Category Archives: Travel

New year, new place, old friends

Posted on January 17, 2013 by bec16

I subscribe to a couple of blogs. One of these sent me a New Year—New Beginnings themed blog a couple of days ago and invited to reflect on how I had used the first few days of the new year … Continue reading →

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Romanus eunt domus

Posted on January 11, 2013 by bec16

My first impression of Rome was perhaps not the most favourable. We caught a shuttle to the Termini main station and walked, from there, to our accommodation off of Piazza Vittorio. Within five minutes of disembarking, I had seen three … Continue reading →

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It’s pronounced ‘How-da’

Posted on January 9, 2013 by bec16

With not even a full day booked in Amsterdam, I thought our visit would consist of a visit to the Anne Frank Museum, a general admire of the canals and a little bit of vague, unguided sightseeing ie. we would … Continue reading →

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Alice, Jack and rotten grapes

Posted on December 29, 2012 by bec16

So this is a blasphemy of sorts for me, but I may have been more excited about lunch at Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck than I was about meeting  the real Father Christmas in the Arctic Circle. It was a … Continue reading →

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All my spelt and umbles

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bec16

In my humble opinion, London is one of the most underrated cities. I think people like to criticise it because it is easy to sound like a discerning world traveller if you are of the opinion that London is ‘so … Continue reading →

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Father Christmas & CrossFit

Posted on December 10, 2012 by bec16

So this blog includes two of my favourite things; Father Christmas and CrossFit. Santa, I know him! You may not know it but you can visit the real Father Christmas. He lives in Santa Claus Village, a couple of kilometres … Continue reading →

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Sleigh bells and naughty puppies

Posted on December 9, 2012 by bec16

To the Home of Christmas After three weeks, seven towns and hundreds of  hours on a train, it was time to leave Russia. Despite our excitement about the next leg of our journey, this was a day we had been … Continue reading →

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So it involves vodka?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by bec16

Any given Sunday As I sat on the fold out chair in the middle of the snow pulling off my inadequate Australian clothing and fearing that the cold pains in my fingers might be causing permanent damage, I wondered if … Continue reading →

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Cabin Fever

Posted on November 25, 2012 by bec16

I should preface this entry by acknowledging that it is probably influenced by a pretty heavy dose of cabin fever.  It is 9:45 am by my watch, about 4:30am Moscow time and somewhere in between for local time. Goodness knows … Continue reading →

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Smugglers, Buddha & the Old Believers

Posted on November 21, 2012 by bec16

    Rivalling the Orient Express We boarded train 263# at 9:10pm for a 24+ hour trip across the Mongolian-Russian border, bound for Ulaan Ude. We had half hoped for the luxury of a cabin to ourselves but were also … Continue reading →

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