Category: Europe
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Norwich as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature
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Anyone who loves books and travelling might be interested to know about Norwich, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature. Norwich has a medieval centre and a long literary history which it keeps alive today. It’s also packed full of bookshops. Read on for more information about Norwich’s place in the…
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Day trip to St Albans: Roman ruins and medieval history
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If you’re looking for a trip out of London that’s full of history, a day trip to St Albans is an ideal option. With Roman ruins, a Norman cathedral and an Eleanor Cross, it’s a history-lover’s dream. How to get to St Albans from London St Albans is about 20…
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Day trip to Rochester: castles, history and riverside walks
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If you’re looking for a historical trip from London, a day trip to Rochester is a perfect option. You can easily get there and back in a day with enough time to thoroughly explore what the medieval city has to offer. Why should you do a day trip to Rochester?…
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Whitby’s literary connections: exploring the town that inspired Dracula
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For book lovers, few places capture the imagination quite like Whitby, a seaside town whose cobbled streets and haunting ruined abbey once inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Over the centuries, countless other authors have left their mark on Whitby, inspired by its gothic charm. Today, Whitby’s literary connections continue to attract…
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Why you should visit Whitby in October
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Whitby is the perfect location for October. Perched on the North Yorkshire coast, its ghostly legends and crumbling hilltop Abbey are a quintessential Halloween backdrop, and its tearooms and bookshops make for a cosy environment to get out of the autumn chill after a bracing stroll along Whitby’s windswept beach.…
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Five days in Malta
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I’ll start, as ever, by saying that five days in Malta is not enough to explore the whole country. This itinerary is aimed at anyone looking for a short but busy trip, getting a flavour of the diversity that Malta has to offer. When to go to Malta I went…
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Comino Island: more than just the Blue Lagoon
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Anyone planning a trip to Malta will probably have seen photos of the Blue Lagoon on Comino Island: clean, vivid, turquoise water, veritably a mini tropical paradise. But Comino Island is more than just the Blue Lagoon, and I’m going to express the unpopular opinion that you might want to…
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Six things I wish I had known before travelling to Malta
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I travelled to Malta for a bit of winter sun, expecting to take a few boat trips, sip coffee in the sunshine and maybe visit a few churches. I was not expecting Malta to have such a complex history, or such a mixture of cultural influences. I wished I had…
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South West Coast Path: Exmouth to Seaton
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The 24-mile stretch from Exmouth to Seaton on the South West Coast Path is two days of walking. That means that you can do it in a weekend if you travel down to Devon on a Friday night and return on Sunday evening. The route from Exmouth to Seaton takes…
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South West Coast Path: Dartmouth to Exmouth
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The 36-mile stretch from Dartmouth to Exmouth on the South West Coast Path is three days of walking. It’s a varied route, taking you through National Trust land, past old castles, alongside a stretch of railway track and on several little ferries across various rivers. It’s not my intention to…