Image Source: survivinginitaly.com We hear all the time how friendly and welcoming Italians are, and yes, from the first ciao you encounter in either the airport lounge (the closest being the Sandro Pertini Airport, approximately 38 miles away) or the…
Photo credit: IMG_0708 via photopin (license) This post was sponsored by MUSTO Growing up, I was one of a very select few English children lucky enough to experience skiing in the European Alps on a regular basis. This was due to…
Photo credit: Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park via photopin (license) Greetings from Finland! I’m here for the Nordic Bloggers Experience and MATKA travel trade fair for the third time. I love Helsinki and Finland and am staying in a…
Note: My stay was hosted by the Costa Brava Tourist Board as part of a press trip. Opinions are, as always, my own. If you read my review of the amazing Sant Pere del Bosc restaurant recently you’ll know that our…
Finishing my journey in style As you’ll recall, we left our hero (well, me) in Dundee at the end of Part 3. After a huge and delicious breakfast at the Royal Country Inn it was, alas, time to get moving…
This is the second article in the series detailing some of the many highlights of the Costa Brava in Catalonia. In case you missed the first one, you can read the post about Blanes here. Note: My meal was generously paid by…
When you hear the words “road trip” the first thing that comes to mind is often the idea of cruising down a long country road on a hot summer’s day in a convertible, with the wind blowing through your hair.…
Image (c) Premier Inn Hotels How times have changed. When I was living in London the only reason you’d choose a hotel in the City for a weekend stay was if you wanted to be undisturbed. As soon as the…
There are countless good reasons to visit Iceland (for example, to celebrate Christmas in a different way) and when you get there, plenty of fabulous places to stay. Ditch the anonymous chain hotel and try one or more of these:…
We’ve now covered Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and New York in this updated series and today we’re heading back to Scandinavia by popping down to the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Here you’ll find a variety of Christmas markets to check out, and don’t forget to…
Before you go on it seems rude not to point our that here on Grown-up Travel Guide we’ve now updated our articles on the best Christmas markets in Berlin, Paris and Stockholm. But now it’s time for something completely different. Well, not really…
After covering Berlin in our first post and Paris in our second, we move on to Stockholm which also has plenty to offer in December; and winter is a great time to visit. The city is beautifully illuminated after the sun…