rushing around setting up my apartment, building Ikea furniture, unpacking boxes, declaring residency and getting the internet…
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Ah, the Algarve. Portugal's famous coastal beachy escape, where people flock to take in the sun year round, enjoy the fresh Atlantic ocean, and generally fall in love with the stunning views offered for miles and miles. The final two…
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Lisbon is Portugal's vibrant capital city, located in the middle of the country on the mouth of the Tagus River. While I must admit, I preferred Porto in the north, I found Lisbon to be exciting and busy - and most…
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As I wrote in my vegan food guide for Porto, when you think of Portugal, you may think of an abundance of seafood on the menu and lots of meat and cheeses. Well, you're right. But, just like the burgeoning…
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Lisbon is Portugal's bustling and busy capital city, located just about in the middle of the country on the mouth of the Tagus River. With the iconic orange roofs spread across the city and the many, many hills that characterize…
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The drive from Lisbon up to the little walled town of Óbidos is a lovely one, winding through the hills, rushing past other towns along the way. Óbidos is a wonderful half-day trip from Lisbon where visitors can walk the entire…
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A peaceful city, a train ride away from Lisbon, Tomar sits quietly nestled about a third of the way up to Porto. It is unassuming, calm, quaint and, in the autumn, bursting in a delightful array of seasonal colours that bring…
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