Tag: interrailing

Music for travelling: Songs that remind me of great holidays

Music for travelling: Songs that remind me of great holidays

Do you have a song that transports you back to another world? I have so many of these songs. Some of them remind me of a holiday I took almost a decade ago – my first without parents! Others, I’m able to time travel to 

7 tips to surviving night trains in Vietnam

7 tips to surviving night trains in Vietnam

Night trains in Vietnam are one of the quickest ways to travel around the country.  They’re cheap, reliable, fast (compared to buses) but not luxurious in any way, shape or form. Remove any idea you have of the Hogwart’s Express or a trip on the 

Amsterdam: In pictures

Amsterdam: In pictures

Spring 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, the death of Anne Frank. We take a look at the city she called home for her short, but inspirational life.

Snapshots of Lake Bled: Interrailing 2013

Snapshots of Lake Bled: Interrailing 2013

It’s been a while since my last interrailing installment but this one is a good’un. After our fantastic long weekend in Budapest, we took another night train (this one wasn’t nearly as luxurious as the one from Berlin; we shared a six seater cabin with 

Snapshots of Budapest: Interrailing 2013

Snapshots of Budapest: Interrailing 2013

On the third leg of our interrailing trip, we arrived in beautiful Budapest. The Hungarian capital has come a long way from its communist past. Today, Budapest has a carefree, youthful vibe throughout the day and a pulsing, underground nightlife that will keep any 20-something 

Snapshots of Amsterdam: Interrailing 2013

Snapshots of Amsterdam: Interrailing 2013

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter (both @nikkicanning) you’ll know that I recently packed up a teenie tiny backpack and took a little jaunt across Europe with my housemates. It took ninja packing techniques, organisation skills of The Almighty and oh so many