Category: Europe
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Istanbul in an Instant
While we were sad to be leaving our canine companion and the beautiful Austrian countryside behind, we were also glad to get on the road again and back to our travels. Our near month-long tour through the Stans was just round the corner, and to be honest we were wishing…
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Ooooh Viennaaaaa!
Taylor Swift is the catalyst for many surprising events. She constantly breaks music records, triggers seismic activity with her concerts…and has even influenced the direction of our career break travels. I wouldn’t class myself as a Swiftie, but I enjoy her biggest hits and the draw of her historic Eras…
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Rome’in Around
As promised, for the most part we have been keeping our Italy adventures to the confines of Rome rather than ticking off Italian cities the way we originally thought we might. It definitely hasn’t been a bad way to approach things, as there are so many things to do in…
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When in Rome
This blog entry may seem to conflict with the resolution of the last one – that Ricki and I are trying to do less in Italy than in Spain. We’ve been out and seen quite a few sites, but it honestly hasn’t been as fast paced or intense as in…
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All Roads Lead to Rome
Andalucian adventures complete, we have moved on to the second country of our travels – Italy! The land of pizza, pasta, wine, gelato…and I guess there are some historic sites here too?? This is the fourth time we have visited Italy together, making it our most frequented country as a…
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From Málaga to Madrid
I’m still a week behind in writing up my posts, which means unbelievably it has been a week since we left Málaga. More unbelievable still was how quickly our first month of travel passed. Before writing about where we got to next, thought I’d pause for a moment to share…
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There’s Nada Like Granada
Still further behind on my blog entries than I would like. At least I was able to use a 3 hour train journey to write this one up. The last paragraphs were a race to beat the onset of queasiness I could feel, so hope you enjoy! Granada saw us…
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Getting High
No, not that kind of high. We’ve been spoiled with some seriously good views lately, and this post is about a couple of them. As I feared though, I’m starting to fall behind on my blog posts. The irony of seeing and doing lots of blog-worthy things is that I…
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The Rain In Spain Falls Mainly on Seville
I have Ricki to thank for the title above, after I brought out the Eliza Doolittle impressions. This despite him suggesting after last week’s blog that I must be trying to apply for a job as copywriter at the Sun! As you will have gathered from the title this blog…
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Gorge-ous Walks and Funky Rocks
Before I get into this bumper post of updates, just wanted to flag a new feature I have managed to add to the site (check me out – maybe I’ll have a new career as web developer on return to the UK!). In the top right corner, you can find…
A Place Both Wonderful and Strange - Tash & Ricki's Career Break Travels 