Eurotrip in Three and a Half Weeks
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Holiday a la Parma #3
This story picks up from where I left off in the ‘Life in transit #2.5’ found under the ‘Experiences’ category. It ended when my mate, who I met on his exchange to Australia, picked me up from the train station around 11pm. He picked me up in his car and we...
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Bear Filled Bern #1
The March This wonderful trip started after a gloriously mind-numbing thirteen-hour trip in a Flixbus from Paris to Bern. Why wasn’t I prudent enough to book a flight you may ask? I wanted to travel my EuroTrip through bus and train for a more authentic feel. This...
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Between two lakes #2
Arrival After enjoying a beautifully enjoyable day in the capital city, Bern, I had taken the train and made my way to the town of Interlaken while the skies were still lit. The train ride from Bern to Interlaken ouest station took about fifty minutes. In the meantime I...
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Glass Merchants of Venice #4
After saying my last goodbyes to a mate I was visiting in Parma, I caught my train and headed straight to my next destination: Venice. To get to Venice from Parma I had to take two different trains. The first train was one heading from Venice to Bologna. I honestly wish...
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Florentine Experience #5 (Day 1)
Straight from the pan and into the fire. That's what I thought to myself on my train ride to Florence. Nothing like getting from a hot place to an even hotter one. I love the Mediterranean summer, but some days it got out of hand. I was lucky to be able to grab a train...
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Florentine Experience #6 (Day 2)
I'll be picking off from where I left off in the 'Florentine Experience #5 (Day1). I awoke in the late morning semi-covered with mosquito bites. If you are allergic or are really distressed with mosquito bites make sure to bring something to repel them as this...
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Awe Inspiring Rome #7
This piece starts off right after the ‘Florentine Experience #6 (Day 2)’ ending. I had boarded my busy train heading towards Rome. Train travel in Europe is pretty developed. I would highly recommend you take this form of travel over buses if you find yourself on an...
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Austrian Adventure #8
This piece will be about one of the most aesthetically pleasing cities of my whole Eurotrip: Vienna. One of the two capitals of the old Austro-Hungarian empire, this city is one absolutely filled with history and culture. I spent an unfortunately short two days here....
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Down By Budapest (and Sziget) #9
Budapest is a place of great wonders and unexpected surprises. Previously I had just spend three days in the magnificent city of Vienna in Austria. As enjoyable as it was this trip was also a bit pricey. I was looking forward to heading to a relatively cheaper country...
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Dining in Serbia #10
Getting there Just before this trip I was spending some time in the beautiful city of Budapest. A great place for both culture and entertainment. I had taken a bus to get to Serbia. Specifically Belgrade. The trip took about four hours by Flixbus. It was a scenic route...
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Curious in Copenhagen #11
Getting there This picks up from where I left off in my 'Dining in Serbia #10' experience. As I mentioned before I had taken the train to get from the central south eastern Europe towards Denmark. The trip itself took almost thirty hours,three train rides and a ferry....
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Malmö Madness #12
Getting there Before my Swedish trip I was in Denmark. Getting to and fro from each country is pretty easy. You could easily take the regular train from Copenhagen to Malmö. This guide will focus on the city of Malmö which is rich in history as it is the nearest...
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Whats in Warsaw? #13
Getting there Source This piece will be the last country of my Eurotrip. I had been visiting a mate of mine in Sweden while visiting Malmo. I had met this mate while in Australia as he was on exchange. After enjoying two fun filled days with him I decided to take the...
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Rail Pass
The rail pass Seeing as this has made my trip very affordable I thought I’d make an article based on the Interrail and Eurail pass. Both passes are Railroad passes. The interrail pass (full name Interrail Global Pass) grants unlimited travel by rail within or to any...