A Review of Hotel Gold

One thing I find in equal parts exciting and head bangingly frustrating when planning a trip is where to stay. With budgets, location, amenities, and aesthetic all to consider, it can seem like quite a daunting task. But, for me, the most difficult part is being confident we’ve made a good choice.  I spend an…

The Ultimate Packing Guide For Winter In Poland

As a serial over-organiser, over-packer and panicker about weather forecasts, I can find figuring out what I’ll need for a trip pretty stressful. I find this pressure is intensified when said trip requires some sort of special gear or weather appropriate clothing. This was precisely the kind of holiday our winter getaway to Poland embodied…

Skiing in Zakopane – How Does it Compare to the Alps?

We have recently returned from a wonderfully wintery getaway in Poland where we enjoyed several seasonal activities, including skiing. Now, Poland certainly wasn’t the first place that sprung to my mind when skiing was mentioned, in fact, I think you’ll likely agree that the Alps would be the obvious choice for a European skiing getaway.…