In Your Pocket City Guides

20/11/2025

More than 150 kilometres in length, the Transfagarasan Highway is Romania’s most spectacular and best known road, and, thanks to an appearance on BBC Top Gear, now one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.

Fully open only from June to October, the road’s highest point is at 2042 metres: the tunnel which links the northern and southern sides at Lake Balea (Balea Lac).

However, if you're looking for a little more asphalt and engine-powered excitement, perhaps you should check out the Transalpina Highway, which owns the notorious (unofficial) title of Romania's most dangerous road!

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/romania/bucharest/articles/The-Transfagarasan-Highway

22/10/2025

Ah, fall. A chill in the air, brilliantly-coloured leaves, an abundance of apples and pumpkins. A season that has inspired painters, poets and legions of self-proclaimed ‘basic bitches’. Poland has no shortage of such female autumn enthusiasts, who have recently coined a term for themselves: jesieniary, from the Polish word for autumn, jesień.

Of course, lads can like fall too, and the male equivalent of jesieniara is jesieniarz. The attributes of jesieniary and jesieniarze are similar to what folks enjoy elsewhere in the West: pumpkin spice lattes, chunky sweaters, curling up under a blanket while appropriately autumnal jazz plays in the background.

But fall in Poland comes with some more unusual activities, which were part of celebrating the season long before the jesieniary trend was making the rounds on social media.

Here, autumn can hardly be considered complete without hunting for forest mushrooms, cooking plum preserves and connecting with Slavic forefathers by visiting the dead on All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day.

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/warsaw/autumn-in-the-city-when-warsaw-shines_76345f

16/10/2025

What do you get when the cobbled streets of Edinburgh meet the glorious hues of autumn? Pure magic, that's what! Imagine wandering through a city where history whispers through crisp autumn air and every corner is a photo-op waiting to happen.

This article is your ultimate (albeit brief) guide to experiencing Edinburgh in its autumnal glory, perfect for travel enthusiasts, seasonal tourists, and history buffs alike. Get ready to pack your bags!

Read on here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/edinburgh/autumn-in-edinburgh-fall-head-over-heels-for_80237f

09/10/2025

As would be expected from a country that borrows the lyrics for its national anthem from a poem entitled The Toast, winemaking and viticulture hold a special place in the hearts and minds of most Slovenes.

So it should come as no surprise that tons of wine-related events take place throughout the year, ranging from professional international competitions to local affairs in smaller villages where all manner of bacchanalian revelry is guaranteed to transpire.

You can find the best of the best, as well as our personal favourites, here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/ljubljana/slovenias-top-annual-wine-events_75696f

Photo: Flavours of the Vipava Valley, or Okusi Vipavske, takes place at the stately Zemono Estate © Jan Čermelj

26/09/2025

October in Dubrovnik brings mild weather, fewer crowds and golden sunsets - perfect for exploring the city in peace!

Discover more from our local team here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/dubrovnik

11/09/2025

Yerevan has grown immensely over the last century and a bit, from a small market town into the largest city in the country, a thriving mass of humanity that offers plenty to visitors of all interests.

Every city has a bucket list of things that must be done when in town and Yerevan is no different, and we here at In Your Pocket have been kind enough to put it all together for you. How lovely of us…

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/armenia/yerevan/articles/10-things-you-must-do-in-yerevan

03/09/2025

🇦🇩🇦🇩🇦🇩 | 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚

Andorra is a place of epic beauty and impressive high-mountain landscape. The country has a few fantastic natural parks with well-preserved flora and fauna, some of which are even included in the Unesco world heritage locations.

Those parks are wild enough, but also don’t lack the set of facilities every visitor needs – some good places to eat, some children playgrounds and organized activities, some convenient means of transportation to and from the place.

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/andorra/andorra-la-vella/articles/best-nature-parks-in-andorra

29/08/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧

Brighton is a charming city full of royal history, artistic inventiveness and seaside splendour. You’ll encounter elegant gardens, some of the best sea-centric museums in England and a street full of adorable colourful houses, but what must you do above all else?

This is just our list, our ideas, our thoughts, but you can’t go wrong by ticking these off. And yes, we’re serious about George.

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/england/brighton/articles/10-things-you-must-do-in-brighton

26/08/2025

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 𝐀 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝟕 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬

From the bustling streets to the hidden alleyways, Paris isn't just a city; it's a living, breathing work of art. For film enthusiasts, travellers, and Francophiles alike, there's a romance in Paris that transcends the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.

It's a city that has inspired countless films, its image etched into the dreamy celluloid of some of cinema's most beloved stories.

Today, we're rolling out the red carpet and inviting you to experience Paris through the eyes of the silver screen with seven unmissable films that capture the essence of the City of Lights!

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/paris/a-cinematic-stroll-through-the-city-of-lights-7_79923f

21/08/2025

🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐲

If you've ever been to Warsaw in the past, especially during the summer, hopefully you have fond memories of your time in the city - the weather certainly would've been a major plus, right?

We at In Your Pocket love Warsaw any given time of year, from autumn, winter to spring, each of the seasons filled with touching Polish traditions and picturesque moments, but despite all the niceties, summer always comes out tops in our view.

Regardless if you have only a few hours, one day, a weekend or one week in the city, you can still experience a lot with our handy tips.

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/warsaw/how-to-enjoy-summer-in-warsaw-the-right-way_75629f

18/08/2025

🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐧𝐢𝐤

Dubrovnik is without a doubt a city of culture, but with the sparkling blue Adriatic here we’re sure you’re going to want to have a dip. Here’s where.

In the city itself, the town beach is Banje, just outside the Ploče gate of the city walls. The expanse of white pebbles has a super view of the Old Town and is suitable for children and non-swimmers.

Here, the Banje Beach Club is a classy venue for cocktails and after beach shenanigans, and there’s a restaurant upstairs offering tempting Mediterranean specialities.

Or you could creep through the “Buža” hole in the southern city walls and take a dive off the rocks there – the crystalline water is truly tempting.

Read more here: https://www.inyourpocket.com/dubrovnik/the-best-beaches-in-dubrovnik_56029f

16/08/2025

Terrible photo attached to this article, but "pizza omakse" might be the best idea we've heard all year!

Have you ever been somewhere that offered it?

From National Geographic:

Are you tempted by pretty much everything in a pizzeria? Then the new wave of pizza omakase tasting menus could be for you.