Our itinerary prior to visiting Madrid was rather simple: walk from El Retiro park to the Royal Palace getting in the sights, try and catch a football match, and eat/drink lots. We were staying in Chueca, a district just North of the city centre. Chueca is known as Madrid’s gay neighbourhood, but it is home … Continue reading Madrid: Sep ‘24
From our entire cruise, Barcelona was probably the most activity filled stop (excluding Rome where we started). Fresh from Palma the day before; we docked at Barcelona port quite early that Sunday. And due to it being a Sunday, there were less taxi drivers at the port than anticipated. Unlike some of the other stops, … Continue reading Barcelona: August ‘22
Apologies in advance, this is going to be a rather short post. After Cannes we reached the midway point of our cruise, the next stop was Palma, capital of the Balearic island, Mallorca. Our itinerary for Palma was rather short, we really wanted to try 7 Machos Mexican restaurant as it was recommended to us, … Continue reading Palma: August ‘22
People travel for a variety of reasons, but most of the time that reason is to do/see something. Whether that something is "see the Eiffel Tower", "Climb Mt. Fuji", "eat authentic Italian food", or "watch Manchester United". I've noticed various charms about numerous countries that aren't necessarily widely known about - and I'll list my … Continue reading My Favourite Things About Each Country I Have Visited
Listing the best European beers, from many countries - so you can be aware of the must tries on your trips away... (read more)
For a comprehensive, ongoing list of all beers reviewed, follow @swallreview on Instagram - whilst I'll list the top ten I encountered whilst still refining my beer taste within this post, a larger Best European Beers list can be found here. I'm going to avoid the popular European beers readily available beyond their home nations … Continue reading My Top 10 European Beers