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Isles of Scilly

by Ben on 04/08/2018 11 comments

Can you believe that there is a small string of islands only 45 miles off the coast of England which have empty white sandy beaches, tropical coloured blue sea and palm trees? Nope me neither – but a small smattering of photos online seemed to confirm this which is why […]

Northern Ireland Causeway Coastal hike

by Ben on 26/07/2018 17 comments

We flew into Belfast and after a short shuttle ride (in the party bus!) to the Avis car rental, we drove 1.5 hours in the dark to The Smugglers Inn hotel near Bushmills which was our base for the next two nights. Despite arriving late, we were greeted very warmly […]

Helsinki, Finland

by Ben on 03/07/2018 8 comments

Our taxi driver picked us up at the ungodly hour of 5am from our hotel in Tallinn and quickly whisked us to the ferry terminal through the heavily falling snow. After a short time waiting for the ticket barriers to open, we then boarded our massive car & people ferry […]

24 Hours in Kaunas, Lithuania

by Ben on 12/06/2018 5 comments

Was it worth flying 3 hours each way for just 24 hours in this lovely city? Absolutely! Really friendly people, easy to navigate city with most things within a short walk and lots of great food & drink places.

Zaanse Schans, Holland

by Ben on 25/06/2017 4 comments

Billed as an open air conservation area and living museum in North Holland, it is around a 30 minute drive from Amsterdam and huddles along the picturesque banks of the river Zaan. Lined with historic windmills, there really is nowhere else like it in the world.

Venice, Italy

by Ben on 08/02/2017 4 comments

Venice is beautiful what ever the weather. Which is lucky, as the city was shrouded in sea fog each morning, drenched in a light but continuous shower each afternoon and bathed in star light each night. Arriving into Venice Marco Polo airport, you have a few options to chose between to […]

South Iceland

by Ben on 15/01/2017 1 comment

The south coast of Iceland boasts some of the most beautiful natural places in the country. The area crams in a wild mix of volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, hot springs and waterfalls.

Porto, Portugal

by Ben on 06/10/2015 5 comments

If you’ve ever dreamed of a vacation in Europe, check out this blog post from Ben’s Travels about the charming city of Porto in Portugal. Coming soon. Check out my other Europe trips such as https://benstravels.co.uk/paris-france and https://benstravels.co.uk/south-iceland and https://benstravels.co.uk/venice-italy and https://benstravels.co.uk/luxembourg-city and https://benstravels.co.uk/prague-czech-republic and https://benstravels.co.uk/porto-portugal and https://benstravels.co.uk/slovenia and https://benstravels.co.uk/climbing-mt-triglav-slovenia […]

Azores, Portugal

by Ben on 06/10/2015 0 comments

An archipelago in the mid-Atlantic, the Azores are a well kept secret that is slowly appearing on the radar of more travellers thanks to EasyJet and Ryanair starting budget flights to the main island in 2016.

Climbing Mt Triglav, Slovenia

by Ben on 14/04/2015 3 comments

I don’t do heights really. Tall buildings are okay but in general, walking along ridges, or vertical drops isn’t normally my cup of tea so I’m not entirely sure how it was that I found myself waiting in a museum car park waiting to be met by our guide with […]

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