NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE? I visit Istanbul's online 'hidden gems'.

IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE? Blue Lagoon Glasgow to Blue Mosque Istanbul for under £100?

I FLY 2,000 MILES FOR PAELLA!I do a day trip to Barcelona for lunch. Was it worth it?

I LOVE SINGAPORE - the best city in Asia? I hated our hotel and had to move.

WE WERE IMPRESSED, but unimpressed with the flies. We visit Rottnest Island and Perth Zoo.

NOT A FAN OF ALICE SPRINGS! Uluru, Lassiters Casino WIN and chilling in Alice Springs.

BETTER THAN I REMEMBER. Kuranda railway/skyrail and Barrier Reef snorkeling

WAS THIS A MISTAKE? We explore Bondi, Taronga, Blue Mountains and experience a few new places.

DUBAI - I won't hurry back. Everything is brash & over the top. Burj Khalifa, huge shopping malls...

THE SUMMIT WAS CLOSED! One of my biggest bucket list items now completed. Mt. Etna volcano tour

ACROSS SICILY BY TRAIN. Palermo to Catania, changing at Messina. Italian railways (Trenitalia)

NO MAFIA - JUST MAGNIFICENCE. I was stunned at how beautiful Palermo was. I will be back.

CAR FERRY TO SICILY: Flixbus 22 hours from Milan to Palermo. Italy's longest coach journey.

MY HARDEST TRIP EVER ! Inverness to Milan using 4 Flixbus services via Edinburgh, London and Paris.

EUROPE'S 3RD RICHEST COUNTRY?? Could I live in Dublin as an expat? What are the benefits?

2024 - VALUE FOR MONEY? Dublin to Cork by train in 1st class.

I *WANT* THINGS TO GO WRONG! KLM please don't let me down.

CONFUSION AT THE BORDER! Prague to Budapest by overnight sleeper train

THE BEST LITTLE RAILCAR EVER? Prague's railcars are hard to ride - 3rd time lucky.

NO LONGER CHEAP? Is Prague just another expensive European city? Could I live here?

VALUE FOR MONEY? Regiojet First Class Budapest to Vienna - or was it business class?

NO PLACE FOR A CITYBREAK! 2 nights in Chania and Heraklion, Crete.

LONDON TRIP and our 6½ hour 1st class Avanti West Coast delay. We arrive Glasgow Central at 0415+1

BEST LOCATION IN NORTHERN SCOTLAND? We set up base camp in Dornoch and explore for a week.

THINGS DON'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. I did **NOT** get lost climbing Goat Fell this time.

BRATISLAVA'S BEST KEPT SECRET! 12 years after I rode this, I struggle to find the chairlift.

RELIVING MY HARDEST EVER HIKE. I cycle and walk between Vienna & Bratislava.

I AM NOT WELCOME IN VIENNA! It's surprisingly difficult to live here.

THINGS GO PEAR-SHAPED IN DUBLIN ! My first timetable challenge failure, but not as expected.

A VERY CHALLENGING WALK! Exploring the Rock of Gibraltar and avoiding the apes.