Tag: journey
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Review: Outlandish Scotland Journey Part 1 and 2
When I read Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series (Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager)*, I thought to myself, “I really want to go to those places and see those things.” I often wish it was easier to find stuff in Scotland but there’s so many things in Scotland that it can be hard to know where […]
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Juliet’s balcony in Verona | Solo Interrail as a lone female traveller
This post gets quite gloomy. After a short break from this series (because I lost my notebook with all my notes in it) I am going to continue with my solo Interrail journey. The previous installment can be found here. I awoke in the Novotel Hotel Rossi in fair Verona (of “Romeo and Juliet” fame) and […]
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Is this the most boring postcard in the world? Solo Interrail part 3.
Travelling on Interrail south through Germany from Belgium (read about Belgium here), the trains never ceased to amaze me. German trains are a marvel of engineering precision, and comparing them to English trains would be like comparing a BMW to a pony trap. Yes, the pony trap is an important part of our heritage, and […]
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Snapshots: The White Rabbit
Oh WOW this photo challenge was hard! I decided to do a photo story called The White Rabbit. I hope you like the story and theme. It’s only 250 words long (because the photos really tell the story) and it’s told with photos and in the captions. The photo challenge was Snapshots. Note on the story: […]
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Brussels, Belgium: Solo Interrail Part 2
Seconds after writing this and publishing it, I found out that Brussels airport and metro have been attacked in the last couple of hours by terrorists and it’s still unfolding. I am completely shocked and disgusted that this has happened. Nobody deserves this but Brussels is such a lovely place, nothing bad should ever happen […]
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Wanderlust: Hawaii
It’s Wanderlust Wednesday… time for me to go look at a place I want to visit, then write about it. Today, I’m going to talk Hawaii. I’ve wanted to go to Hawaii since I was a kid. I had a Hawaii Barbie, and I remember being captivated by the little “background scene” they do on […]