Prague was a departure from everything we've seen in Europe so far. We've spent all of our time up until now in countries which speak (a...

Trieste was one we weren't really sure about. Not that we thought it might be bad; we didn't know anything about it. When Cambrey was...

Ah, Venice! What a beautiful city...and with so much packed into it! Jack had been here before, and, quite frankly, wasn't enamoured with...

It really doesn't seem like we spent three days here. Well, four. However many it was. We stayed in two different hostels in Florence,...

Naples was an interesting turn of events for us. It was certainly not what we expected, which is probably what we get for doing zero...

We had less than 48 hours to explore Rome (accommodation was EXPENSIVE to say the least). As Jo put it, we were "Rome-ING around!" Italy...

Lisbon is a city we were told we needed to visit, especially for the nightlife. Well, we're not nightlife-aged people anymore, but we...

Porto was a city recommended to us by friends and some Aussies Jack met in Pamplona last year. It was more reminiscent of a historical...

Madrid was a lesson in Spanish culture. The city center is pretty compact, and we stayed right in the middle of it just a short walk from...

Barcelona was our first modern city in Spain. All of the trains were full, and all of the busses were sold out, so we got a BlaBlaCar...

Viva San Fermin! This was a festival Jack wanted to go to this year (after going last year), and Jo agreed to go! La Fiesta de San Fermin...

San Sebastian! What can we even say? Neither of us wanted to leave this city. Its architecture is beautiful, its climate perfect for a...

Bordeaux. Overcast and drizzly almost the entire time (just like Jack's first visit here a few years back). We walked to our AirBnB from...

Whew! What a start to the trip! We got into Paris just after 9 in the morning and hopped to it. We kicked it off with an annoying amount...

************** Disclaimer: This post comes on the heels of the October 2023 conflict in Gaza. A week before, I was engaging with members...

************** Disclaimer: This is a longer post which tackles some substantial political issues in Northern Ireland, some of which you...

************** Disclaimer: These are my observations of individual social and cultural phenomenon that I observed during my time...

************** Disclaimer: This post discusses bullfighting, specifically the killing of the bull. I understand that it is a...

If you've been following along on my Instagram (@JRTVoyage) or this blog, you'll have noticed that Jo and I spent a lot of time in Spain....

This is a longer post which summarizes our week at a bullfighting fair and some of my reflections on it. -------------- Season tickets to...