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The Diamond Capitol of the World

Antwerp was a great city to enter Europe. Being in Belgium we were surrounded by delicious food and beer, and as it is situated in the north of the country we could practice our rusty Dutch. I mean Flemish. Actually […]

Posted on April 21, 2018April 18, 2018 by Rosanna
Posted in Belgium, Round the worldTagged beer, belgium, city, food, museum, river, train journey2 Comments

Between Rivers

The name Hanoi means “Inside [the] river”. It was given this name in 1831 having previously been known as ‘Dragon Belly’, ‘Big Net’ and ‘Eastern Metropolis’, among others. It is apparently sometimes referred to as the Paris of the east, […]

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in Round the world, VietnamTagged beer, city, countryside, museum, river, train, vietnamLeave a comment

Xiahe, not quite Tibet

After looking at prices and travel times for the trip to Urumqi, plus how few unreserved spaces remained due to us travelling during Golden Week (the 7 day period that encompasses October 1st, the founding of the Peoples Republic of […]

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in China, Round the worldTagged china, coach, countryside, mountain, river, temple, walk4 Comments

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

Ulan-Ude

“Ude is river, that runs through town. Ulan is Buryat word for red, like blood. Ulan-Ude, it means blood river.” These are the words of the local man who shared our train compartment for the journey into Ulan-Ude. He had […]

Posted on May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in Round the world, RussiaTagged city, memorial, river, russia, temple13 Comments

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

Leaving Hereford

I guess one of the realities of visiting lots of new places is that you have to say goodbye to a lot of them as well. Some of these are fairly easy, but leaving Herefordshire and my mum and sister […]

Posted on March 28, 2017March 28, 2018 by Mischa
Posted in United KingdomTagged countryside, hereford, river, walk4 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

  • Nagasaki – Japan’s window to the worldNagasaki – Japan’s window to the worldJuly 21, 2017
  • The gateway to IndochinaThe gateway to IndochinaNovember 11, 2017
  • 20547 steps in Helsinki20547 steps in HelsinkiApril 19, 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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