A day trip to the castle of Amboise

As interesting a Tours was, there was ample time for a day trip. Since Tours lies on the Loire river…

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First impressions of Poitiers

After a long day in Chinon, which involved a lot of walking, we arrived in Poitiers. Unfortunately we missed the…

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What I learned on my way to Costa Rica with Air Canada

Never ever have I (what a great show btw) posted about what I learned before finishing blogging about the trip…

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Discovering Aberdeen during a four hour layover

Our layover in Aberdeen after coming from Orkney was only about four hours. So I can’t say it was ample…

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Orkney – exploring Hoy and its Old Man

Besides a lot of sightseeing the plan for Orkney was always to go at least on one hike. The Old…

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The Hill of Crosses – near Siauliai

After spending the morning in Palanga I hopped on the bus. It’s a three hours ride, if you take the…

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A stopover in Palanga

It’s only about twenty minutes per bus from Klaipeda to Palanga, which turns out to be the more glamorous resort…

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The beauty of Klaipeda

After spending two nights in Kaunas I took the bus to Klaipeda (public transport works great in Lithuania, plus it’s…

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Excursion from Kaunas – Ninth Fort

After exploring Kaunas for a day I was ready to get out of the city. Around Kaunas are a number…

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What to see in Kaunas and is it worth going there?

I left Vilnius by train to travel to Kaunas, the next city on my imaginary list of what to see…

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