Category Archive: Go Green

Bloom! Madrid’s Parque del Oeste hides an incredible rose garden (and it’s free to visit)

Spring is upon us and the summer is rapidly approaching. And hopefully, it will be slightly better than the restrictive summer of 2020. Here in Madrid, much of last spring was “wasted” indoors… Continue reading

5 gorgeous green spaces in the fairytale city of Odense

The island of Fyn (Funen) is sometimes referred to as “The Garden of Denmark”, so it is only fitting that the island’s capital, Odense, is greener than most. Denmark’s third biggest city offers… Continue reading

Love squirrels? Then you will go nuts for these photos from around Europe!

You know how squirrels are known to collect a stash of nuts for worse times? Well, that’s exactly how I feel about my large archive of travel photos these days. It is my… Continue reading

Exploring Latvia: Bogshoeing in Kemeri National Park

Rarely have I been in such peaceful surroundings as in the great bogs of Kemeri National Park in Latvia. Surrounded by nothing but stunning natural scenery and silence only broken my crunchy bogshoe-footsteps.… Continue reading

Tenerife on two wheels: Mountain biking in the forest of Anaga

I was initially looking to “cheat” and do a bit of e-biking when I recently found myself on the Spanish island of Tenerife. I was on a work trip and had travelled to… Continue reading

Travelling with FlixBus: Get comfortably from Madrid to Lisbon

It’s mid-afternoon as the bright green FlixBus rolls out of the busy bus-hub of Méndez Álvaro in Madrid. The bus navigates the downtown traffic and soon makes its way to the more open… Continue reading

Flight or FlixBus? Let’s take a look at my recent journey…

I have never been too picky when it comes to means of transport and while living in the UK, I got used to long bus rides like the 4-hour journey between London and… Continue reading

Experiencing The Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk in Latvia

While researching some alternative travel experiences around Europe, I came across some highly atmospheric photos of the bogs of Kemeri National Park in Latvia. A country I hadn’t had the pleasure of visiting… Continue reading

Wales: Starlings and sunsets in Aberystwyth

As much as I love to discover new places for the first time, I also find it exciting to return and re-discover a place – like when I recently found myself back in… Continue reading

Fuente Dé: Cantabrian cable car adventure

The region of Cantabria covers eastern and southern parts of Spain’s spectacular National Park Picos de Europa. A rugged land of mountains, canyons and a wild nature which is far from the golden… Continue reading