Sofia, Bulgaria: City Guide

by Abi Prowse | Dec 2, 2020 | Bulgaria, City Guides, Destinations, Europe, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Jenni Flett Connect with Jenni on Instagram | Pinterest | Facebook | HooplaAdventures.com “It’s exactly like stepping back in time,” said my host, in anticipation of my four-month stay in Bulgaria’s capital city....

How (Not) to Visit Granada’s Alhambra

by Abi Prowse | Nov 30, 2020 | Destinations, Europe, Spain, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Yannic Hannover Connect with Yannic on Instagram | Red Elephant LX Yes, I admit it: we were too late. After me and my girlfriend spent the morning taking in some much-needed sleep – which we were missing due to our very late arrival in...

The Places That Made Me: Alice Albertini

by Abi Prowse | Nov 27, 2020 | Asia, Destinations, Interviews, Thailand, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Alice Albertini Connect with Alice on Instagram @alialissinwonderland Alice is an Italian girl living in the north of Italy. The face behind @alialissinwonderland, she is an aspiring lawyer, who in her spare time loves travel, sharing the wonders...

Tallinn & Haapsalu, Estonia: A Photo Journal

by Abi Prowse | Nov 20, 2020 | Destinations, Estonia, Europe, Photo Journals, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse It is a Tuesday afternoon in Tallinn, Estonia, and the streets are deserted, the only sound the soft crunch of my own slow footsteps. Blanketed in snow, the city’s old town sits calmly beneath a pale January sky, the air so...

The Top 10 Unmistakably French Experiences of Every Expat

by Abi Prowse | Nov 18, 2020 | Destinations, Europe, France, Travel

WORDS: Lily Pryer Connect with Lily on Instagram: @lily_pryer | @one_girl_one_city When first asked to write about my experience as an expat in Paris, I spent a fair bit of time contemplating how to summarise the City of Love. From the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower to...

Colonìa Resort: an Oasis Among the Prosecco Hills

by Abi Prowse | Nov 4, 2020 | Destinations, Europe, Italy, Stay, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse Your stay at Colonìa Resort begins not within the rustic stone walls of its country house, but among the rolling hills which surround it. As your car gently threads its way through the lush countryside, where endless ribbons of vines...