You might have never heard of Coimbra. I hadn’t either before planning my trip to Northern Portugal. And I thought an afternoon trip in Coimbra would be enough. But it was not. Coimbra turned out to be a delightful surprise, often overlooked by tourists or rushed through during day tours. And it’s sad as, after
French Polynesia and Tahiti do not rhyme with budget. Far from it. It’s one of the hardest tourist destinations to reach if you live in Europe. And one of the most expensive. I used to believe that you’d need several thousand euros for accommodation, activities and food to explore even a small part of Polynesia.
Going abroad on a Working Holiday Visa became popular in recent years, post-Covid, especially with all those promoting it on social networks. To make thousands of dollars in just a few weeks, you just need to work in Australia or NZ, they say. It’s not that easy … Whether you’re going to New Zealand to
Rome has many beautiful museums. But there’s one, just a few minutes from the Pizza di Spagna, that’s well worth a visit and yet is often shunned by tourists. Good for the locals, you might say. Because it allows you to better appreciate the works on display, to avoid the clutter of the Vatican Museum,
The big problem in Bali, which everyone complains about and yet we’re all part of the problem, is overtourism. There are simply too many people. In Canggu, Kuta & Ubud, while there’s no shortage of accommodation and restaurants (vegan, bbq, halal, Italian & Balinese, of course), it’s never very pleasant to visit the island’s most