I visited Helsinki back in 2010 as I wanted to tour around Scandinavia as well as visiting my friend Jonna who lives in Espoo. Maybe she has the right idea as in 2017 the city was ranked as the ninth…
What is so controversial about the Republic of Macedonia?
People get uppity if you refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as Macedonia. The region of Macedonia used to include a big swathe of southeastern Europe including FYRM, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo and of course a large area of…
The time I slept in a kid’s playhouse in Estonia
I visited Tartu to break up my journey between Tallinn and Riga and I’m very glad I did. There were no hostels here in 2007 so I booked a room in what a thought was a cheap hotel, but it…
Does Dubrovnik have too many tourists?
Yes, I’m a hypocrite because I was a tourist to Dubrovnik but that was in 2007 and things have certainly changed. I think travel is so important but sometimes we do put too much pressure on our loveliest places when…
San Marino: The world’s oldest republic
San Marino is said to be the world’s oldest surviving republic and I visited on a trip to Italy in 2008 with my two friends, Alicia and Neeley. We stayed in Rimini and got a bus from there to San…
Veliko Tarnovo: Bulgaria’s most charming city
Veliko is beautiful and oh so cheap. I would definitely put it at the top of the most picturesque small cities I’ve visited along with Cesky Krumlov and Mostar. I went there with my friend Steph and we picked up…
