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Mischa’s Belgian Waffle

This was not our first visit to Brussels. Because it is located at the end of the eurostar line we’d been to the station many times before on trips to Amsterdam and further afield. If you want to go east […]

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in Belgium, Round the worldTagged beer, belgium, botanical gardens, city, park, statue5 Comments

South Beach, Bringing the Heat

I’ll begin this blog with one of the first things I learned about Miami after we arrived, maybe it will be a new piece of information for the readers, maybe it won’t. Miami and Miami Beach are two different places. […]

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in Round the world, USATagged basketball, beach, botanical gardens, city, memorial, metro, museum, usa6 Comments

The Washington (blog) Post

Washington DC is recommended by all who have been, great for history, food and free museums. They weren’t wrong. After an overnight Greyhound from Toronto to New York, we jumped on a 5 hour bus (or motorcoach as they say […]

Posted on March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 by Rosanna
Posted in Round the world, USATagged botanical gardens, food, history, metro, museum, usa6 Comments

One country, two systems

Hong Kong (or Xiānggǎng in Cantonese) was the name of a small fishing village and the island that it was located on. In 1860 it expanded to include the Kowloon Peninsula and then in 1898 it expanded again to include […]

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in Hong Kong & Macau, Round the worldTagged botanical gardens, china, city, countryside, hill, museum12 Comments

Japan at last!

It’s taken us three months but we’ve got here. Japan was where we originally intended to go for a couple of months break after finishing my PhD. As you can tell, we got a bit carried away… why not spend […]

Posted on July 16, 2017August 6, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Japan, Round the worldTagged botanical gardens, ferry, festival, food, japan8 Comments

20547 steps in Helsinki

…and on the boat in the morning and evening drinking coffee or beer. This is apparently 13.5km. It was a good day. Perhaps we should have got the tram or metro, but we were determined to make Helsinki a walkable […]

Posted on April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Finland, Round the worldTagged botanical gardens, church, ferry, finland, seagulls2 Comments

Island hopping in Stockholm

The train from Copenhagen to Stockholm was a brief 5 hours in comfort. The train left from platform 26 and our passports were checked before boarding. One family was refused to board as the mum had a valid ID but […]

Posted on April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Round the world, SwedenTagged botanical gardens, museum, swedenLeave a comment

Truly Danish Pastries

We arrived off the coach at around 20:30. I quickly checked the map to the hostel on my phone and then confidently led us in the wrong direction. In my defense it was because I’d assumed the coach would drop […]

Posted on April 11, 2017March 28, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in Denmark, Round the worldTagged botanical gardens, city, denmark, hostel, tower7 Comments

Travelling without flying

From March 2017 to March 2018 we backpacked around the world without catching a single aeroplane. This blog contains our experiences and stories, from surprises to delights, plus some tips on how we travelled flight-free.

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In the Beginning

  • London to LuxembourgLondon to LuxembourgMarch 31, 2017

Random Posts

  • Ulan-UdeUlan-UdeMay 3, 2017
  • From Hanoi to Hong KongFrom Hanoi to Hong KongDecember 20, 2017
  • Home sweet homeHome sweet homeMarch 28, 2018

Recent Posts

  • Food for thought July 4, 2019
  • Travelling by Amtrak July 2, 2018
  • Answers on a postcard June 20, 2018
  • The most southernly northern city June 13, 2018
  • Mischa’s Belgian Waffle May 15, 2018
  • The Reunification Express May 6, 2018
  • The Diamond Capitol of the World April 21, 2018
  • Embassies and visas April 18, 2018
  • Crossing the Pond April 2, 2018
  • Home sweet home March 28, 2018

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