• Malmö: Top 10 Things to do

    Malmö: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent a weekend in Malmö, Sweden for some sightseeing and to run Malmö Ribersborg parkrun. My itinerary consisted of one day wandering around the canals and the old town, followed by a day exploring Ribersborg on the coast plus Malmö castle and surrounding parks. Even if you’re not interested in parkrun, Ribersborg is worth…

  • Malmö in 2 Days

    Malmö in 2 Days

    We spent a weekend in Malmö, Sweden for some sightseeing and to run Malmö Ribersborg parkrun. My two day itinerary consists of one day wandering around the canals and the old town, followed by a day exploring Ribersborg on the coast plus Malmö castle and surrounding parks. Even if you’re not interested in parkrun, Ribersborg…

  • Nuwara Eliya in 2 Days

    Nuwara Eliya in 2 Days

    We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up into the hill country of the island’s interior, staying at Nuwara Eliya. The city sits at almost 2,000 metres above sea level, surrounded by tea plantations. It was founded as a colonial hill…

  • Kandy in 1 Day

    Kandy in 1 Day

    We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up to the tea plantations of the island’s interior. On the way back, we spent a night in Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy. Our main aim was to visit the Temple of…

  • Colombo: Top 10 Things to do

    Colombo: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Colombo, starting and finishing our week visit to Sri Lanka in the capital city. We spent the first day exploring the Fort area and the second with a stroll along Galle Face Green and around Beira Lake. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a…

  • Colombo in 2 Days

    Colombo in 2 Days

    We spent two days in Colombo, starting and finishing our week visit to Sri Lanka in the capital city. We spent the first day exploring the Fort area and the second with a stroll along Galle Face Green and around Beira Lake. Note: Colombo is hot, with an average daily high of 31 °C (88…

  • Bled: Top 10 Things to do

    Bled: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; one in the capital, Ljubljana and one at the country’s top tourist attraction; the spectacular Lake Bled. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a visit to Lake Bled. How to get to Bled The pretty little town of…

  • Bled in 1 Day

    Bled in 1 Day

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; one exploring the capital, Ljubljana and one at the country’s top tourist attraction; the spectacular Lake Bled. How to get to Bled The pretty little town of Bled, famed for its picturesque lake is just 33 miles from the capital, Ljubljana; a quick blat…

  • Ljubljana: Top 10 Things to do

    Ljubljana: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; starting with a day exploring the country’s capital, Ljubljana. With a population of just 300,000, it’s unlike many capital cities. However, Ljubljana has an pleasant old town which run along the banks of the Ljubljanica River, scattered with parks and squares. All dominated by…

  • Ljubljana in 1 Day

    Ljubljana in 1 Day

    We spent two days in Slovenia on our Balkan road trip; starting with a day exploring the country’s capital, Ljubljana. With a population of just 300,000, it’s unlike many capital cities. However, Ljubljana has an pleasant old town which run along the banks of the Ljubljanica River, scattered with parks and squares. All dominated by…