“Lads, lads, lads, we’re off to Zant-ayyy!” is what I’m sure you’re thinking. Zante? Really, Michaela? I didn’t have you pinned as Ouzo-guzzling, out-until-dawn, hard-core raver? Well, no, I suppose you’d be right. I’m approaching thirty, and I’m very partial to a comfortable bed and a good cup of tea. So what am I doing […]
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Visit Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager Price: Free! The unmistakable sculpture on Reykjavik’s northern coast is a nod to the country’s Viking history. Constructed in 1990, to celebrate the city’s 200th anniversary, this incredible modern art piece jars spectacularly against the backdrop of mount Esja across the harbour and is a great place to meet and relax whilst […]
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Finally! I feel like this trip has been a long time coming… As a former art student, to see a Gaudi in Barcelona has been a total goal of mine for years and it seems impossible that Barcelona, or Spain even, had been missed off my travels for so long! If you were to dream up […]
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Iceland hasn’t previously been the most obvious travel destination (Iceland? land of ice you say? It’s pretty cold and grim, no?), however in recent years, and this year in particular, it’s popularity has exploded; ‘tourism is now the largest revenue-generating sector in Iceland’ (Reykjavik Grapevine). This is probably something to do with people discovering that Iceland isn’t […]
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This F.P. Planet: Just Another Travel Blog; Exploring Europe and Beyond 