A short break in Budapest, Hungary – December 2019

The city of Budapest in Hungary is situated either side of the River Danube. Until 1873, hilly Buda and relatively flat Pest were actually two completely separate cities bisected by the river, until they were joined by bridges to become one. There are still slight differences visible between the two sides, with Buda definitely being … Continue reading A short break in Budapest, Hungary – December 2019

5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of the Lisbon thread - again this will be divided into different areas of Lisbon so you can see what attractions are close to each other - very useful for planning! In case you haven't read part 1 yet, make sure to go and have a look at that as well … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 2

5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 1

Hi all, Zoe here, its been a while... Things have been kind of weird recently. What with Cardiff University stopping all face-to-face teaching for the rest of the academic year and all of my exams being cancelled - meaning my first year is basically over already. I've now moved everything back home so getting used … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 1

One week in Interlaken – Introduction and Day 1

Last July, my family and I decided to visit the traditional resort town of Interlaken in the mountainous Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland. Its name very cleverly comes from its location, as this town is squeezed in a relatively narrow strip between the two lakes of Thun and Brienz - interlaken literally means 'between … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Introduction and Day 1

Southern Italy – Our last ever school trip… and the first ever ‘I love you’

On the 11th of April 2018 we set off early in the morning for a geography school trip to Naples. It ended up being a lot more eventful (for the right reasons) than we thought it would be and we want to share with you the highlights in this post. As you will probably realise, … Continue reading Southern Italy – Our last ever school trip… and the first ever ‘I love you’

Exploring Cardiff – what we’ve seen together so far

David has been living in Cardiff for 8 months now, so obviously he's been to a lot more places than me! However, I decided to make a post about what we have done in and around Cardiff together without a car, with the main aim of encouraging people to come and visit this diverse and … Continue reading Exploring Cardiff – what we’ve seen together so far

The City of Prague – What we did

My favourite photo of the trip - with the whole reason we decided on Prague as the focus Overview of our break  The first international travel destination of the year, in a totally new country for us both, to celebrate our birthdays / anniversary – I don’t think we could have picked a better way to do … Continue reading The City of Prague – What we did