After three long days in Munich had passed, it was time to head to Salzburg. This was the only location on the trip that I had already visited and I was itching to go back and fulfil a three year-old promise. The question is: did I succeed? Despite our late arrival in Munich, German trains… Read More Swooning in Salzburg
For those of you who might be interested, I have started a separate blog to document my time in France. If, for whatever reason, you wish to read about what I get up to, make your way here: https://toujoursaucentre.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/day-1-trains-planes-and-automobiles/ I will continue with my series on my Interrailing adventures and any other, non-year-abroad related topics on… Read More A Year in France
At no point did we regret the decision not to go to Venice. While I have no doubt that it’s a wonderful place to visit, our extra day in Florence was well worth the sacrifice. However, our decision did leave us with one problem: we had already reserved a train from Venice to Munich. In… Read More Miffed in Munich
Having only booked our accommodation in Florence the night before we left Pisa, we weren’t expecting much in the way of luxury. We had only planned to stay for one night, so we clearly weren’t expecting much from the city itself either. How wrong we were. The journey from Pisa was a short one and… Read More Frolicking in Florence
As much as I’d like to be that person who explores the little known towns in corners of countries that have scarcely been seen by non-native travellers, I’m really not. I’m the quintessential tourist, out to see as many sights as I can possibly take photographs of. It was this quality that took us to… Read More Passing through Pisa
One of the benefits of staying in Nice is its convenient location which lends itself nicely (I swear that wasn’t deliberate) to an impulsive excursion elsewhere in southern France. Cannes, home of the famous film festival; the beaches of Antibes and the border town of Menton are all just a stone’s throw away from Nice and well worth… Read More Melting in Monaco
I’ll do my best to avoid the “Nice by name…” pun, but as deplorable as the joke may be, it’s certainly accurate. Despite being France’s fifth most populous city, Nice offered a great contrast from the hustle and bustle of the capital and we were glad to have three nights there. Our journey to Nice… Read More Nomads in Nice
Ah, Paris. The third most visited city in the world in 2015 (apparently), home to such delights as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and smells that exist solely in France’s capital. In truth, we started our journey in the so-called ‘city of love’ for the convenience. We were able to get a cheap flight… Read More The Adventure Begins – Popping to Paris
Since my initial post about my trip around Europe was so rushed, I felt it worthy of a more refined introduction. As promised, I will be going into detail about each of the cities that I visited, but I thought it best to tell you a little bit more about the trip in general. I… Read More Europe 2015 – A Worthy Introduction
Greetings to you all! As promised a few weeks ago, I am starting to get back into this blogging lark and, now that I have finished gallivanting around Europe, it’s time for me to do some writing. Naturally, when a linguist spends 21 days frolicking the lands of Europe surrounded by a multitude of cultures… Read More Je suis de retour!
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