Essential travel tips, destination hacks, and insider guides for Europe
Italy is one of the best road trip countries in Europe, and it’s no accident so many couples choose it for a honeymoon or an anniversary trip. Hire a car, string together a handful of towns, and the romance turns out to be built into the drive itself, not just the destination at the end […]
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Most travellers heading to Italy by car opt for Northern Italy, which has endless famous stops — Verona, Trento, Lake Como. But if you’re anything like me and genuinely love finding hidden gems, a Southern Italy road trip is the better way to see what the South really has to offer. This itinerary covers a
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Anyone who’s had Italy on their bucket list has almost certainly pictured Northern Italy specifically — the lakes, the vineyards, the cities that all somehow look like paintings. If you’re anything like me and staying in one place was never going to cut it, a road trip is genuinely the best way to see it
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I’ve been to Barcelona both without kids and with them, and it’s one of the few cities that genuinely works brilliantly either way. The first time round, my husband and I had a full week to explore; the second time, only a weekend, with two children in tow — and somehow it felt just as
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What I love about Amsterdam is the relaxed vibe the moment you cross into the Netherlands — it’s a different pace, a different feeling, from most other European cities I’ve visited. Canals thread the whole place together, bikes outnumber cars, and even on a short weekend break you can genuinely cover a lot of ground.
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Italy has a habit of stealing your heart, but Lake Como has managed to keep a piece of mine. Every time I return, I’m reminded why it’s my favourite of Italy’s lakes. The elegant villas, charming lakeside towns and dramatic mountain backdrop make it one of those destinations that feels just as special on your
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Most people treat Verona as a stopover — a night between Venice and Trento, or a base for Lake Garda. But Verona has far more going for it than its Romeo and Juliet reputation suggests. Whether you believe the legend was rooted in real history or not, you can’t help getting swept up in this
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Most people passing through northern Italy give Trento a miss in favour of Venice or the lakes. That’s a mistake. Tucked into the foothills of the Dolomites in the Trentino region, Trento is the kind of city that feels genuinely lived-in rather than polished for tourism — and that’s precisely what makes a day here
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