If you're visiting the French Rivera then it's worth stopping in the world's wealthiest state, Monaco. It was never on my bucket list but it is conveniently located near Nice in the South of France, 15 minutes by train. Nice happens to be one of my favourite places on earth but it definitely deserves a ...

A small town, halfway between Florence and Rome - 90 minutes by train, sits majestically above the tufo volcanic stone. Its charming cobblestone alleyways with flower pots on every other balcony will leave you speechless. If you want to  get away from the busyness of the big cities then a stop in Orvieto will reward ...

If you're visiting Paris for three days or more then Versailles should definitely be on your itinerary. I have been to Paris twice before I made it to Versailles. It was such a beautiful day. We wandered around the gardens and I felt like royalty even in my converse shoes. The chateau was still a ...

Three years ago when I finished my Masters degree and booked my flight back home from Brussels, I flew with Icelandair and I remember that during my transit in Reykjavik I could not escape the ‘free stopover’ adverts.  Any passenger on a transatlantic stopover can request a free stopover buddy (Icelandair stopover offers up to ...