Peeling Back the Layers of Kreuzberg: A Berlin Food Tour
Berlin is not really a city of big name sights. Aside from the Brandenburger Tor, Reichstag, TV Tower, and what remains of the Berlin Wall,…
Austria | Europe | Reflections
What I Think Eurovision 2014 Says About Europe
There are many reasons I am proud to be European, in fact, many more than I’m proud to be British. Eurovision is one of them….
Inspiration | Europe | London | Reflections | UK
Visit London? Sure, But Live There? Never Again! (Plus Blogger Tips)
“Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he…
Die Donauwirtinnen, Linz
While you’ve probably heard of the Danube, the longest river in the EU, you’ve probably not heard of Linz, Austria’s third largest city after Vienna…
Berlin | Europe | Germany | Practical | Reflections
Why We Are Planning to Move to Berlin
Oh, Berlin. Every time I arrive in this city, I feel like I’ve come home. My first visit was with Zab back in 2008 to…
Filling in the Map of Europe: A Quiz
How many European countries can you name? How many can you indicate on a blank map of the continent? How many of those can you…
An Eating London Food Tour (Or, How I Got Reacquainted with East London)
Seeing that I’m was born and grew up in East London, I should know everything about the food scene there, right? Wrong. When we won…
Hammam Al Ándalus, Madrid
Zab and I first visited the Hammam Al Ándalus when we were last in Madrid, seven and a half years earlier, and when we were…
Europe | Madrid | Restaurant Reviews | Spain
Crucina, Madrid
Arriving at Crucina at around 8pm, we were, of course, the only people there. In Madrid, like much of the Spanish speaking world, people don’t…
European Cities: A Wish List
After almost eight months of travelling in South America, we’ve come to realise two important things about ourselves and our travel style. Firstly, we are…
Indefinite Adventure on the Amateur Traveler
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed about Extremadura in Spain by Christ Christensen for the excellent travel podcast, Amateur Traveler. I lived in Mérida,…
Guide to Mérida, Spain
At the end of 2012, I lived for three months in Mérida, a small city in the region of Extremadura, Spain, teaching English. It’s a…