Exploring Scotland with The Botanist Gin

Ready to (Glas)go(w) to Scotland? The saying goes, according to my Glaswegian flatmate, that you’re either an Edinburgh person or a Glasgow person. And while Edinburgh might often be the destination of choice for Londoners, it’s definitely worth venturing even further up north to check out its cooler, grittier older sister: Glasgow. I was given […]

Here’s How To Spend 48 Hours In New York City

Welcome to the city that never sleeps! Spoiler alert: neither will you. …only joking, you’ll get some rest. For those looking to experience NYC to the fullest, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve put together an itinerary of all the places you can’t leave without seeing. This guide takes you to some local spots […]

How to spend 48 hours in Seville

With its bright blue skies, historic architecture and love for dancing, it’s fair to say that Seville is unbeatable. If you’ve only got 48 hours in the city then it’s definitely going to be a squeeze, but we’ve put together the ultimate guide to make sure you get the most out of your visit to […]

Finding headspace in Malta

In the space of 15 days, I caught severe food poisoning, my passport was stolen abroad in Colombia 12 hours later, my 1.5 year relationship came to an abrupt halt and my remote working opportunity drastically cut my hours and income. So it’s fair to say that it was an incredibly stressful period. And while […]

Here’s How To Spend 48 Hours In Paris

That’s it, for the next 48 hours, you’re in Paris! So we’ve prepared a list of the essential, the hidden, the unusual, and the greedy. In short, it includes all that should not be missed during a short weekend in the capital! You’re right in thinking that this list isn’t exhaustive, as there are a […]

How To Spend 48 Hours In Barcelona

¡Hola! And welcome to Gaudí’s playground: Barcelona. Before we begin, let’s get something straight: 48 hours will never be enough time to explore the beauty of Barcelona, even if you spent the entirety of those 48 hours wide awake. But, if that’s all you’ve got – and for the sake of this article you have […]

The fairytale Ghent tea room of dreams

Before I tell you about the dreaminess of Alice, I should probably point out that there are two branches. Had I known this in advance, I definitely would have done my best to visit both the restaurant and the tearoom. As it stands, I only got the chance to visit the tearoom and somehow spent […]

Exploring Belgium: Bruges

I naively thought that getting the Eurostar was similar to getting any other train: that we’d show up about 10 minutes before it left the station and be on our merry way. Reader: this was not the case. It, very sensibly, turns out that Eurostar is more akin to any other form of international travel, […]