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Trip: World tour

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Touring with the olds

ITALY | Sunday, 14 Sep 2008 | Views [534] | Comments [2]

“Fair go”. Stiff bickies Dad, it’s my blog, I’ll call you what I damn well like! I also apologise for the lack of description and detail in this blog – lack of sleep has melted my brain. Anyway, I had the pleasure of being tour guide for my parents, ... Read more >


Hungover in Bologna

ITALY | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Views [718]

Well, I am bloody tired still. After our adventures in Venice we could not wait to get back into bed. So bloody well worth it though! Anyway, after saying a nearly teary goodbye to Sara and others, we boarded a regional train to Bologna. We couldn’t ... Read more >


Viva la vida Venezia!!

ITALY | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Views [605] | Comments [3]

Once upon a time in a land far, far away (donkey), there was a beautiful town that sat on water. Indeed, instead of roads and cars, the main transport aside from walking the narrow laneways between the buildings was on the canals in gondolas. Now, ... Read more >


Return to Firenze

ITALY | Tuesday, 2 Sep 2008 | Views [589] | Comments [2]

You are so incredibly lucky that Chelsea sleeps on the train and consequently I have time to update my journal so frequently! The poor little girl is so tuckered out from walking around the beauty that is Italia (and likely her little bug). ... Read more >


Roma with the Chopmeister

ITALY | Monday, 1 Sep 2008 | Views [675] | Comments [4]

I certainly have a nice feeling of contentment right about now. After a teary reunion at the beautiful *cough* Termini station on Saturday with the fam, I’ve spent a full day in Rome with them (kinda). It was so great to see them – you don’t realise ... Read more >


Bahaha, I'm in Prague and you're not!

CZECH REPUBLIC | Friday, 29 Aug 2008 | Views [808] | Comments [3]

Prague …what can I say? Just go. Okay, I COULD leave it at that, but I’ve got way too much gushy goodness and far too much jealous-making to be so succinct. But where do I begin? Prague is just stunning. The architecture ... Read more >


Hanging out in Česko

CZECH REPUBLIC | Tuesday, 26 Aug 2008 | Views [737] | Comments [5]

I know, I know – I’m getting slack in posting. But judging by the lack of comments, I am beginning to assume that I’m either no longer interesting or that you’ve given up on me, and consequently there is less pressure on me to post as often as I can.... Read more >


Czech it out...

CZECH REPUBLIC | Thursday, 21 Aug 2008 | Views [668] | Comments [1]

The Czech Republic is nothing and everything I expected it to be. A mish-mash of Western and European cultures, the people are friendly and the language surprisingly soft. English is more widely spoken than I expected, and if not people are patient ... Read more >


Footnote...

AUSTRIA | Monday, 18 Aug 2008 | Views [760] | Comments [4]

Holy crap! I nearly forgot my summary! Here it is folks, sorry to keep you waiting. Bottom Five: 5. The cities kinda blending in together - pretty but not much variation. 4. Walking back from Cristalwelten - four hours of pain, thirst and hot!! (yeah, ... Read more >


Wien, Wien, come again....

AUSTRIA | Sunday, 17 Aug 2008 | Views [1134]

I’m sitting in a fantastic little place called the Travelshack in Vienna, typing out a post whilst I wait for my toasted vegemite and cheese sandwich. Yep, I’m in Austria and I’m getting vegemite. It rocks. They also offer FREE wireless internet (cannot ... Read more >


Medieval Austria

AUSTRIA | Friday, 15 Aug 2008 | Views [1494]

It feels like it’s been ages since my last post, but in reality it has only been a week. Whether this reflects my impatience at the 30 th of August rolling around or the fact that I feel like I have so much to write, I’m not sure. Meh; column A, column ... Read more >


It's all about the maß...

AUSTRIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [838] | Comments [1]

Munich has been…..an adventure. Not a completely crazy one, but an adventure nonetheless. Our first full day in Munich we wandered around the central area for a short period of time, looking at the buildings and a beautiful gothic church (?) which we ... Read more >


A few days in Innsbruck

AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 5 Aug 2008 | Views [2015] | Comments [2]

I can’t believe it’s only been three days since I’ve updated. Seems like much longer. We are currently slumped in our room, rubbing our aching feet and wondering why we thought it was a good idea to cover around 35km in two days. Sure, it’s not the ... Read more >


About as exciting as Swiss banking

SWITZERLAND | Saturday, 2 Aug 2008 | Views [802] | Comments [2]

Yet again, I have squat to report. Um….we’ve been lazy and sat on our butts for a couple of days. Clearly, this has been bloody fantastic! Spent one day walking around Zurich looking at the overwhelming number of sights and interesting things, ……to ... Read more >


Bern baby, Bern

SWITZERLAND | Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008 | Views [990] | Comments [1]

Honestly don’t have too much to report – spent the past three days in Bern, and whilst it’s a nice city, having come straight from Interlaken I am ashamed to admit we’re a little bored! It’s a pretty enough city (it IS the capital, after all), ... Read more >


Hiking in the Jungfrau region

SWITZERLAND | Sunday, 27 Jul 2008 | Views [3325] | Comments [4]

What an amazing couple of days. We’ve been hiking all around the Jungfrau region near Interlaken and seen some unbelievable views. It is such a beautiful area, I feel like four days is just not enough. Yesterday we went on a completely excessive ... Read more >


Swisstopia!

SWITZERLAND | Thursday, 24 Jul 2008 | Views [961] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Geneva reasonably late at night, to discover that they don’t eat out as late as Spaniards do, so we had to contend ourselves with a gallete. This obviously means a souva. Mind you, it was tasty and a lot bigger than the ones I’m used ... Read more >


A day in Roma

ITALY | Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Views [784]

Where do I begin? I have lots to tell, so I might split this into two sections. We arrived in Rome only for a couple of days so that Snuffy could put in his passport application so that we will be able to get visa applications and what not. We ... Read more >


Hasta luego, España

SPAIN | Sunday, 20 Jul 2008 | Views [930] | Comments [1]

Well, it’s time to finally farewell my time in Spanish speaking countries. After 3 months of being able to understand what people have been saying, I’ll be heading into the unknown (minus a stint here and there in Italy) and will become yet again the ... Read more >


Seviya!

SPAIN | Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 | Views [682] | Comments [1]

We’re on our way, to Madrid and happiness today. Dammit, I’m one syllable too short. We’ve just left Seville and I’m a little sad. Not only was it a fantastic city, but it also means our Spanish adventure is almost at its end. It means the end of a ... Read more >


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