Exploring Madeira: Fanal Forest, Seixal & Levada das 25 Fontes

Exploring Madeira: Fanal Forest, Seixal & Levada das 25 Fontes

Europe  |  Madeira, Portugal

Visiting Fanal Forest was something to be excited about! Ever since I stumbled upon it online, I instantly knew it was a place I had to explore. After breakfast in the hotel, we packed our…

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Exploring Madeira: São Vicente & Porto Moniz

Exploring Madeira: São Vicente & Porto Moniz

Europe  |  Madeira, Portugal

The weather next morning in Santana was far from ideal. It was raining, and it was misty and cloudy. Great start to the day, right? On top of that, Dominik parked our rental car on…

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Exploring Madeira: Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço & Levada dos Balcões

Exploring Madeira: Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço & Levada dos Balcões

Europe  |  Madeira, Portugal

Renting a car is one of our favourite things to do abroad as it always leaves you with plenty of flexible options. You don’t have to rely on buses or trains. You can make your…

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Exploring Madeira: Funchal

Exploring Madeira: Funchal

Europe  |  Madeira, Portugal

I discovered Madeira on TikTok. Its nature charmed me. The fact that people called it the Hawaii of Europe intrigued me. It didn’t take me long to decide that the island was something I would…

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A Day in Alfama, the Heart of Lisbon

A Day in Alfama, the Heart of Lisbon

Europe  |  Lisbon, Portugal

Unlike my usual obsessed planning alter ego, I didn’t have much planned for the next day in the city. We told ourselves that we’ll just “wing it”, and I think we did a pretty good…

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Exploring Lisbon’s Icons: Ponte 25 de Abril and Belem Tower

Exploring Lisbon’s Icons: Ponte 25 de Abril and Belem Tower

Europe  |  Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon was never a city that was high on my travel bucket list. I had plenty of other places in my mind that I wanted to visit first, but before we travelled to a beautiful…

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A Muggle’s Guide to Edinburgh

A Muggle’s Guide to Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a beautiful historical city, moreover, it is also the birthplace of Harry Potter. J. K. Rowling spent most of her writing career here and she took a lot of inspiration from the surrounding…

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Exploring the Magic of Edinburgh: Day Two

Exploring the Magic of Edinburgh: Day Two

United Kingdom  |  Edinburgh, Scotland

We started the next day by visiting a beautiful, picturesque street called Circus Lane, and then had breakfast at Cafe Hanover 71. We were surprised by how long it took us to find a place…

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Exploring the Magic of Edinburgh: Day One

Exploring the Magic of Edinburgh: Day One

United Kingdom  |  Edinburgh, Scotland

One of the reasons why I love living in Ireland is the cheap plane tickets to the UK. The fact that the flight itself usually takes no more than an hour is also great. The…

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The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

Every traveller has their own bucket list of the places they want to explore, things they want to experience or food they want to try. There are so many things I want to experience in…

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Iceland Ring Road: Day Seven (ATV & Sky Lagoon)

Iceland Ring Road: Day Seven (ATV & Sky Lagoon)

Europe  |  Reykjavík, Iceland

The last day of us driving in our camper van was bittersweet. For the past week, it had become our home and saying goodbye to it was not easy. Some of the nights were rough,…

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Iceland Ring Road: Day Six (Kirkjufell & NP Thingvellír)

Iceland Ring Road: Day Six (Kirkjufell & NP Thingvellír)

Europe  |  Thingvellír NP, Iceland

We spent most of the day driving as we needed to catch up with our plans that had changed because of the hurricane. I didn’t plan anything specific that day, simply because I wasn’t sure…

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