Okay, so I don’t mean one of those long-haul flights where you catch a few Zzzzzz’s in-between movies and aeroplane meals; but an actual hotel! Intrigued? Well, if that piqued your imagination, why not consider “Jumbo Stay” on your next adventure in Sweden. Based just outside Stockholm, Jumbo Stay offers a truly unique place to stay that … Continue Reading

Yorkshire is renowned across the UK for tea, old-fashioned no-nonsense charm, quaint English farmhouses and rustic little villages. There are so many reasons to spend some time in Yorkshire and perhaps none quite as compelling as the rolling hills of Yorkshire. It’s absolutely stunning and picturesque after seeing these photos below, you’ll understand why you … Continue Reading

From the stunning Gaudi buildings in Barcelona, incredible beaches and cities like Seville, Spain is known for its epic places to visit! That being said, there’s a whole heap of lesser-known places to go in Spain that are totally beautiful, too.  Honestly, Spain is such a diverse country, with such a long history. I mean, … Continue Reading

This is some of the randomness that ensues when you come across sunflower fields.  There is almost no rhyme or reason to this post. 🙂 I’d never really seen sunflowers grown on such a large scale before and we decided to stop to check them out. I think we may have arrived in Italy a … Continue Reading

Amsterdam is filled with some of the most amazing experiences to have in Europe; the canals, the delicious food, the architecture and of course the windmills! We’ve visited Amsterdam six times over the last five years or so, with each time opening up a new, amazing experience. Long story short, Amsterdam is great. A Spontaneous booking … Continue Reading

After leaving the secret beach and heading back to the hotel, I decided to dawdle around the hotel, cocktail and camera in hand. Or maybe it was wine? Aaaww who cares? It went down a treat with that sunset and that’s what truly matters. 😉 🙂 I figured I might as well take you on a little … Continue Reading

Winter time always seems to make our thoughts turn to Lapland, Lapland in turn channels in thoughts of Finland and before long, we’re looking through all the deals out there to visit one of our favourites parts of the world. Our experiences in Finland have been shaped (quite a bit) by having Finnish friends who we … Continue Reading

It’d been over 10 years since I last visited Dublin when we got an invite to head over to Ireland for a couple of days to celebrate the 15th birthday of the Guinness Storehouse.  Guinness itself is much older but the storehouse only started about 20-years ago as a chance to give visitors to the … Continue Reading

The Cotswolds is a quintessentially English area of outstanding natural beauty that’s a mere stone’s throw away from the hustle and big city lights of London (well, 120-minutes to be precise). Though it’s so close to our capital city, The Cotswolds’ charm, natural beauty and picturesque villages will feel like you’ve been whisked a world away to … Continue Reading

Rip off your duffle coat, unzip that onesie and lose the mittens – summer is almost here and that can only mean one thing… summer holidays! Those long evenings, basked in glorious sunshine are definitely made even better by the knowledge that you can (and probably should) be enjoying it somewhere new. With so many … Continue Reading

Ever since our trip to Slovakia in winter, I’ve somehow managed to constantly stumble upon so many photos of Slovenia online (thank you Pinterest) and a couple of weeks ago, whole discussing my need to visit Slovenia very soon, we received a rather delightful invite to come on a wine tour of the country. First … Continue Reading

We’re currently in the Faroe Islands and to say this trip has been a long time coming, is something of an understatement! We’d been planning and looking forward to this trip for a while. Needless to say, our expectations were quite high as soon as we arrived. We’ve been constantly Snapchatting (@ Hand Luggage Only) … Continue Reading

Only ten reasons? Well, trust me there’re a lot more than that but I wanted to really share some of the top ones that’ll hopefully get you thinking of visiting Menorca. Honestly, the island is totally stunning and there is so many things to do in Menorca that are perfect in the summer months. 1.) … Continue Reading

We’ve just come back from Portugal where we spend a few days in Cascais (and Sintra). Now, Cascais and Sintra are very close to Lisbon and usually visited by as part of a trip to Lisbon but seeing as we had been to Lisbon already, coupled with the fact that we had very limited time to spend … Continue Reading