Posts in category Europe

As the days get shorter and the year settles into Winter, the hot, hot days of Summer seem a long way away. What do you do if you’re in the Winter woes? Aussie travellers take advantage of Europe’s sunshine by …

As a music lover who also loves travelling, it can sometimes be daunting alighting in a new city and trying to navigate your way through the local music scene to the real gems. Away from the massive venues and international …

So you’ve done it, the dream holiday is booked. Now you have to figure out what to pack. Whether you’re off to sip champagne in France, pick lavender in Italy or swim in the crystal clear lagoons of Croatia, the baggage allowance …

We all want to hit the ground running when we arrive somewhere new but sometimes jet lag has other ideas. Jet lag is caused when your circadian rhythm (natural body rhythm) is disrupted. With great exchange rates and awesome flight deals, …

Unique Sleeps: Amazing hotels hand picked by Expedia Experts. Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece. White washed walls, bright blue sea. This is Greece and boy is it beautiful. The Katikies Hotel in Santorini takes luxury to a new level, with a …

Casanova wrote in his memoirs that he was ‘extravagantly fond of good food’, a passion the legendary author and romancer no doubt inherited while living in Venice. Venice remains in Expedia’s top 5 Italian destinations, and whilst it doesn’t have the …

Being a business city, Milan can sometimes be overlooked as a tourist destination. We see most Aussies and Kiwis travelling to Milan in September (coinciding with Fashion Week), and they discover it’s a cultural gem – home to Leonardo da …

When you tell someone you are going to Amsterdam (which is in our top 5 of European destinations booked by Expedia travellers), they invariably think you have put together an itinerary of peep shows and herbal highs. But sticking to …

Put on your sensible shoes because this is a whirlwind itinerary that includes lots of shopping! I used to live in London. Five years I spent as an expat trying to blend with the locals. I had the empty stare …

For a while I lived in the Irish capital, backpacking, pulling pints (as many Australians do) and spending my free time hunting out live music. I’d grown up in folk festival session bars and spent almost every St Patrick’s Day …