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Windy City

We did a lot of walking on our two full days in Chicago, 10 miles the first day and 8 miles the second. It’s my favourite city in the United States (Tucson being my favourite town/small city) and at no […]

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Rosanna
Posted in Round the world, USATagged art, food, lake, metro, museum, snow, usa6 Comments

The gateway to Indochina

The purpose of our visit to Kunming was to get our Vietnamese visa. Judging by the people we met in the hostel, this seems like a fairly typical reason to visit. Kunming is positioned in a convenient location to travel […]

Posted on November 11, 2017April 1, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in China, Round the world, VisasTagged china, food, hostel, lake, visa8 Comments

In the throat of China

Jiayuguan, where the great wall ends, or starts, depending on your point of view. Here is a map to explain the area clearly, there is a wall going north to south defending the “throat of China” which does not quite […]

Posted on October 21, 2017October 23, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in China, Round the worldTagged china, great wall, hostel, lakeLeave a comment

The beautiful Lake Baikal

Baikalsk is a town of about 12,000 people. Mainly young and old we were told. Until 3 years ago the pulp and paper mill which covered 2 square kilometres employed around 3000 workers. Good for the people as they had […]

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Round the world, RussiaTagged couchsurfing, environment, lake, medicine, river, russia8 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

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  • Pingyao – The Turtle TownPingyao – The Turtle TownMay 31, 2017
  • Transatlantic, Less Than FranticTransatlantic, Less Than FranticMarch 9, 2018
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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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