Interrail 17: 48 Hours in Leipzig
Roughly an hour after finishing our half day visit to Dresden, the train delivered us to our next stop – the east German city of Leipzig. Leipzig probably doesn’t strike…
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Interrail 17: Half a Day in Dresden
It was soon time to leave Wrocław and after an early start we were aboard the train which would take us across the border into Germany. Our first stop of…
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Interrail 17: 2 Days in Wonderful Wrocław
After less than 24 hours in Poznan, we were off again and onwards to our next destination – Wrocław. Located in the west of Poland, Wrocław is the country’s fourth…
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A Festive Break in Berlin | Part Two
My first two days in Berlin had been busy and filled with sightseeing, museums and Christmas markets. Despite freezing temperatures, the weather had held up and had not interfered with…
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A Festive Break in Berlin | Part One
Christmas markets, glühwein, lebkuchen, nutcrackers and chestnuts – just a few things that spring to mind when I think about Christmas. The thing, or rather the place, that connects them…
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Discovering Hamburg – The Highlights of My Short Getaway
As I sit here at home, surrounded by books to be marked and with an ever-growing to-do list, I find it pretty impossible to believe that just two weeks ago…
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Interrail 17: 24 Hours in Poznan
Stop number six on our interrail tour was the city of Poznan, in west-central Poland. Having heard a lot about the city growing up, due to the fact it is…
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Ten Things You Must See in Berlin
When you think of Berlin, what springs to mind? Most probably its connections to twentieth century history; from WWI, the infamous period of Nazi rule leading up to WWII, to…
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Four Days in Lyon | Part 3
By now, you will know that back in February I visited the city of Lyon in France. As this post suggests, I spent four days exploring everything there is to…
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Four Days in Lyon | Part 1
Lyon in southern France is famous for its fabulous gastronomy, its architecture and winding little streets, its old town and its modern feel down at the Confluence, where the Rhône…
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Top Things to See and Do in Washington DC
The American capital is unlike anywhere that I’ve ever experienced. Perhaps that’s not a surprise given that it is one of the most important and powerful cities in the world.…
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New York Bucketlist
It’s no secret that New York is one of my favourite cities of all time. Just like thousands of others, I have been mesmerised by ‘the city that never sleeps’;…
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