Vienna Christmas Markets

In late Autumn 2024, I was sent by Jet2 on one of their Christmas Market breaks…

Visiting Vienna

You may remember in the summer of 2023, Jet2 sent me off on a trip to…

A Night At The Vienna State Opera

I’ve never been to the opera. In my head it was always one of those things…

The Russian Woodpecker

On my visit to Chernobyl and Pripyat, one of the places I was taken to was…

Visiting Pripyat

Whenever anyone thinks of visiting Chernobyl, what they think of often isn’t the power plant itself.…

Chernobyl City and the Exclusion Zone

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station was the scene of an explosion in April 1986. It was…

How to Visit Chernobyl

At the time of writing this blog post, Chernobyl has been off-limits to visitors for a…

Podcast #074: Chernobyl

Welcome to Episode 074 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast episode…

Podcast #072: All-Inclusive Resorts

Welcome to Episode 072 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I am The…

Podcast #071: Lake Como

Welcome to Episode 071 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…

Podcast #070: Malta

Welcome to Episode 070 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. In April 2023…

Spa Treatments

It would be very tempting on all-inclusive holidays to stay at one of the bars and…