After Hamburg, for the second instalment of our brand new series we’ll show you Florence through the eyes of locals. First time in Florence? Don’t miss our post on how to book Uffizi tickets! Forget David, forget the crowds and forget the queues snaking outside the Uffizi. Forget tacky souvenir shops and overpriced pavement cafés. Five … Read more
A post on one of our favourite delicacies, and some food for thought. Feel free to join in the debate! There are few things in the world I love more than wurst. Usually I blame it on being of Austrian descent; I was brought up eating frankfurters and weiβwurst, and now the thought of a … Read more
Discover St Pauli, Hamburg’s quirkiest neighbourhood with a walking tour, uncovering its history and secrets. Now if you’ve lost your inheritance And all you’ve left is common sense And you’re not too picky about the crowd you keep Or the mattress where you sleep… One of Tom Waits’s songs is titled Reeperbahn, after the main … Read more
Let’s start this brand new series with an exploration of Hamburg, a German city that is really giving Berlin a run for its money in terms of cool. What do you do when you want to explore a new city? I have given up on guidebooks long ago. When we decide to go somewhere new, I … Read more
Festival Friday is back! Today we would like to share with you a photo story of one of the best festivals we’ve been to; la Festa dei Ceri di Gubbio, a beautiful town in Central Italy. Imagine one of those picturesque Italian villages, cobbled streets and winding roads on a hillside. Green hills and pastures, … Read more
Continuing our Travel Tips week, after our Simple Guide to Italian Trains, we want to share with you our best tips on how to be an amazing guest on Couchsurfing. We love Couchsurfing. We have been members for four years now and, as we usually say, we have had 80% amazing experiences, 20% super-amazing ones. We’ve … Read more