portfolio — 48 Hours In Europe

48 Hours In Europe

About me

I'm Amber, an Australian travel writer based in London specialising in European city breaks. Every guide on this site is built to help you make the most of a long weekend. Read more

Instagram: join 18,000 followers

I think we all need a few more azulejos in our lives. That’s the name of the painted ceramic tiles you see all over Portugal 💙
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Their omnipresence in the country is thanks to Manuel I who was Portugal’s king between 1495 and 152

Am I a weirdo or does anybody else love going to supermarkets when they’re abroad? I could spend hours in any supermarket in Europe wandering around and checking out what the locals are into. I love trying things I can’t get at home and I

When you dress to match the city you’re in 🤓. Actually the matchy-matchy was just a happy mistake.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s lovely to be back in Portugal and its quirkiest city Porto. We’re in the north or Portugal for a week before heading

WHAT’S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING TRAVEL MOMENT?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Travelling is one of my fave things in the world. But I’ve had plenty of awkward moments along the way. When you’re in a country with a different culture and language, things ca

Asos is the prettiest little town you’ve (probably) never heard of. Nestled in-between the ionian cliffs and a Venetian fortress in northern Kefalonia… it’s stunning. This is definitely one to add to your bucket list to visit one d

Electric blue and turquoise water. Swimming in the Ionian Sea each day. Freckles from the Greek sun. Yoghurt and local honey for breakfast. Fresh seafood for lunch. Moussaka or gyros for dinner followed by an ouzo or two or three. All the Kalamata ol

Currently writing a blog about the best town to stay in when you’re in the Cinque Terre. Of course, it’s only my opinion because clearly there isn’t a right or wrong answer and it depends on a lot of things. This is Monterosso and s

Santorini dreaming 💙
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I’ve travelled to a lot of stunning places in Europe which aren’t super well known tourists spots (yet… although they’re getting there!) Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia and the Albanian Riviera a

From where I’d rather be...
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Santorini has been popping up in my feed a lot recently. I wish I could say I was there right now, but alas, sadly I’m not. Currently like a lot of people, I have zero holidays on the horizon. ZERO 😕

This photo wasn’t easy to get. We had to get to this spot an hour early, make sure I was in an area where I could stand but wouldn’t be in the way of other people’s photos and make sure nobody else was in the photo (although you can

We’re having a bit of a heatwave in the U.K. at the moment. It’s been close to 30°C the past week in London. Don’t laugh Australian friends (or others from hotter climates), who won’t consider 30 for a few days a heatwave.

Running away from the pink castle... but only so we could head to the next one. We saw four castles the day this pic was taken. Four! And that was without even trying.... we just kept being in the neighbourhood of another castle which is a very commo

Albania

Belgium

Croatia

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Malta

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Scotland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain