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Category Archives: Travelling
What does adventure mean to me?
Adventure means going out of your comfort zone. That’s what my son would say anyway. For me, that means experiencing a new culture, a new language, a new place. So my first adventure was going to Noumea for six weeks … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up: Day trip to Reims – Dealing with train stations on a bike – Christmas in France in 2013
Three entirely different subjects this week. Ever pratical Jo Karnaghan from Frugal First Class Travel takes us on a day trip to Reims which is not only famous for its champagne; Maggie La Coste from Experience France by Bike gives … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, France, French customs, Travelling, Wednesday's Blogger Round-up
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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up: Scammers – Winter in Northern Germany
This Wednesday, we have two Australians on the list – Carolyn from Holidays to Europe, warning us of various scammers you may encounter when travelling and Andrea from Rear View Mirror, who takes us across the north of Germany in … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travelling, Wednesday's Blogger Round-up
Tagged Germany in winter, scammers
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Off to Plovdiv in Bulgaria
We leave our home exchange apartment in Sofia around 10 am. It’s a short walk to the central bus station. We go past a group of bystanders and see three men lying on their sides on the ground, hands handcuffed … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bulgaria, Restaurants, Travelling
Tagged bus to Plovdiv, Romantica Hotel, the Hemingway in Plovdiv
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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up: La Maison du Chou – Autumn in France – Driving in Europe
So what’s on the agenda this Wednesday? Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris takes us to the Maison du Chou where she has discovered the lightest choux à la crème, while French Moments delights us with ten stunning … Continue reading
Fabulous Rila Monastery and Boyana Church in Bulgaria
We’re debating about a day trip from Sofia to Rila Monastery because it’s a 2 to 2 ½ hour bus trip each way (120 K) but various friends have encouraged us to go and the photos are certainly encouraging. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Bulgaria, Sightseeing, Travelling, Uncategorized
Tagged Boyana Church, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery
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Romania’s Outrageous Palace of the Parliament – Paris Fashion Week SS 14 – Charles de Gaulle airport to city centre
Wednesday’s Bloggers Round-up time again. After visiting Budapest and Sofia and reading Andrea’s post on Bucharest in Rear View Mirror, I’m ready to add Romania to my travel destinations. As you know, I’m not a fashionista, but fortunately, other bloggers … Continue reading
Pickpockets on the train from Charles de Gaulle Airport
We’re on our way back from Sofia. A couple of people asked us whether we had any safety issues in Bulgaria but we didn’t. Apart from an insistent beggar in Plovdiv, we always felt perfectly safe, even walking through deserted … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Travelling
Tagged pickpockets in Paris, thieves in Paris, thieving in Paris
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Discovering the real south of France
Regular readers of my Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up will already know Carolyn Schonafinger from Holidays to Europe, an Australian based business passionate about sharing their European travel expertise and helping travellers to experience the holiday in Europe they have always dreamed of. I … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, France, Travelling
Tagged Castel Grand Rue, holidays to europe, Languedoc
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A safe travel guide for solo woman travellers – Scenery, sunshine and saddle bags on the Austrian Lakes – Paris-Orly train transfer tips
Another all-Australian bloggers round-up this Wednesday, with advice from the ever-practical Jo Karnaghan from Frugal First Class Travel on safe travel for solo women travellers; a report from Carolyn from Holidays to Europe on her recent cycling tour in … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Cycling, Paris, Travelling
Tagged cycling in Austria, safe solo travel, train to Orly
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