Category: Tours
Day trips from London
Though I can’t imagine why you’d be in any hurry to leave London, there’s a lot to do outside the city in places where you might not otherwise want to spend the night. If you’re using the city as a home base, there are several interesting half-day and full-day trips from London that are worth…
The grand tour of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is one of the most iconic churches in the world, certainly in England. It’s been the site of sixteen royal weddings, all the British coronations, and it’s the final resting place of scores of notable kings, queens, military heroes, and writers. A tour of Westminster Abbey is as awe-inspiring as it is informative.…
Go underground on a bomb shelter tour in Prague
Due to its long history of getting bombed by European and international aggressors, Prague equipped itself with hundreds of concrete bunkers that are fully functioning with electricity, water, and ventilation. Many of these bomb shelters were built in the 50’s during the Cold War and are designed to accommodate a large percentage of the people…
The Colombo to Galle tour we didn’t intend to take
For our last day in Colombo, our goal was to check out some of the beaches on Sri Lanka’s west coast. Unsure of how to go about it, we weighed several options, including apps and private tour companies. In the end, we ended up taking an awful tour from Colombo to Galle that we had…
Sri Lanka’s elephant attraction problem
I’m a big lover of animals, and I delight in seeing them, even strays on the street. So one of the more exciting reasons to visit Sri Lanka was the chance to do an elephant safari. Naturally, I did very little research before arriving about Sri Lanka’s elephant attractions. When we finally did, we realized…
Day trip to Loch Lomond and Stirling Castle from Edinburgh
A visit to Scotland isn’t complete without enjoying a little bit of nature. So even though our home base was Edinburgh, we took a day trip to see some of the rolling hills and lochs that the country has to offer. Here is everything you need to know about taking a day trip from Edinburgh…
