empty town square in Chur Switzerland
Europe, Switzerland

24 Hours in Chur, Switzerland • A Night in the Slammer

I was in Chur, Switzerland for one night only. There was still snow on the mountains, it was freezing cold, and quite frankly I am not a cold-loving kind of a gal. (More of a cold-loather.) This is also rather an off-the-beaten-path kind of a spot; most visitors to Switzerland tend to gravitate towards the… Continue reading 24 Hours in Chur, Switzerland • A Night in the Slammer

Jetline ride entrance
Europe, Sweden

Discovering Gröna Lund, Sweden’s Oldest Amusement Park

Let me take you back, pals, to June 2001: my 12th birthday, which I had decided would be taking place at Dreamland, Margate. The smell of candyfloss hung in the air, rollercoasters rattled along rickety tracks, chaotic screams wafted over music, and cartoonish letters flashed in neon merriment at the entrances to each winding queue.… Continue reading Discovering Gröna Lund, Sweden’s Oldest Amusement Park

Rosendals Tradgard tractor
Europe, Sweden

Stockholm in Summer • Scandinavian Sunshine in the City

Ask yourself what images you might relate to Sweden as a nation, and you may well picture a snow-covered land filled with log cabins, lakes and copious branches of Ikea. (And you wouldn't be wrong about that, I'm telling you now.) But in the warmer months Sweden truly comes to life, and Stockholm in summer… Continue reading Stockholm in Summer • Scandinavian Sunshine in the City

empty chairs and tables at a beachfront restaurant in Rincon de la Victoria
Europe, Spain

El Rincón de la Victoria Beach • September beach days in Málaga

We arrived at El Rincón de la Victoria beach purely by chance, including it as a seaside pitstop on our quest from Málaga to find one of the famed white villages of the region. The pueblos blancos are further inland, but we wanted to combine our roadtrip with some beach time, and it just so… Continue reading El Rincón de la Victoria Beach • September beach days in Málaga

old town Arrecife square
Europe, Spain

The Best Things to Do in Lanzarote • The Wonderfully Wild Canary Island

Lanzarote is a weird but wonderful little island, and although you might perceive it solely as a destination for Brits looking for a cheap package holiday and a fry-up in the sunshine, I'm telling you now: there is so, so much more to be discovered. The weather is consistently warm, and the nature is stunning,… Continue reading The Best Things to Do in Lanzarote • The Wonderfully Wild Canary Island

view of the statues at the top of Cadiz cathedral
Europe, Spain

Cádiz Cathedral • Photos from the Cathedral of the Americas

Cádiz Cathedral is an impressive kind of a structure, I'll give it that. Its yellow-domed towers and light stone exterior seem to glow even on a rainy day, and its famous bell tower offers stunning views- of the white rooftops of the city, and in the opposite direction, the wild Atlantic Ocean. *This site uses… Continue reading Cádiz Cathedral • Photos from the Cathedral of the Americas

orange trees on a plaza near Cádiz cruise port
Europe, Spain

Cádiz Cruise Port • A crew member’s guide to discovering Cádiz in one day

You'd be forgiven for thinking that the charming little city of Cádiz is on an island. In actual fact although it's almost completely surrounded by water, Cádiz sits on a peninsula jutting out like an arm into the Atlantic Ocean. Characterised by narrow streets, leafy squares filled with locals, and a slightly slower pace of… Continue reading Cádiz Cruise Port • A crew member’s guide to discovering Cádiz in one day

Pacha retro shop window
Europe, Spain

Docking in Ibiza Cruise Port • How to spend a day in Eivissa

The island of Ibiza has a reputation as a hotspot for ravers and boho-glam hippies, but the only times that I've ever visited this stunning Balearic isle are under the far more docile circumstances of docking at Ibiza cruise port. So, pals: whilst I might not be an expert on partying at Pacha, I definitely… Continue reading Docking in Ibiza Cruise Port • How to spend a day in Eivissa