I’ve done more than my fair share of 6am or 7am flights from London’s airports and I’ve gotta say, getting yourself there on time so bloody early in the morning is far from an enjoyable experience. When we found ourselves with a 7am flight to Greece for our holiday recently, we thought “hang on, getting […]
Looking back on 2011
2011 was a massive year for 48 Hour Adventure. We started featuring guest writers, covered more destinations than the year before and worked with some great travel companies to smash out more and more awesome travel guides for you guys. Since January, we’ve brought you 19 guides to spending 48 hours in cities around the […]
Escaping Winter – Our Weekend Destination Picks
With most of the European continent due to freeze over and push all and sundry into warm and cosy pubs, it’s easy to think “I’ll hibernate till Spring and go travelling again then” and put your travel plans on hold. But just as the cold and rain creeps up, it’s time to buck that trend […]
Beers of Europe – My Five Favourites
One of the greatest kicks I get out of travelling to the many different countries in Europe is trying the local drink on offer. Whether it’s port wine in Porto, whiskey in Scotland or trappist beer in Belgium, I like taking a break from cruising round town to get my imbibe on and meet the […]
Trip Preview – Sweden’s SkÃ¥ne County
Hot off the back of the trip with bmi to Moscow last week, I’m stoked to announce another sojourn into Europe for 48 Hour Adventure. This time I’m off with four other bloggers/writers to SkÃ¥ne county on the south coast of Sweden! SkÃ¥ne (pronounced skorr-naa) is home to the cities and towns of Malmö, Helsingborg and Ystad […]
48 Hour Adventure goes to Russia!
After a fast-tracked, rush for a visa last week, I’m stoked to announce that I’ll be taking on Russia this weekend! The trip is in conjunction with the British airline bmi, who are promoting their flights to Moscow. Along the way, I’ll be taking hints and tips from bmi’s Russian fans on Facebook so I […]
My 7 Links – The Best of 48 Hour Adventure
The other night, I got a direct message on Twitter from Kieron and Amy over at Don’t Ever Look Back (who are only two and a bit weeks away from their RTW trip!) telling me they’d nominated me to take part in something called “My 7 Links”. I checked out their post and then inquisitively […]
European Airlines Reviewed
As a result of darting about all over Europe for the last year and a half, I’ve chalked up a fair few miles on a lot of different airlines. Doing lots of weekend trips has meant not only cheap-as-chips easyJet and Ryanair flights but also pleasant journeys with the likes of bmi, British Airways and […]
How to prepare for your first solo weekend trip
While you’re perusing this site, I hear you say “but Justin, I’ve never done a solo weekend trip to Berlin, or Paris, or Copenhagen before. I don’t know what to expect. What if I get mugged, scammed or I lose my passport? Or I *insert other doomsayer scenario here*?!” Well mate, that’s half the fun […]
Win two free flights with KLM!
Think you’re pretty savvy when it comes to picking places around the world just from photos? KLM are running a contest called Secret Cities each week until Friday April 24th which could see you win two free flights if you reckon you can match up a photo to a place on a map. Time to […]
