Airbnb Review: An Honest Review From Two Backpackers

(Please note I was not paid by Airbnb to do this review. This is an honest review from our real experience using the site during a recent trip to Paris.) On a recent visit to the wonderful city of Paris, we decided to book an apartment in Montmartre (sometimes it’s nice to be in Paris as a couple instead of in a 12 bed hostel dormitory) using the website Airbnb for the first time. This is a non-sponsored review...

Zierikzee in Zeeland Holland: Photos & Memories

The small city of Zierikzee is pretty fascinating with a history rich in trading and wealth. It’s a great spot to snap a real ‘Dutch’ photo and with its lovely port and the church, old gates and mills that surround the city. It’s also the place of the mildly famous (but not Kanye West famous) “Battle of Zierikzee”, where Flemish invaders were held off by a joint fleet of Franco-Holland ships in...

English In Europe: Can You Speak It?

This post is brought to you in partnership with Kaplan International. The short answer to this post title is yes. English really is the world language and if you were lucky enough to be born as a native speaker of this tongue then backpacking and travelling just got that little bit easier. The long answer however is a little more complicated then ‘yes’ and it’s a topic that I find quite fascinating...

The Best Party Cities In Europe: The Top 10 List

If you want to hit Europe and PARTY – here is a comprehensive top ten list that will show you some of the best places in Europe to party, have some good craic, jig a shindig or shimmy down and boogie. Whatever’s your night life fancy, Europe’s got a city that will be just right for you. Barcelona This is one of my favourite cities to party in; I’ve yet to meet a person who DOESN’T like Barcelona. And if...

Backpacking: You’re Doing It Wrong

It’s time to bust out my MS paint skills (which are relatively non existent) and take a look at some of the fine characters you can meet whilst backpacking. This is just a bit of light hearted fun, everyone likes to travel in different ways (which is fine!) – but I can’t help but feel that some of the people who will proudly tell family and friends that they went backpacking are, well, doing it...