Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
A Europe travel blog. Featuring trip ideas for backpackers and budget travellers, tips on where to go, how to travel and how to save money on the road.
As the world’s largest country, Russia is full of relatively little known natural wonders that receive few international visitors. The difficulty of reaching them puts some travellers off but if you fancy a real adventure for your next trip, this post on the most beautiful places in Russia may provide a bit of inspiration. 5 […]
Europe is cautiously starting to open up to travel again with summer 2021 certainly promising to be busier than summer 2020. That may even mean we’ll start seeing busy airports once more as people jet off for summer breaks. In this post, we’re going to look at the biggest and busiest airports in Europe. The […]
Europe is a continent which experiences bitter winters with sub-zero temperatures common in much of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe from December to February. However things heat up rapidly during the summer months. In this post, we’re going to look at the hottest countries in Europe by average temperature. This is not an easy thing […]
Summer in Italy is coming around again and with Europe increasingly starting to open up to travel, you may be in the process of researching a much-needed getaway. This post will hopefully provide a bit of inspiration as we look at ten of the best beaches in Italy, from the mainland to the popular islands […]
In this post, we’re going to look at some of the best destinations for summer in the UK. To make it a bit more interesting, we’ll exclude the ten most visited towns and cities (detailed at the bottom). Therefore there’s no mention of London or Edinburgh here, or an obvious summer destination like Brighton but […]
Europe is home to some of the world’s most popular city destinations for weekend breaks and short visits. In this post, we’re going to look at the most visited cities in Europe. The data comes from before the pandemic and it may be 2022 or beyond by the time we start to see international visitors […]
Living in Barcelona is a dream for many people. One of Europe’s most famous cities and most popular travel destinations, the Catalan capital has long drawn in foreigners looking to experience it for themselves whether that’s for just a few months or a longer period. However like many global cities, the reality of the Barcelona […]
In comparison to its Mediterranean neighbours such as Spain, Italy and France, Germany is somewhat underrated as a travel destination. However, with its stunning countryside, rich history and fascinating cities, spending some time during summer in Germany won’t leave you disappointed. With so much variety, it can be difficult to decide where to go. We’ve […]
Covering a huge chunk of Southern Spain, in this post we’re going to run through five of the best places to visit in Andalusia. While the Costa del Sol near Malaga draws in millions of holidaymakers in Europe each summer, few manage to get out and truly explore one of Spain’s most beautiful regions, one […]
While many first-time backpackers in Europe overlook the Balkans, the region is getting slightly more popular with more adventurous travellers. That being said, aside from one or two coastal regions in Croatia, it largely remains something of a hidden gem and well off the traditional European travel map. In this post, we’ll outline an extensive […]
