Context Travel Blog

London today is everything and anything you want it to be. This vast urban sprawl is a constant source of cultural surprises and revelations and, being consummate art lovers, among the greatest...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/visiting-tate-britain/

As Context’s resident vegan, I’m always on the lookout for plant-based delicacies when I travel. Fortunately for me, eating vegan in Mexico City is already great, and constantly improving. Ma...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/eating-vegan-in-mexico-city/

Today, we’d like to present a guest post from Natalie Holmes, a former Context employee who we will be sponsoring as she makes the journey tracing the migration routes of refugees with Refugee ...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/natalie-holmes-refugee-support/

Ask any savvy traveller about must dos for Visiting Barcelona and the Sagrada Familia is bound to be high on their list. Gaudí’s magnum opus, currently expected to be complete in 2026, receive...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/secrets-sagrada-familia/

There’s a lot to recommend about visiting New York for a brief stint: you get to absorb what the city has to offer without getting overwhelmed, the expense of it all feels novel and not terrify...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/visiting-new-york-36-hours/

South Korean drinking culture is oft-misunderstood, and can be a source of confusion for visitors and expats alike. Much like other aspects of life there, drinking in Seoul and beyond is heavily ...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/drinking-in-seoul/

Architecture and urban planning played a key role as both propaganda, and as a tangible manifestation of Mussolini’s fascist ideology. Mussolini didn’t simply build buildings or put up poster...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/fascist-architecture-in-rome/

Ned Palmer is a cheesemonger and member of the Cheese Grader’s Guild, jazz musician and philosopher, in that order. Ned began his career in cheese on the Gorwydd Caerphilly stall at Borough Mar...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/history-of-british-cheese/

Hanami, which translates to ‘flower viewing,’ is a popular Japanese tradition of welcoming the spring season, namely by enjoying the cherry blossoms in full bloom. During hanami, many locals ...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/tips-for-cherry-blossom-season/

Many have a limited perception of the Australia’s culinary culture. While Vegemite and “shrimp on the barbie” (FYI—no one says shrimp; it’d be prawns on the barbie) may dominate the po...

https://blog.contexttravel.com/best-restaurants-sydney-beyond-barbie/