Category Archives: Travel

Can Undertourism be the solution to Overtourism?

Overtourism is a term that many of us have become familiar with, where cities and popular destinations swell and buckle under the strain of mass tourism. The high summer season has seen protests in destinations including Barcelona and Mallorca calling on tourists to ‘go home’. Demonstrators have even taken to intimidating and squirting tourists withContinue reading “Can Undertourism be the solution to Overtourism?”

Sustainable Travel Guide

Sustainability in travel is vital, every decision we make surrounding travel has an impact on the world around us, from choosing where to go, how to get there and what we spend our money on when we get there. If we want to continue to explore the world we need to protect it. Being aContinue reading “Sustainable Travel Guide”

A guide to Transylvania

Transylvania evokes images of Gothic castles, grand forests and of course vampires. The region spans over 100,000 km², covering over 40% of Romania. Yet few chose to visit more than the tiny area around “Dracula’s” castle, which is a slither of what Transylvania has to offer. Whilst the character Dracula was a figment of BramContinue reading “A guide to Transylvania”

Isle of Staffa

Seals nonchalantly eye the boat, as we pass by in the sound of Iona, as they laze on an open jut of rock. The boat quickly cruises away from Mull, away from the seals, away from Iona and into the Atlantic Ocean. Once ocean-bound, a school of bottle-nose dolphins, catching waves. When first approaching theContinue reading “Isle of Staffa”

Isle of Iona

After an arduous journey, when you finally eye the sugar-white sands and teal glassed water of Iona, you would be forgiven to think that you were somewhere far more exotic than within the Paisley postcode. It’s neither quick nor easy to get to Iona: an island, off an Island, off an Island. Iona is aContinue reading “Isle of Iona”