Lisbon 2026

Day 1: We flew from Manchester to Lisbon Tuesday evening at 8pm and paid about £40 for return flights. we landed into Lisbon airport around 11pm, and got a taxi to the apartment. The airport is only about a 20 minute from the city centre. We checked in and pretty much went straight to sleep […]

Gdańsk, Poland 2025

We caught an early morning flight from Leeds airport to spend 48 hours in Gdańsk, Poland: home to Europe’s best Christmas markets. The flight went pretty quickly, and we got an uber to the apartment to drop our bags off. We didn’t realise how central we actually were, and our apartment stepped our right into […]

Bucharest, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna & Prague 2025

Day 1 – Bucharest We caught an early flight at 6:30am to Bucharest in Romania, and landed around 11:50am. We caught the bus from the airport to the city centre which cost only 50p. First up, we headed to the Grand Cafe Van Gogh for some brunch. We sat on the first floor, but if […]

Paris 2025

Day 1 – Travelling We flew into Paris late Thursday night from Manchester and checked into our little apartment. We didn’t realise we actually had booked a place with a balcony that overlooked the streets – such a nice little surprise. Day 2 We got up early and first thing I did was open the […]

Morocco 2025

Day 1: We caught an early morning flight from Manchester and arrived in Morocco just before 12. I was really surprised how strict the airport is – once you’ve collected your luggage you go through extra security before you leave! We caught a taxi to our hotel – Riu Tikida Palmeraie. It was honestly so […]

Cinque Terre, Portofino, Florence and Pisa August 2024

We took a long weekend to visit a part of Italy that Ive dreamt of going for a long time – Cinque Terre. It is made up of 5 little villages by the coast on the cliff side and decided that as Florence, Pisa and Portofino were close by we would visit them too! Day […]

Amalfi Coast June 2024

Day 1 – Sorrento: Our flight which was due to set off at 10am, didn’t set off until 1pm which meant we almost lost a day of exploring! We flew from Manchester to Naples, then got a bus and train to Sorrento. We checked in and headed out for some food and drinks just as […]

Lake Como 2024

We headed for a short weekend away to visit Lake Como, flying into Milan central and using Milan as our base to travel into Lake Como. We arrived in Milan late Friday night which allowed us to get an early head start in the morning. On the Saturday morning, we got the 7:30am train to […]

Venice 2024

Day 1: We caught a flight Friday afternoon after work to Venice to celebrate a special weekend. When we landed in Venice airport, we purchased a 72 hour transport pass which allowed us to travel on buses and ferries all for £25pp for 3 days! Our hotel wasn’t in Venice central but closer to the […]

Cornwall & Isles of Scilly 2023

Having family living in Cornwall, it means we can always go on holiday whenever we fancy. It really is the most gorgeous place in England. Here’s a blog detailing the spots we visited in summer 2023. Porthcurno Beach: Starting off with one of the most stunning beaches in Cornwall: Porthcurno beach. It’s so clear and […]