Ashley

We watched the newest Avengers movie on Saturday and were intrigued to discover that the setting of Thor’s new home, New Asgard, was filmed in Scotland! While watching the movie, we did notice a bottle of Irn Bru (often known as Scotland’s other national drink) sitting in the background, and also that Thor was drinking […]

If you’ve been to Edinburgh before, you’ll know of the “typical” attractions, like Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, and Palace of Holyroodhouse, but there are so many more places to visit in this beautiful city! In no particular order, let’s go through 5 of our favourite off-the-beaten-track places in Edinburgh! 1. Dean Village (including Dean […]

This is a 3-part series on Venice. Read also about 5 Top Tips to Ensure You Don’t Hate Venice and 8 Must-Visit Places in Venice. If you’re spending a number of days in Venice, we can highly recommend sparing a day to visit some of the surrounding islands. The most popular islands are Murano, Burano, […]

This is a 3-part series on Venice. Read also about 5 Top Tips to Ensure You Don’t Hate Venice and How to Spend a Day Exploring the Islands Surrounding Venice. Now that we’ve established some things you can do to ensure you don’t hate Venice, let’s dive into some of our must-visit places in Venice! […]

This is a 3-part series on Venice. Read also about 8 Must-Visit Places in Venice and How to Spend a Day Exploring the Islands Surrounding Venice. Venezia seems to be one of those bucket list destinations where people either love it or they hate it. I’ve now been to Venice twice so I feel that […]

There are a multitude of wee towns and cities close by Edinburgh that are great for day trips. As we don’t have a car, we’ve done all of our day trips from Edinburgh by train (and bus, if applicable)! Here we break down, in no particular order, 5 of the best day trips by train […]