I lived and worked in Tallinn for years, so these are the places and experiences I’d genuinely recommend for a first visit – from Old Town and Kadriorg to saunas, seaside walks and a few local favourites.
Planning a Peloponnese road trip from Athens? This relaxed 7-day itinerary combines mountain villages, waterfalls, castles and beaches without changing hotels every night.
What is the Peloponnese really like in winter? We spent 31 days there in February and March, exploring quiet beaches, castles, waterfalls and snowy mountains – with hardly any crowds and plenty of surprises along the way.
Today marks exactly two months until we leave. On the one hand, it feels like we still have all the time in the world. On the other, it suddenly feels like we’re leaving tomorrow and there’s still so much left to do. We’ve already spent several months planning our six-month trip through Latin America, and…
Tallinn in winter can mean snowy medieval streets and Christmas lights — or rain, sleet and icy wind. Here’s what winter in Tallinn is really like, from a local.
Planning a Christmas trip to Tallinn? This local guide covers everything you need to know about Tallinn Christmas Market, from opening times and traditional Estonian food to prices, practical tips and what else to see and do in Tallinn.
Six weeks on the road, 13 countries and 10,500 kilometres with our 12-year-old Alice. Our journey home from Greece took us through Albania, across the Adriatic to Italy and on an unexpected late-night visit to Venice.
We spent four weeks on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, using the small village of Chrani as our base. From there, we explored the region by car, visited some of its most interesting sights and discovered what the Peloponnese is really like outside the main tourist season.
We drove from Estonia to Greece with Alice, our 12-year-old Newfoundland. What was supposed to be a relaxed road trip with three overnight stops quickly went off track when our car broke down in Poland. Six days later, we finally reached the Peloponnese – with a few unexpected adventures and quite a few lessons learned along the way.
The Dominican Republic wasn’t exactly the classic all-inclusive holiday for us. We rented a car, drove around the island, discovered incredible beaches and places we probably never would have seen on a package holiday — and along the way, had a few experiences we definitely wouldn’t have added to the itinerary ourselves.
One car accident and one robbery later, we certainly had plenty to say about the Dominican Republic.