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Continue reading →: Eastern Balkans: Day 5 – BucharestWe’ve arrived at Day 5 of our Eastern Balkan trip. It’s a Sunday, but not a ‘sun’ day – that bright warm disk normally seen in the sky is very much conspicuous by its absence today behind the thick moody clouds. Life often has a funny way of surprising you. …
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Continue reading →: Eastern Balkans: Day 4 – Transfăgărășan RoadMorning again from sunny Romania. We really enjoyed our day trip into Transylvania yesterday, learning all about the real life Dracula – Vlad the Impaler, but we’re pretty tired when we finally made it to bed last night. Today, we’re heading back into Transylvania, and driving ourselves over 250km…
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Continue reading →: Eastern Balkans: Day 3 – TransylvaniaIt’s a very exciting day today, as we’re heading to Transylvania on a tour of some of the region’s most famous places. We’ve booked the tour with Zig Royal Tours through Get Your Guide. It’s a bit of an early start, as we’re told to meet outside the Grand Hotel…
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Continue reading →: Eastern Balkans: Day 2 – BucharestGood morning bright and early from Căciulați in the outskirts of Bucharest in Romania. This morning we’ve signed up for a free walking tour around the Romanian capital. We’ve been told to meet at 10:30am in Roma Square. We timed it last night and it should take us about…
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Continue reading →: Eastern Balkans: Day 1 – BucharestWelcome back to my blog for another adventure into the unknown. This time we’re headed for the Eastern Balkans: particularly Romania & Bulgaria. I don’t really know much about either country, so really intrigued at what we might find! We’re flying with Ryanair from Dublin to Bucharest (the Romanian capital). …
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Continue reading →: Marrakesh: Day 4
Good morning and kicking things straight off today with a philosophical question. Why do the people of Marrakesh have less teeth than everyone else? Because there’s ‘mor-rock’(co) here than anywhere else. I have no idea if that’s true! In fact I don’t think I’ve seen a single stick of rock…
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Continue reading →: Marrakesh: Day 2
Morning from Marrakesh! It’s a new dawn, a new day and a new life for me, but I’m not feeling so good! Slept on my neck a bit funny last night, but hey ho life goes on. After buffet breakfast in the hotel… (it’s always a good day when there’s…
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Continue reading →: Marrakesh: Day 1
Hi guys, if we haven’t met before, my name is Simon Hull and I’m 32 and from Bangor, Northern Ireland. I’m interested in travel and created this blog to bring a new perspective to trips abroad, and uncover the weird, wild and wonderful stories in discovering foreign cultures. This…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 14 – Skopje
It’s day 14 on our tour of the Balkans, and sadly our last full day. For those reading for the first time, welcome! We’ve seen three countries on this trip: Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia and are currently in the North Macedonian capital – Skopje. Two days ago, a…
