Four European Pride events you don’t wanna miss in 2025 🏳️‍🌈

Imagine: you’re winding your way through snow-topped Alpine mountains – pressing your forehead to the coach window as you pass rushing glacier-fed rivers and glittering aquamarine lakes. Then, you turn a corner and suddenly a valley of misty waterfalls and greener-than-green pastures is laid out before you.

Sound like a dream? Well this was my reality as a Topdeck Chef based in the jaw-droppingly beautiful Swiss town of Lauterbrunnen. Don’t be too jealous.

Like most travel plans this year – Topdeck Trip Leader Nellie’sintention to hit the road on her first season got unexpectedly kicked in the gonads by COVID-19.

But while we’re all busy making copious batches of banana bread and knitting hats – she’s has been brushing up on her European history, getting ready for that sick AF walking tour of Rome.

Here’s three influential women of European history she’s fan-girling over right now. Read up on them. It’ll make visiting their hometowns so much cooler later.

Stay at home. Thanks to COVID-19, what was once a Sunday hangover past-time has now become a way of life for most of us. With most of your time being spent indoors, it’s more important than ever to keep your mental health and wellbeing in check. So, here’s some advice to keep in mind while we all adhere to government advice.

It goes without saying the benefits of travelling include having a positive impact on your mental health.  

👋 So long menty Bs.  

But, what about group travel? How does socialising on your trip help release all the good vibes inside your brain? You’re about to find out… 🧠😔 👉 🧠😊 

Ever been held up in traffic or crushed up against some random on a bus and let your mind wander to the ‘what if’? What if I was in Europe right now? What if I sold everything and just took off? What if I had the freedom to travel where I wanted, when I wanted? Where would I go?  

Trust us, you’re not alone. At one point or another, we’ve all been there. And none more so than Topdeck’s founding-father Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner – the only difference is, he actually did it and built a pretty successful business from the ‘what ifs’ (if we do say so ourselves).  

We all know that we should be doing our bit for Mother Nature because, let’s face it, we’ve given her a bit of a battering over the last few centuries. It’s never been more important to keep an eye on your carbon footprint, and little changes can add up to make a big difference. However, no matter how green you pride yourself on being; when you’re off on your travels, it’s easy enough to let your eco-friendly habits slide – not when you’re exploring these cities though!

We’ve put together a list of the world’s most eco-friendly and environmentally conscious cities, where it takes more than a few re-usable bags to earn your eco-warrior badge. Hey, who knows, maybe you’ll take home a few tips to help you keep your little patch of the world sparkling!