13th October 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Ireland / 9 comments

After spending over two weeks travelling around the country, here are some of my impressions of Ireland as a first-timer. More detailed posts on specific locations will follow over the coming weeks. I’ve divided my […]

27th September 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Save money / 3 comments

I’ve just arrived in Ireland, and let me tell you, this is not a cheap country! In fact, most countries in Western and Northern Europe are hard on the wallet. A bit over a year […]

23rd March 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 7 comments

I didn’t have high expectations when I first landed in Málaga in the fall of 2014. I had heard about the overbuilt and over-touristy Costa del Sol, serving crowds of northern Europeans in search of […]

8th March 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 4 comments

  I’ve put this quick travel guide to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria together to help you plan your stay in the Canary Islands’ largest and most populous city (382,000 inhabitants). Unlike most places in the […]

10th February 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 0 comments

Imagine a fairly flat island in the Atlantic, covered in dark volcanic soil, dotted with white villages and large patches of cactuses. This is Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands. Add giant mobile sculptures […]

1st February 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 0 comments

The southwest of the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands brings to mind the surface of an alien planet, covered in lava fields and dozens of volcanic cones. You half expect to find a […]

21st January 2017 / Destinations, Europe, Spain / 1 comment

You can easily visit Ronda as a day trip from Málaga, and this is what a lot of people do. I wish I could tell you to stay overnight because the city becomes magical after […]