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Trieste: A Hidden Gem of the Adriatic Coast

Our time in Trieste was short but sweet. We treat this place as a stopover on our way to Slovenia, knowing that we were covering a vast amount of distance as well as crossing the border.

From experience and from chatting to the locals on previous trips, I was made aware that the trains in Eastern Europe are particularly unreliable and slow. For these reasons we thought it would be best to break…

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Rome: Ancient and Alive (Part 2)

When we awoke it was to receive breakfast in our room, a huge bonus of the hotel we were staying (95 Rooms in Rome, if you were interested). We ate well, enjoying coffee, juice, pastries, cake and toast (gluten free included!), preparing ourselves for a busy day of exploring this ancient and wonderful city.

Once we had dined, we left and headed straight for the colosseum. It was getting close to…

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Rome - Ancient and Alive (part 1)

Rome – Ancient and Alive (part 1)

Rome is a complex and wonderful place to explore. It was once the centre of the world, and remained so for centuries, as the influence of the Ancient Roman Empire and the Vatican stretched across the globe. To think that so much of the modern world has been shaped by decisions made within this city is enough to blow one’s mind, never mind the amazing layers of history that begin to unfold as you…

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Florence: A Renaissance Wonderland

Florence by day

I’ve always loved Florence. Like most of the Italian cities we were visiting I had been here before, but I was glad to come back. During my last visit the city had emitted a very relaxed and friendly vibe, despite the city’s popularity amongst visitors, and now that I had returned I found the mood was very much the same. The city remained busy, but the sense of urgency amongst it…

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Milan: A City of Style

The road to Milan – hot trains, good coffee and an impromptu meeting

The journey to Milan was a long one that required numerous changeovers across both Switzerland and Italy. From Visp we took a short train to Brig, where we then changed to an Italian train that led to Domodisolo, a small Italian town on the other side of the mountains. Upon disembarking for a 45 minute stopover we were…

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Visp: a sleepy town buried in the alps

When we arrived in Visp we swiftly realised how different this place was to Zermatt. No tourists crowded the streets and all of the shops were the same domestic stores you find in any town. This was not a tourist hotspot, but that suited us just fine. We needed somewhere quiet after the bustle we had left.

To reach our accommodation we had to ascend up a steep hill, a journey that our heavy bags…

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Zermatt: A Time Among Giants (Part 2)

For those of you following the adventure this is the second post about our time in Zermatt. This post will be covering the climb up the Rothorn, as well as our time exploring the Gorner Gorge and our eventual departure from Zermatt. If you missed part one feel free to backtrack before reading on.

The Rothorn

As mentioned in my previous post, the night before me and Nathan had prepped our bags…

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Zermatt: a time among giants

As we were in Zermatt for several days, undergoing a wide range of activities, I’m going to break up my writing into two individual posts. This post will cover our arrival into Zermatt alongside the day we spent hiking the 5-Seenweg (a.k.a. The 5 Lakes Walk). The next post will cover myself and Nathan’s ascent up the Rothorn as well as our last day in Zermatt where we explored the Gorner Gorge.

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Geneva: where the world meets

When we arrived in Geneva we really weren’t sure what to expect. We had heard mixed reviews from people we had met, as well as what we had read online, some of which that indicated there was a darker side to the city that we really didn’t want to come face to face with. However, despite this our overwhelming expectation was to see a city that was beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. After all…

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Stranger Things 2 - Created by Dan Elijah Fajardo

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Autumn colours coming through in Kielder, Northumberland . . . . . #nature #lake #forest #adventure #wanderlust #autumn #autumncolors #vsco #vscocam #getoffthecouch #getoutside #kielder (at Kielder Water & Forest Park)

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After a few hours of rain the sun finally decided to show its face at Kielder yesterday, grabbed this shot on the way back . . . . . . #kielder #kielderwater #hiking #adventure #wanderlust #lake #water #nature #autumn #north #northumberland #getoffthecouch #nofilter #noedit #travel #seetheworld #gooutside #vsco #vscocam #sun #light #reflection (at Kielder Water & Forest Park)

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@danhorner96 doing his best hero pose after we had climbed up a hillside of chest high vegetation. Oddly enough we enjoyed it :p . . . . . . #adventure #getoffthecouch #nature #friends #wanderlust #nofilter #northumberland #simonside #hiking #england #englishcountryside #vsco #vscocam #timewellspent (at Simonside Hills)

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Midnight view over the Port of Tyne, looking across to South Shields . . . . . . . #mignight #adventure #moon #sea #night #wanderlust #nature #naturallighting #travel #england #tynemouth #coast #vsco #vscocam #getoffthecouch #seetheworld #different (at Tynemouth)

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Charlotte exploring the beautiful Welsh countryside . . . . . #lost #adventure #adventures #nature #forest #bridge #wales #beautiful #love #mybetterhalf #walking #walk #osprey #summer #travel #getoffthecouch #trees #wanderlust #wanderer #vscocam #vsco #river (at Wales)

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Found a really beautiful walk in Ganllyd, North Wales. It's definitely one of the most beautiful places in the UK. . . . . . #wales #Ganllyd #adventure #nature #walk #walking #beautiful #river #forest #escape #getoffthecouch #wanderlust #wanderer #travel #uk (at Wales)

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The Miners Track up Snowden. It was my first time in the Welsh mountains but I was surprised at how beautiful it was. . . . . #adventure #hiking #hikingadventures #wales #road #path #journey #wanderlust #getoffthecouch #summer #nature #nofilter (at Snowdonia)