Trip: The Big One
There are [74] stories from my trip: The Big One
ITALY | Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 | Views [690]
A slightly later start saw us having breakfast in the park of Colle Oppio, which overlooks the
Colosseum, where we watched an impressive dogfight between the mutts being
walked in a group. Ben & I pretended not to be vets. We then headed to
“Santa ... Read more >
Tags: michaelangelo, palm sunday, piazza del popolo, pope, santa maria maggiore, spanish steps, st peters basilca, st pietro di vincoli, vatican
ITALY | Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Rome! Needs no description
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ITALY | Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Views [472]
I awoke to cloudless blue skies with the promise of an excellent day’s walking. Unfortunately I had to leave Riomaggiore and spend 5 hours on the train to Rome,
where I was meeting a couple of Uni mates for four days of culture, pizza and
gelatos.... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, lasagne, rome, trevi fountain, vatican
ITALY | Monday, 11 Apr 2011 | Views [676]
I rose early to catch the local train to Monterossa, the
northern-most town in the chain of villages where I was planning on starting my
walk back down to Riomaggiore. There was a sign up saying something about the
trail being closed, but the actual ... Read more >
Tags: cinque terre, unesco heritage site, villages
ITALY | Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
A pit-stop in Genoa followed by 2 great days in the Cinque Terre National Park walking through cliff-top villages
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ITALY | Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 | Views [486]
A stupidly early train took me to Milan
and (not having enough money to shop) from there to Genoa,
where I was staying overnight at a B&B in the dodgy part of town
overlooking the docks. Wandering past people drinking out on the sidewalk ... Read more >
Tags: beach, christophen columbus, cinque terre, genoa
SWITZERLAND | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Catching cablecars up to the Schilthorn Peak, hiking around little Swiss villages, and generally loving the country life of the Alps, sans snow
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SWITZERLAND | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Views [2009]
I rose early to catch the train to Lauterbrunnen, from where
I caught the bus to Trummelbach where I
started my cable-car journey up to peak of the Schilthorn mountain. This top
ski run in the Alps offers amazing views of
the ... Read more >
Tags: dragons, gimmelwald, grindelwald, james bond, lauterbrunnen, mountain peaks, schilthorn
SWITZERLAND | Tuesday, 5 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Stalking grizzly bears in Bern and cycling around the lakes in Interlaken
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SWITZERLAND | Monday, 4 Apr 2011 | Views [551]
Tip of the day: Make sure you have a good gap between your
trains if you have a connection to catch. I booked my trains between Paris
and Bern separately in order to give my self an
hour (otherwise the maximum time was 30 minutes) ... Read more >
Tags: barengraben, bern, interlaken, nicholas cage
FRANCE | Saturday, 2 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Last couple of days in Paris enjoying one day of sun and hanging out on the streets at night like a streetkid
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FRANCE | Saturday, 2 Apr 2011 | Views [1031]
Saturday was finally a sunny day! I headed out early to the Arc du
Triomph where I was nerdy enough to be first in line to climb to the top, which
afforded me with some great photos of a deserted lookout point before the
crowds arrived. Beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: cimitere du pere-lachaise, eiffel tower, latin quarter, paris, sacre couer basilica
FRANCE | Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
Wandering the streets of Paris trying to fit in all the sights, and a visit to check out the Palace at Versailles
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FRANCE | Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011 | Views [692]
Over a year in the UK already and with my 2-year visa
rapidly running out I decided it was time to stop taking short trips and go the
whole hog. So here it is: the start of my European adventure: a 3-4 month (or
until my money runs out) trip. I ... Read more >
Tags: eiffel tower, louvre, notre dame, paris, pont neuf, st michels square, versailles, walking tour
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