This is a story about Emina and how we learnt about the tragic love story of Emina and Aleksa. It is one of the most famous sevdalinka poems in Bosnia. Sevdalinka is a type of lyrical romance, where one pours their soul out. To fall into “Sevda” is to have a state of strong emotional… Read More »Emina – The most famous Bosnian poem
Another year, another weekend trip. This time we decided to head to the hidden gem of Eastern Europe; Romania, for our first weekend trip of the year. The country is perhaps best known for its picturesque forested region of Transylvania. But even more so for its association with TVs favourite undead character; Count Dracula. When… Read More »A Weekend In Romania – Bucharest and Brașov
One of the recurring questions we have when doing travel research is “how long do we need to spend at X place”. Do we need a few hours? Few days? Well??? The answer is… it’s up to you! You can spend as much or as little time as you need to explore a place.… Read More »You own your travel
We know how much everyone loves the good old Schengen visa (read: we all hate it!). There are some important Schengen visa rule changes happening in February 2020. We thought it would be helpful to mention the key changes. The main reasons for this Schengen visa rules change are to strengthen the common visa policy… Read More »Schengen Visa Rules Changes Effective February 2020
I’m a Maldivian, I’m brown, and I am tired of being looked at suspiciously. I’m talking about the looks we get at the borders of almost every single country we visit. The endless questions even when you have a valid and bloody expensive visa. Why are you here? What do you do? Are you a… Read More »Least favourite thing about travelling
Okay, so only a few people (Maldivians living in the UK looking to go back home in December to be exact) can relate, but how annoying is it that all flight tickets from London to Maldives sky-rocket in December??? This had been the bane of our lives until we discovered Alitalia flights in December from… Read More »9 Things To Do on Your Long Transit in Rome
It feels like a lifetime ago that we were in Havana. In all our travels, we have never come across a city like this. Frozen in time. That’s the best way to describe it. One of the most difficult things about this trip for us was booking a place to stay. We knew we wanted… Read More »Beautiful Casa Particulares in Havana, Cuba
Our Weekend in Kandersteg was as spontaneous as they come. Amana’s at home browsing Skyscanner, randomly checking for cheap weekend deals, and all of a sudden, GOLD! £85.96 for a return flight to Basel, Switzerland for 2 people. We couldn’t believe our luck. Kandersteg had been on our list for a while ever since we… Read More »A Weekend In Kandersteg, Switzerland
