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6 alternatives to your typical summer holiday

  Whether you’re travelling as a couple or with the family, it’s understandable that a routine summer holiday can often be uninspired and potentially boring, with you opting to travel to the same place over and over. Break the cycle and consider the many other destinations on offer – from city breaks to luxurious beach escapes, here’s just six alternatives to the typical summer holiday.   A city escape in New York Ditch the beach and explore the concrete jungle,…

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Cool Things You Must Do In And Around Split, Croatia

  Discover Plitvice Lakes National Park On your way to Split, the first thing I recommend doing is to head to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Being one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia, with UNESCO status, it is a must. The lakes are absolutely stunning and such a fantastic day out. As soon as you arrive, hop on the transfer bus down through the woodland area. Then follow the trails, across the wooden paths and bridges.…

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Game Of Thrones Filming Locations In Dubrovnik, Croatia

Probably one of the easiest Game Of Thrones landmarks to Recognise in Dubrovnik are the steps from the Great Sept of Baelor in King’s Landing aka the ‘Shame Steps’. In real life these are actually the Dubrovnik’s Jesuit steps. Because they are so iconic and are situated right in the centre of the walled old town of Dubrovnik. These steps are very busy and a very popular photo stop. When we first found them…

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Cool Things You Must Do In Dubrovnik, Croatia

The city walls are what has made Dubrovnik famous so it’s only fitting that you start your time in Dubrovnik by walking the walls. The walls have surround the entire old town of Dubrovnik since the 12 century. For hundreds of years they have protected Dubrovnik and today you can walk the entire way around the old city on top of these walls. The views are absolutely stunning! On one side you get amazing views…

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Cool Things You Must Do In Budapest, Hungary

  Relax at Szechenyi Baths After a recommendation, we chose to visit the Szechenyi Bath House whilst in Budapest. There are quite a few bath houes around the city, but this particular one is fantastic. It is open from 6am until 10pm at night (last entry is around 7pm), but it does get busy around lunchtime onwards, so make sure you get there around 9am to make the most of your time there during the quieter times. As part of…

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