Travel tales and advice from adventures across the globe
If you’ve been to Tuscany once before, you’ve probably already hit up Florence and posed with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. So…what’s else is there to do in the region? The answer is plenty! Tuscany is filled with beautiful villages clustered atop rolling hills that are just waiting to explored. Here’s some of my top…
Norway in summertime is a road-tripping paradise. Not only are the roads are wide, smooth and quiet, but the roadside scenery is astonishing and the daylight hours are near never-ending. I took a week road trip in Norway and even though I’m not confident driving on the other side of the road elsewhere (in Australia…
Italy’s northern lakes have long been host to the resorts of the rich and famous. While Lake Como may have more international fame, Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake, also has plenty of charm and attracts thousands of European and international tourists every summer. In recent years, the popularity of visiting thermal baths in Northern Italy…
Short on time? On a whistle stop tour or Europe? Or visiting on a business trip? Here’s my ultimate guide to have a mind blowing and jam packed one full day in Paris. My qualifications? I used to be a tour guide that regularly took people to Paris on multi-country tours through Europe, and told…
On a springtime road trip from Croatia to Tuscany, I spent a few days in the Dolomites in north-eastern Italy. The Dolomites are a mountain range known for their jagged peaks and unique formations that are technically part of the European Alps but are considered their own ‘group’. This region is famous for walking and…
I had dreamed of visiting Plitvice Lakes in Croatia for years and years before I finally got to see it with my own eyes, and it did not disappoint. This beautiful area of cascading waterfalls and turquoise pools is one of Croatia’s top tourist attractions and an absolute must-see if you are in the region….
Paris is one of those cities that you can come back to time and time again and always find something new to do, see, appreciate or learn. I’ve visited Paris multiple times as a tourist and as a tour guide. I know more about Paris than any other city in Europe and it will always…
I was lucky enough to spend a week cruising the Dalmatian Islands on a charter of a yacht. See my detailed description of the trip here. Below are some tips from my trip for those that might be planning a similar adventure. How long to go for Most organised group sailing tours of the Dalmatian…
Despite my complete lack of sailing ability, I landed the opportunity to go on a week-long sailing trip in the Dalmatian Islands in Croatia on a private ‘bareboat’ yacht charter trip. A ‘bareboat’ charter isn’t as risque as it sounds – it just means that the yacht is hired without a skipper or crew, meaning…
So you’re off on a multi-country adventure hey? Lucky you! So you’re going for at least a couple of weeks and going to have a diverse range of experiences; dining at fancy restaurants in the South of France one day and exploring the Alps the next. As an ex tour-guide who took adventurers just like you…