When planning a travel itinerary that includes a week at a music festival, it’s a good idea to make the next destination a place for rest and recovery. Which is exactly why we booked a couple of nights in the peaceful town of Bled, in the mountains of Slovenia. That, and because it’d been on… Continue reading Lake Bled
Tag: European adventure
Northern Lights Chasing in Norway
We left cold, windy London for even colder Tromso in Northern Norway (about 15 degrees colder: from 10 degrees in London down to negative 5). We wandered along dark and peacefully quiet, snow covered streets in search for our hotel. We landed in Tromso in the evening but decided the negative temps and darkness wasn’t… Continue reading Northern Lights Chasing in Norway
Christmas in Belgium
This was my last chance for a winter European Christmas, so this year I chose to spend it in Belgium. Another country to check off the list. I was lucky enough to have a friend accompany me for this trip. We were up early, after a long, tiring 7 days at work, to head to… Continue reading Christmas in Belgium
Catch Ups in Girona
One thing that has helped me get through to this point in my time overseas has been knowing I’ll get to spend a few days with my best friend while she was in Girona, Spain. It’s helped me break down the 2 years into smaller segments. Getting to see her at the start of July,… Continue reading Catch Ups in Girona
An Iceland Adventure
Day 1- Arrived in Iceland yesterday afternoon. The sun was setting as we flew towards the airport. Looking out the window of the plane, as we flew over Iceland, I was mesmerised by the landscape. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Being the middle of winter, It doesn’t start getting light until around… Continue reading An Iceland Adventure
Part 6: Frankfurt
Day 1- Last day on the trains today. When I arrive into Frankfurt HBF I’ll have travelled 1937km around Germany by train! It’s been such a great way to see the country. I decided to take a small detour on my way to Frankfurt from Freiburg and stopped in Heidelberg for a couple of hours.… Continue reading Part 6: Frankfurt
Part 4: Neuschwanstein Castle
Day 1- A White Christmas Merry Christmas Everyone! Started Christmas Day in Nurnberg, ending it in Schwangau, looking up at the beautiful Schloss Neuschwanstein. Two trains-leaving drizzly Nuremberg for Sunny Munich and then onto Fussen, passing snow covered roofs and fields with the mountains ahead of us. It was a beautiful site, with the blue… Continue reading Part 4: Neuschwanstein Castle
Part 3: Nuremberg
Day 1- Caught the train from Berlin to Nuremberg. 3 1/2 hours with no wifi and limited data, on a packed train. Atlas the views out the window were amazing. Even passed by snow, which of course got me all excited! Arrived in to Nuremberg around 2pm and as soon as I walked past the… Continue reading Part 3: Nuremberg
Part 2: Berlin
Day 1- Managed to successfully catch the fast train from Dusseldorf to Berlin yesterday and then catch a local train to my hostel. The hostel is amazing for the low price I paid. It has many social activities every day and even a pool and sauna. The train ride from Dusseldorf to Berlin was over… Continue reading Part 2: Berlin
A Long Weekend in Copenhagen
My second long weekend trip was to Copenhagen, Denmark. Where Madrid was sunny, blue skies and 30 degrees each day, Copenhagen was the other end of the spectrum…..yes there were some blue skies but it was also only about 6 degrees each day. Definitely a good opportunity to prepare me for London winter and to… Continue reading A Long Weekend in Copenhagen
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