Europe

Before visiting Portugal, we’d only ever drank Port while spending Christmases at Shelley’s family home. It’s one of her family’s Christmas traditions but brands are very limited in UK supermarkets. We love its deep sweetness and rich aroma so were keen to taste more of the wine-like alcoholic drink. There’s no better place in the world…

Running alongside the Douro River is picturesque Porto, Portugal’s second largest city after Lisbon. Porto is finally starting to get the tourist attention is deserves from around the world. We found out why when we visited the city as part of our Portugal 2 week trip. The city is effortlessly photogenic so we captured plenty of Porto photos…

Lisbon and it’s historic Alfama district was the part of our two week Portugal tour that we were most looking forward to. We recently had friends and family members visit the city over long weekends and feedback about Portugal’s hilly capital was all positive. We’d booked to stay in Lisbon old town because we’d heard…

Two weeks in Portugal is the perfect amount of time to see the best of what Portugal has to offer. If you’re in the process of compiling your own Portugal two week itinerary then you’ve come to the right place! Aside from retired British expats and sun-seeking families visiting the Algarve, Portugal has been overlooked…

With its international businesses and multicultural community, London is seen by many as the capital of the world. After living in London on and off for 10 years, we couldn’t agree more. There’s a well-known quote that we Londoners hear time and time again: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of…

Best places to eat in Prague? Head to Dlouha Street Prague in the Czech Republic is not only one of the most beautiful cities we’ve visited, it has to also be one of the most touristy. The selfie stick capital of the world can feel overcrowded at times so it’s understandable that as travellers we…