There is no shortage of festive Christmas markets in Europe to help put you in a jolly spirit, with handmade toys, spiced ciders, carollers filling the air with music, enormous lit-up Christmas trees, and more. Check out this list of 25 must-see Christmas markets taking place around Europe. Traditional Christmas Market, London, England Taking place [...]

Amsterdam is host to so many events that it seems there is a celebration for every occasion and every interest.  Some are old traditions, some more recently inaugurated, but any time of the year you are sure to catch at least one of these Amsterdam events. Amsterdam by twicepic The Grachtenfestival If you plan to [...]

If you’re interest in sports in Europe, here are some ideas for top sports events in Europe. Monaco Grand Prix The Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 race takes place annually on the Circuit de Monaco in late May and is considered to be one of the more important automobile races in the world. The race [...]

If you’re visiting the UK capital why not try to time your trip to see some London ceremonies described below by Andrea Kirkby. While there are several well known London Ceremonies such as the Changing of the Guard for instance and Trooping the Colour in the summer; then in autumn, it’s the State Opening of [...]

There are so many festivals in Europe and our recommendation is to try to experience at least one of them to enjoy some local culture and fun. Here’s our taster of twenty five festivals to give you some inspiration to decide which events in Europe you’d like to schedule into your trip. Russia White Nights, [...]

After attending and being on the panel at the very well organised Travel Bloggers Unite TBU11 event  in Manchester 26-27 March 2011, I’m left pondering where are travel bloggers heading beyond the next free trip? TBU11 presentation on bloggers and prs working together Of course, it depends on the aim of your travel blog and [...]

The 3rd Edinburgh Travel Tweet Up took place at the Hotel Missoni Edinburgh on Sunday 10 April 2011 from 3 – 6pm.  The Missoni kindly provided chefs choice canapes, Prosecco and soft drinks for attendees. 3rd Edinburgh Travel Tweet Up at Hotel Missoni Edinburgh This event followed on  the success of the 2nd Edinburgh Travel [...]

Introduction There’s a fab event for travel bloggers taking place in the UK this Spring. Travel Bloggers Unite is hosting a conference in Manchester, England, over the weekend 26-27 March 2011. You can see who’ll be attending on the delegate list. Visit Travel Bloggers Unite What’s Included in Your Ticket The Event venue is The [...]

There was a Travel Tweet Up in Edinburgh on the 23 January 2011 at the Hub on the Royal Mile. @travelrants & @2edinburgh at #EdinTravelTweetUp Facebook Edinburgh Travel Tweet Up event on Facebook. @BudgetTraveller & @UrbanDigger at #EdinTravelTweetUp Twtvite

Here’s a summary of my “So You Wannabe at Travel Blogger? – Keeping it Real” talk at TBEX Europe in Copenhagen on 5 November 2010.  When I was asked to be a speaker, I wanted to be both inspirational and realistic, ensuring that attendees could go away with useful blogging tips as opposed to me [...]