It feels like it’s been a while since I did any sort of A-Z post, so I’m back at it this week! I did one of these for East & South East Asia, after living there for 2…

     Most of my travel posts in the last few years have focussed on Asia, since I was living and working there, so I thought today we’d turn back to Europe, since that’s where I now find myself again…

     Amsterdam is another very unique city in Europe. The canals and buildings make it look very pretty, but it also has a quirkiness and an energy to it, especially at night. Our first stop this morning was the…

     The Netherlands are so different to the scenery we’ve been travelling through recently – swapping mountains for the lowlands. Still very pretty though! We didn’t have a long drive day, so there was plenty of time to experience…

     Another driving day with a few interesting stops on the way. We passed into Germany again and made a stop in Heidelberg. It seemed like quite a pretty little town, but we only had enough time there to…

     One of my favourite things about Europe has to be its diversity. Last week we were sunbathing in Italy – today we were playing in the snow atop a mountain in the Swiss Alps. After breakfast we took…

     Today was another coach day where we crammed in plenty of other things on the same day. First of all, we stopped off at Swarovski Crystal World. Their collection of artworks made of crystals is both amazing and…

     I think today has been the laziest day of this trip so far for me. I didn’t sign up for the optional mountain biking or paragliding, so I had the day entirely free, and as we’re out in…

    Whoo, what a hectic day! We left Munich this morning to travel to our special stopover in an Austrian Gasthof in Hopfgarten. The scenery here is absolutely stunning, towering mountains and lush valleys below, which makes for a…