Travel guides
Affordable ways to spend Christmas: 10 Ideas for having fun without breaking the bank
Discover some affordable ways to spend Christmas: from day trips and rural bed-and-breakfasts to short road trips and European cities with a festive atmosphere.
Traveling at Christmas can be expensive—that’s true. But it’s also true that we’re often the ones who make the trip more complicated: four nights instead of two, a hotel right in the heart of the city, three restaurants a day, tickets for everything, and a…
10 New Year’s Eve plans with friends for traveling, celebrating, and unwinding
The end of the year has one very specific characteristic: almost everyone has a few days off and is eager to get together. That’s why the conversation always comes down to the same question: “What are we doing on New Year’s Eve?” The key isn’t…
Lisbon Travel Guide: What to See, Prices and Booking (2026)
Lisbon travel guide with the details to check before leaving: 2026 transport prices, which museums close on Mondays, tickets for Sao Jorge, the Jeronimos, Sintra and the Lisboa Card.
Lisbon makes sense from above. There are seven hills, a river and limestone that changes colour hour by hour, and the quickest way to understand the city is to climb to a viewpoint before sitting down to eat. This guide sorts out the essentials for…
London Travel Guide: what to see, prices and tickets (2026)
How to plan London in 2, 3 or 4 days: itineraries, the Tower of London, St Paul's and the London Eye with 2026 prices, the transport cap, what to book ahead and what a day costs.
London in an afternoon: the summary that decides the trip London is huge, and on a first visit you feel it. The good news is that the city clicks into place fast if you accept one thing: you do not visit it, you spread it…
Barcelona Travel Guide: 10 Must-Sees, Prices and a Day-by-Day Plan
What to see in Barcelona and how to plan it: real T-mobilitat fares and Sagrada Família or Park Güell ticket prices, how to get in from El Prat, and one-, two- and three-day itineraries.
Barcelona combines three things that rarely meet: a medieval city best walked on foot, the most concentrated Modernist architecture in the world, and the sea twenty minutes away by metro. With that base, the Sagrada Família, the Gothic Quarter, Park Güell and the Modernism of…
Berlin Travel Guide: 10 Must-Sees, Prices and a Day-by-Day Plan
What to see in Berlin and how to plan it: real public transport fares, Reichstag dome and TV Tower ticket prices, how to get in from the airport, and one-, two- and three-day itineraries.
Berlin is not beautiful in the classical sense, and that is precisely what makes it easy to fall for. It is a city to understand: the history is on every corner and the cultural offer is among the largest on the continent. The good logistical…
Amsterdam Travel Guide: 10 Must-Sees, Prices and What to Book
What to see in Amsterdam and how to plan it: real train and GVB fares, Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum prices, how the Anne Frank House booking works, and which day trips are worth the train.
Amsterdam is badly explained by a single photo. Between the canals, the bridges, the bikes and that honeyed light of spring afternoons there is a whole city, and the first useful decision is not what to see but how to get around it: almost everything…
Prague Travel Guide: 10 Must-Sees, Prices and a Day-by-Day Plan
What to see in Prague and how to plan it: real public transport fares, Prague Castle and Jewish Museum ticket prices, how to get in from the airport, and one-, two- and three-day itineraries.
Prague has a trap nobody warns you about at first: it has been in the European Union since 2004 and yet you do not pay in euros. Everyone arrives with the same question, and everyone loses the first morning trying to work out why a…
Copenhagen Travel Guide: what to see, prices and tickets (2026)
How to plan Copenhagen in 2, 3 or 4 days: itineraries, Tivoli, Rosenborg and Christiansborg with 2026 prices, what to book before you leave and what a day costs.
How to plan Copenhagen: the bookings that change everything Copenhagen is one of the easiest cities in Europe to walk and one of the ones that surprise you most on the bill, for a reason worth saying up front: Denmark is in the European Union…
Krakow Travel Guide: what to see, prices and tickets (2026)
How to plan Krakow in 2, 3 or 4 days: itineraries, Wawel, Auschwitz and Wieliczka with 2026 prices, what to book before you leave and what a day costs.
How to plan Krakow: the three bookings that change everything Krakow is easy to walk and surprisingly hard to plan, because what sells out is not the place, it is the ticket. Wawel Castle, Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka Salt Mine all run on timed entry…