We stumbled across Ukraine by chance a few years back when looking at places we could travel to from Krakow during a New Years trip. What do you think of when you think of the Ukraine? Brutalist Soviet architecture? Unwelcoming people? Freezing cold winters?
Well, you’ll only find one of them in Lviv, and it’s not the first two. Find out more…
Continue reading “Lviv”Porto is a special city. Set on the Douro River. We started our 2018 European Tour in Portugal’s second city and to be honest we didn’t know what to expect. In truth, we only flew to Porto due to its connections to Spain and the flight times from Manchester worked. It’s a city that captured our hearts and cemented itself as one of the best cities that we have visited. Michael loved it that much that he went back whilst doing a bit of solo travelling.
Continue reading “Porto”New York – New York, The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps. New York has a big reputation and it often referred to as the greatest city in the world. The Big Apple has always been on our bucket list but it had HUGE expectations to live up to. Does New York merit it’s reputation? Find out…
Continue reading “New York City”The Victoria Viaduct towers over the River Wear but it’s very much hidden in plain site. The Viaduct is a construction masterclass and stunning on the eye, however, it’s rarely visited and many people in the North East know nothing about it. Find out why you need to visit the Victoria Viaduct.
Continue reading “Victoria Viaduct”Chernobyl is a disaster that has fascinated us for many years. We have watched countless documentaries on the disaster before HBO released it’s hit series. Here is the ultimate guide to Chernobyl, a place which feels out of this earth. It’s a must visit for any traveller.
Continue reading “Chernobyl Visit – Chernobyl Travel Review”We were lucky that we had a friend in Kiev who recommended a whole host of restaurants and sites to us. Ukraine’s capital is well worth a visit and it’s sure to get you out of your comfort zone…
Continue reading “Kiev”Visit Brno and see the real Czech Republic. You probably have not heard of this city which is nestled in the South of the Czech Republic. If you don’t fancy the overrun capital, Prague, then here is why you need to Czech out this city.
Continue reading “Brno”Northumberland, in our opinion does not sell itself well. It’s one of the jewels in the UK’s crown but a lot of Northumberland goes undiscovered and ignored. In this blog we focus on Kielder and Bellingham.
Continue reading “Kielder”Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. It’s a quaint and charming city and can easily be seen in two days. The Old Town is very small but the city is well a worth a visit. We’ve visited Bratislava on numerous occasions and we would keep going back. The city features a medieval castle, a stunning Old Town Square and some of the best burgers we’ve ever tasted. Here is our guide to Bratislava.
Continue reading “Bratislava”Vienna, Vienna, Vienna.
This is one of the first destinations where we truly felt disappointed. Don’t get us wrong, as a city the architecture is stunning but we just felt that it didn’t have a soul or a buzz. Find out why we didn’t rate Vienna.
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