Chips, Crisps, and Cuttlefish: My Funniest Food Fails While Travelling.
I know there are bloggers out there who specialise in the subject … but I suffer enough from imposter syndrome in so many areas, I’m not wanting to add food blogger to the mix. I think after reading this post you will think there is not much chance of that!
The secret life of walls. Street Art in Europe.
When I travel, I’m as likely to hunt for murals as museums, because street art feels alive: it’s political, playful, and sometimes defiant. From graffiti-tagged trains in Belgium to a hidden unicorn mural in a Granada car park, each wall tells a story,
The first city in Türkiye – An Edirne exploration.
Only 3% of Türkiye’s land mass is in Europe and only 15% of its population … mainly in Istanbul, but the largest city wholly in European Türkiye is Edirne and that was to be my next destination.
Bulgaria – the good, the bad and the cheese.
Most Bulgarian pastry shops read like the cafe board in the Monty Python spam shop. They sell pastries with white cheese, with yellow cheese, with white and yellow cheese, with white, yellow and cottage cheese, with spinach and cheese, with ham and cheese. I’ve even seen hotdogs sold with cheese in the middle.
Rookie full time travel mistake – the wrong train from Romania.
Do I get on it or not? A split second decision. I shouted, “Bulgaria, Bulgaria” to the station manager as I was trying to make sense of it, but she just smiled and ushered me to get on … so I did.