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Nagasaki – Japan’s window to the world

The port town of Nagasaki is famous for two reasons. During the period of isolation when Japan cut itself off from the world it was the only port where foreign traders were allowed to land and interact with Japan, this […]

Posted on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in Japan, Round the worldTagged japan, memorial, mountain, museum, night, river, the netherlands, torii10 Comments

Farewell Korea

Today we leave Busan in South Korea for Japan. We have been in Korea for 1 month, 3 days in Seoul and then 4 weeks in Busan. We arrived here with an embarrassingly small amount of knowledge about the place, […]

Posted on July 10, 2017January 7, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in News, Round the world, South Korea, WorkawayTagged art, city, hill, hostel, mountain, night, south korea, workaway4 Comments

Ascending Taishan

Tai Shan or Mount Tai is the first of the five great mountains of China. It is known as the eastern mountain out of the five and is the most climbed mountain in the world. The close association with birth […]

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in China, Round the worldTagged china, mountain, night, walk10 Comments

Living that Ново life

As our train approached Novosibirsk, capital city of Siberia, several cargo trucks passed stamped with the label ‘Hово’. I excitedly wondered aloud if this was potentially the source of the term ‘Hobo’ which refers to travelling workers who are often […]

Posted on April 27, 2017March 28, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in Round the world, RussiaTagged museum, night, russia5 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

  • Land, ho!Land, ho!December 18, 2017
  • From Sea to ShanFrom Sea to ShanMay 28, 2017
  • Taking a train in ChinaTaking a train in ChinaJuly 1, 2017

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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