Our trips around the world…
After a long 5 hour train trip, made longer by the fact that we were stuck in seats facing the wrong way with a pole in the middle of our window, we arrived in Cologne. Now we were a little concerned about our accommodation as we booked it on a NZ site and the price... Continue Reading →
After a relatively easy tram/train/train/tram combination from Dresden, we arrived at our accommodation in Berlin. The place we stayed was fantastic as it was a 3 bedroom apartment, with each room very artily decorated and with an ensuite. Not to mention a fridge and full kitchen. Perfect!! We were about a 10 minute tram ride... Continue Reading →
After a long and stunning train trip we arrived in the city of Dresden. The city was heavily bombed in the war with over 18,000 people killed and much of the city destroyed. We were staying in a youth hostel in the area of Neustadt about ten minutes walk from the Elbe river and twenty... Continue Reading →
Our train from Salzburg to Munich was unfortunately delayed for 2.5 hours, so we ended up finishing the 1.5 hour long train trip at 1pm. A bit later than we would have liked as we only had 3 days in Munich, thanks to a public holiday which pushed the accommodation prices up to stupid levels.... Continue Reading →
Salzburg. World renowned as the place in the classic movie "The Sound of Music", Wills "favourite." We had a three and a half hour train trip from Vienna to Salzburg arriving around mid day and grabbed a local bus to our hotel. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised by a large comfortable room with a... Continue Reading →
To get from Venice to Vienna meant taking a bus to a town just across the border in Austria followed by a train. The scenery from the bus as it wound its way through the mountains in northern Italy was stunning. Valleys with azure blue rivers, snow capped mountains, villages dotted along the slopes, and... Continue Reading →
Oh Venice. The city of love, romance and 118 islands. And one of Will's favorite places. Now Venice was supposed to be (according to the travel guides) very expensive. With that in mind we decided to stay not on one if the 118 islands but on the mainland near the town of Mestre. We arrived... Continue Reading →
The next stop on our travels was San Marino, however to get there we had to pass through the beach town of Rimini. We had decided to stay there a night to see what it was like. Rimini is billed as being the place where Italians go for their beach holidays, and to not expect... Continue Reading →
I like to say that leaving Rome went off without a hitch but this was not the case. We were up early, fed and showered with our packs on ready to leave when the door to our B n B wouldn't open. We tried our keys. Nothing. The other guests tried their keys. Nothing. We... Continue Reading →
Ah yes. Now I remember why I hate flying. It may sound short, but however long you're in the air seems to be doubled by getting to the airport...which is always a long way from town...waiting to check in, more waiting, waiting for your bags, and getting into the next town. Stupid planes. *ahem* anyway,... Continue Reading →
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