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(Almost) Free Holiday: a Luxury Weekend in Latvia for under £100 – part 2

For day 2 of our almost free holiday to Latvia, we go super budget and get out of the city and explore Latvia itself. The best way to explore the Baltics is by bus. Latvia...

30 before 30

30 before 30… As I sit here on the evening of my last day of my twenties, I realised that I have been trying too hard. This post started at the end of August (!) 2 months...

(Almost) Free Holiday: a Luxury Weekend in Latvia for under £100 – part 1

Regular readers of our blog will know our goal is to visit every country in the world, one weekend at a time. However, that could be prohibitively expensive so we’ve learnt to...

Dublin on a Budget

Our journey to Canada took us via Dublin, as this reduced the cost of our ticket by over £200 (see our article about Long Haul Flight Tips) so we caught the Ryanair red-eye over...

Long Haul Flight Tips – our secrets

Long haul flight tips – there seems to be a myriad of options and advice out there on how to save money when travelling. We thought we’d write a round up our...

Abu Dhabi Highlights: Shangri-la Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

Our favourite Abu Dhabi hotel was definitely the stunning and sophisticated Shangri-la Hotel Qaryat Al Beri. The Shangri-La Hotel is a five star hotel which provides everything...

Abu Dhabi Highlights: Seawings Tour

Gripping on tightly to my seat, the engine fired up and the noise reverberated loudly around the empty seaplane. Glancing across to the pilot sitting next to me, he looked cool...

Abu Dhabi Highlights: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

For the sightseeing tourist in Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is THE must see of not just Abu Dhabi but arguably the entire region. My taxi driver dropped me off on...

Ultimate Layover Abu Dhabi Edition

In 2020, the new Boeing 777 will come into service and allow travellers to fly direct from London to Sydney. Until then though, travellers wanting to explore South East Asia or...

MUST SEE: De Castellane Champagne House

Our weekend in the champagne Region climaxed with a visit to De Castellane Champagne house in Epernay. De Castellane was founded in 1895 and quickly became the “Champagne du...