Over 47% of Luxembourg’s residents hold a foreign passport — the highest proportion of any EU member state. Yet Luxembourg remains one of the few Schengen countries that operates no […]
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Memories of Mull
Picture this: you’ve seen the stunning photos of colorful Tobermory, heard whispers of white sandy beaches, and dreamt of spotting eagles soaring over dramatic landscapes. The Isle of Mull calls, […]
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How to Plan an Affordable European City Break on a Tight Budget
How to plan an affordable European city break on a tight budget with step-by-step tips, real costs, cheap flights, budget eats, and free activities.
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Two Days in Toulouse (Part 1)
Toulouse took me by surprise. As someone who’s not so fussed on city breaks these days, I didn’t expect to like France’s fourth-largest city as much as I did. So […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill and Scald Law in Winter
We tend to go into hibernation on the hiking front over the winter months, for a variety of reasons: the (often) inclement weather, the limited daylight hours, not owning the […]
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Fife Coastal Path: St. Monans to Pittenweem
Six weeks of school holidays were almost up. On the very last day, we ventured across to Fife. The plan? A trip to Bowhouse, on the outskirts of St. Monans, […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Tolmount and Tom Buidhe
There are a small number of Munros to the south-east of Braemar that, for reasons which I can no longer recall, we didn’t include on our extensive Munro-bagging trip to […]
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Pico do Cedro, Madeira
We couldn’t resist the chance of catching another sunrise from the summit of Pico do Areeiro. As we had already done the classic Pico to Pico (aka PR1: Pico do […]
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Scotland in Miniature: 5 Days on the Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is often referred to as “Scotland in Miniature”, and for good reason. The Highland Boundary Fault runs right through the middle of it, splitting the island […]
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Pico Grande, Madeira
Of all the hikes we did in Madeira, Pico Grande was possibly my favourite. It’s widely regarded as one of the island’s most challenging trails, but provided you give yourself […]
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