Strasbourg is a truly beautiful city at all times of year, but it really comes alive at Christmas. As the self-appointed "Capital of Christmas", you'll find markets dotted throughout the city, decorations on every half-timbered house, the smell of cinnamon and gingerbread in the air, and everyone looking just that...

Last September, my husband and I were planning to cycle Japan's famous Shimanami Kaido route. Given that my cycling prowess is more "London on a Lime Bike" than "Tour de France", I knew that we'd both probably want something very chill immediately after the cycle, and we settled on a...

Verona is one of my absolute favourite cities in Italy, and I've spent enough time both visiting and lurking on Immobilare.it to have formed some opinions about the neighbourhoods around the city. When it's your first time visiting, it can be tricky to decide where to stay in Verona; you...

Introduction Ao Nang was my final stop on an almost month-long trip through Uzbekistan and Thailand. With a new job waiting for me back in London, I wanted my last few days to be calm and low-key. I’m not very good at relaxing - two weeks on a beach sounds...

Arrival At 8:30am, I stepped into the hot, humid air of Bangkok to find my Grab driver in the Suvarnabhumi Airport carpark. After an overnight flight from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, I was exhausted. I fell asleep in the back of the car as we crawled through the morning traffic, waking as...