Europe

Travel ideas for Europe – trip tips and recommendations from my experiences travelling in Europe. This continent has diverse and beautiful landscapes, ancient sites, and many rich, fascinating cultures. Here you will find exciting travel ideas for travelling in Europe so start planning your dream Europe trip now and experience everything that Europe has to offer travellers.

Hiking in the Dolomite Mountains Alta Via 4 Italy
Adventure Travel Ideas, Hiking Travel Ideas, Italian Alps & Dolomiti Mountains, Italy, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Hiking the Alta Via 4 in the Dolomite Mountains of Italy

I’ve just got back from hiking in Italy – the Alta Via 4 long distance hiking route in the Dolomite Mountains to be precise. Gorgeous scenery, challenging hiking, exciting via ferrata, delicious food in cosy mountain refuges… hiking in the Dolomites is fantastic! I used the Cicerone guide to Trekking in […]

Tre Cime di Lavaredo - hike in the Dolomites
Adventure Travel Ideas, Hiking Travel Ideas, Italian Alps & Dolomiti Mountains, Italy, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Planning a hike in the Dolomites, Italy

After two amazing hiking trips in the Italian Dolomite Mountains, I want to share some thoughts, tips and ideas for planning a hike in the Dolomites, one of Europe’s best hiking destinations. Hiking in the Dolomites So why go hiking in the Dolomite mountains of Italy? This area has been […]

Handel & Hendrix in London 25 Brook Street
City Break Travel Ideas, London, United Kingdom

Wandering with Handel & Hendrix in London

On Brook Street, in the uber-affluent area of Mayfair, are two of London’s famous blue plaques. It explains that there once dwelt here two musicians, neighbours across the centuries, George Frideric Handel and James Marshall ‘Jimi’ Hendrix. Both lived in London in the later part of their lives, enjoying massive […]

English Lake District daffodils and dog
England, Family Travel Ideas, United Kingdom

Spring holiday ideas in the south west of England

When new flowers, leaves and greenery start exploding into life it’s time to get out of the city and into south west England’s most bountiful areas to enjoy the season’s emerging beauty. If you want a holiday enjoying a truly traditional country lifestyle, how about a farm holiday? Imagine the peace […]

Chambers of Flavour London
City Break Travel Ideas, Foodie Travel Ideas, London, United Kingdom

London: Explore the Chambers of Flavour

It’s a new form of intrepid travel, through multiple dimensions of the London foodie scene: introducing the Chambers of Flavour v2.0. It’s incredibly high risk and the location is top secret but I can share with you just a little about this culinary journey that is taking London by storm. […]

Italian Dolomites mountain and lake landscapeItalian Dolomites mountain and lake landscape
France, Hiking Travel Ideas, Italian Alps & Dolomiti Mountains, Italy, Rhone-Alpes, Slovenia, Switzerland

A guide to planning a hike in the European Alps

It’s that time of year again – I’m planning a hike in the European Alps, that incredible theme park for lovers of alpine trekking. After tackling the Tour du Mont Blanc in recent summers I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t be able to find another Europe hike to […]