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

For many, Christmas is a time filled with friends and crazy family members – and a lot of the season revolves around spending time with them (whether we like it or not). But what happens if your people live on the other side of the world? Or your friends flee the city to be with their own? Or you just wanna escape and do something different this year? What is to become of the solo-Christmasser?

Nick is a man who’s been there, done that and got the dodgy Chrissy jumper to prove it. As an ‘Aussie in London’ with all his family back Down Under and friends-with-plans, Nick decided that rather than spending his Christmas eating Co-op ready-meals and watching re-runs of Love Actually, he’d sign up for Topdeck’s 4 Day Bruges Christmas trip. So, if you’re like Nick and facing the prospect of popping a Christmas cracker with yourself (sad), here are few reasons from the man himself why a Topdeck Christmas trip might be your saviour.

Ahh, winter. The arrival of its shorter days and frosty morning heralds the countdown to the festive season and begins a time when we start reflecting on our year as it draws to a close and, hopefully, start looking forward to the next! There’s nothing like it and I’m not ashamed to say I love it! Sure, summer has its charms: light evenings that turn into balmy nights and sun-drenched days which give you the excuse to head to a beer garden at 12pm (obvs). But there’s plenty to be said for winter too… cosy evenings, roaring fires, fuzzy jumpers AND (best of all) that hard-earned summer body can take a back seat in favour of drowning in hot-chocolate and stuffing yourself with pigs in blankets!

Love it or loathe it, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere at least, the cold season is here for the next few months. Fancy embracing the magic of winter but not into Christmas markets? Despair not! We’ve put together a list of some of our fave things to do if you happen to be on the continent during the chilly winter months – and there’s not a Christmas market in sight *gasp*.

To celebrate reaching 150k followers on Instagram, here’s 15 real-life travel experiences that have changed the lives of #Topdeckers around the world!

Thinking of making your travel goals come alive on one of Topdeck’s Canada road trips, but not sure where to start? It’s a big continent, we get it. Lucky for you, we’ve recently been Toronto dreaming – and we think it’s about time you should be too. The largest city in Canada (and recently proclaimed ‘The Most Diverse City in the World’), Toronto is a vibrant mix of cultures, ethnicities and (most importantly) food! So, here are our top five things to do when checking out this bright and bustling Canadian city. 

Drag queens, dancing, day-drinking and all that glitter – whether you’re a rainbow parade virgin or a seasoned Pride-goer, attending a Pride event is a fabulous experience. But with all the partying and events going on it can sometimes be a little overwhelming! So we’ve compiled an ultimate survival guide to help you make the most out of your Pride celebrations. Yes, darling!

Here comes the sun! European summer has just begun which means it’s time to don your sequins, fish out your rainbow flags and hit the streets to celebrate equality, diversity and love at Pride! With so many absolutely fabulous festivals to choose from, here are our top five locations to celebrate Pride in Europe for 2019.