You’re probably wondering why Travel Dave has been quiet this week, I’ve been busy relocating my life to Chaing Mai Thailand. Why the sudden move? For the past 3 years I’ve called the wonderful city of Tilburg my home, but I started to get itchy feet and wanted to do….

Dutchies love to use there smart phones constantly around the clock. Be it swiping through Tinder, trying to find a date for the night or catching up through there endless Whatapp group conversations, your rarely spot them without one in there hand. Here I have put together a list of….

If there is one thing the Dutch love to do, that’s getting together, partying with friends and drinking a large amount of beer. Dutch Carnival is one massive excuse to make this all happen for a week of straight fun. Prepare yourself and you too can get in on the….

The natural landscape makes Iceland unique, It’s filled to the edge with natural wonders to explore, Less than 10% of annual visitors to Iceland only manage to make it more than an hour outside of the Capital Reykjavík, Which is a great shame as most of Icelands hidden beauty can….

Each year I put together an Annual Review to reflect on what has happened over the past year and share future plans for Travel Dave. 2014 has been a fun year for Travel Dave with many trips around Europe, lots of improvements on the blog, planning for the future and….

My story of how I stumbled into Travel Blogging I started to Travel blog back in 2006 Due to an agreement with my mum. Being 16 at the time, travelling solo was out of the question, I had the desire to do it, but my Mum was not happy with….

Travel can be expensive, but what if you can get your whole trip for free? The travel industry is competitive, many marketing teams put on travel competitions to help boost the overall visibility of their brand. It’s a win win, the company gets affordable exposure by giving away their product….

AirBnB has been building in popularity in recent years and I’ve decided to write a blog post all about this new up and coming hospitality option. What is AirBnB? AirBnB (in 190+ countries) where locals open up their home for travellers to stay. Options range from staying in a private….

It’s the festive season and what better way to get into the mood than Cologne Christmas market. Try as they will, export markets around Europe lack the Tradition that the German Christmas market pulls off so well. Nothing quite like the Christmas music, arts and crafts, toys, decorations and the….

This is a story all about my Visit to the northernmost Mc Donalds in the world, located in Rovaniemi, Finland. Like many great explorers before me, we all set our goals firm, to conquer, achieve and visit the most out of reach places. On a recent trip to Finland I….