A Rowe in Rostock

A Rowe in Rostock

After checking out in the morning I headed to the central Hamburg train station to catch a train to Rostock. I had a little bit of time to wait at the station so I checked out the shops and I had a bite to eat before boarding. Originally I was heading to Rostock to...

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History in Hamburg

History in Hamburg

On Friday morning I made my way from Bochum back to Hagen to catch a train to Hamburg. After spending the last two weeks with people I was back to real solo travelling. It was evening by the time I arrived in Hamburg and made my way to my hotel. I checked in and then...

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Just a Train Ride Away

Just a Train Ride Away

I spotted a few panel pieces on the trains at the station as I waited for my trains to arrive. First I went from Zaandam to Amsterdam and then changed for the train I was taking to Germany. This was my first border crossing train. It was nice getting to just sit,...

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VEGAN EATS: Netherlands

VEGAN EATS: Netherlands

There was more eating in during my week in the Netherlands, than out. My time here was mostly spent visiting Amsterdam as I was staying in Zaandam. However I did get to sample some good foods and I will happily share what I can with you. I can't even actually share...

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Art & Ageing

Art & Ageing

On Friday morning I got up and headed into Amsterdam for a tip-based walking tour. It was a good start to the day and gave me a bunch of info I didn't really know about Amsterdam and the Netherlands. It wasn't a tour full of too many dates and names, instead it...

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Wind it Up

Wind it Up

Thursday was another day to work and stay on top of things. It was also a good day for me to cook a curry for dinner. This is a standard of my normal working day routine at home. I work and cook during the day so it's good to go when everyone is ready. Also just nice...

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Amsterdam, Zaandam, Oh My

Amsterdam, Zaandam, Oh My

I spent more time riding the bus from Milton Keynes to the airport and waiting at the airport than I did in the air to get to Amsterdam. If I did the trip again, either way I think I would try to train that I found out about. In my head I went, there is lots of water...

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Final UK Weekend

Final UK Weekend

On Saturday I packed my things and got ready to spend my final days in the UK back visiting Damo (and the dogs). I'm starting to feel like a pro getting myself around London with the trains and all that. It's still Google Maps who is the star of the show, or actually...

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London Days

London Days

The bus to London from Leeds was about another 5 hour ride. The coaches really are quite an easy and pleasant way to go. I booked all my bus trips through TodayTix and it turned out that she had never seen Wicked and wanted to. Currently in the cast as Elphaba was a...

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Short & Sweet

Short & Sweet

The trip from Glasgow to London was about a 10 hourish bus ride. However I broke my trip up with a short and sweet visit back through Leeds/New Pudsley and stopped in at Callum's one more time. It was so nice to get to see them all again so soon after saying goodbye...

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Edinburgh & Glasgow

Edinburgh & Glasgow

It was about a 5 hour bus ride from Leeds to Edinburgh! Originally I had looked into spending about a month or so in Scotland, but that was before I had made plans that involved other people. Scotland has always been on the to go to list and as my plans were adaptable...

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