If you’re planning a trip to the beautiful city of Matera, you’re in for a treat. On my recent trip through Puglia and Basilicata, Matera was a stand-out: far more beautiful than I had imagined, and far more interesting as well. This guide will show you what to do with one day in Matera, so…
Trying to pick out where to stay in Puglia? If you’ve settled on Monopoli, I think you’ve made a fantastic choice. I may be a bit biased — when deciding on where to base ourselves in Puglia for our honeymoon, we ended up choosing to stay in Monopoli, a beautiful seaside city with both a…
Northern Europe is where I’m meant to be in the summer. Calm streets not taken over with tourists like Western and Central Europe, sunny days with cool breezes, and sunlight that almost never ends? Consider me converted. I spent a week exploring Finland in June over Midsummer and it was one of the best times…
Matera is a city with a story. It’s incredible sassi districts are made almost entirely of refurbished cave dwellings, given new life. Matera suffered extreme poverty in the 1800s, making the sassi basically uninhabitable without serious health consequences. The subsequent attempted forced relocation of its citizens threatened to make Matera and its sassi lose their…
Scotland is so much more than Edinburgh! Here are some fantastic day trips from Edinburgh to escape the crowds.
Japan is such a wonderful country! “The land of the rising sun”, of cool toilets (yes, you might have heard about those!), of awesome food and of an evident culture of respect. With a good balance between modern technologies and traditions, Japan is mostly known for its delicious food, its advanced technology and efficiency, and…
Local tips on what you need to know before your next trip to Denver, Colorado!
I’ve spent the majority of the last two and a half years backpacking, living, and traveling around Europe. I’ve visited about 80% of the countries that make up this big and diverse continent and travel around Europe since I’m based in Bulgaria and it’s quite easy to hop around for cheap from Sofia (I love you,…
It’s a bit weird to admit this as a travel blogger, but I have a nasty (and growing) fear of flying. And not just the flying itself, but everything associated with it: oversleeping and missing a morning flight, physically getting to the airport, the anxiety of being in the airport. Basically, any which way I…