We installed the Orange Travel eSIM on an iPhone 17 Pro Max, tested it, and ran a speed test in Antwerp. Is it as good as they say? It is a good fit for travellers on a Europe trip who want a REFUND SAFETY NET and an operator they know. It is not for…
Come with us to Spain, not for two weeks this time, but for a year. Picture this. It is a chill Tuesday, your afternoon English teaching classes are done, and you are walking home through a neighbourhood market where the fruit seller already knows your order before seeing your friends for some tapas and…
We travelled around Lake Como from the famous towns of Bellagio and Varenna to smaller villages like Tremezzo, and Villa Carlotta is still one of the places we would make time for again. If villas and gardens are a big reason you’re coming to Lake Como, Tremezzo is one of the best places to…
Lecco feels completely different from the fancy villa towns most tourists picture when they think of Lake Como. If hiking, mountain views, and a real local Italian vibe matter more to you than villa gardens and constant ferry-hopping, this is one of the Lake Como bases we’d recommend. We explored Lecco from the waterfront…
The Yucatan Peninsula on the northeastern coast of Mexico looks like the perfect holiday destination, and it’s not hard to see why. Everything is amazing: the food, the culture, and amazing things to do… Not to mention the stunning beaches with powdery sand and turquoise waters. Yet, something has always stopped us from booking……
We’d visit Cernobbio for an afternoon rather than base an entire Lake Como trip here. It is one of the least touristy and most authentic towns on the lake, with beautiful villas, gardens and one of our favourite romantic promenades, but there simply isn’t enough to fill several days unless staying at Villa d’Este…
If we want to stay in the middle of Lake Como without dealing with the crowds of Bellagio or Varenna every evening, we go to Menaggio. You still get excellent ferry connections across the central lake, but Menaggio feels much more like a town where people actually live once the day-tourists disappear. It also…
Varenna is our favourite town on Lake Como. We stayed here in May 2026 to have the classic Lake Como experience without being crammed by tourists, as is the case in Bellagio and Menaggio. Varenna gives you lakefront gardens, a hilltop castle, tiny streets, excellent food, and some of the easiest boat and ferry…
Como is the Lake Como base we would choose for practicalities, not because it is the prettiest town on the lake. We visited in September 2025 and again in May 2026, and what we liked most was how easy everything felt: direct trains from Milan, plenty of restaurants, a proper historic centre, and boats…
This guide covers the 22 best things we did in Ubud, from the famous Monkey Forest and Tegalalang rice terraces to lesser-known spots most visitors miss entirely. We’ll be honest about the places we found overcrowded, what was actually worth the queue, and what we’d skip if our time were shorter. And one piece…