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We The North

After visiting New York, Toronto was bliss. The food was affordable, the metro navigable and the place names familiarly British. From York University to Don Valley Trail, it was clearly Yorkshire folk who settled in the area. We arrived on […]

Posted on February 16, 2018June 18, 2018 by Rosanna
Posted in Canada, Round the worldTagged art, basketball, beer, food, graffiti, train, walk6 Comments

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

Hokkaido: the north island

Japan consists of four main islands: Honshu (the largest containing Tokyo), Kyushu (the westernmost closest to South Korea), Shikuko (the smallest and most rural underneath Honshu) and finally Hokkaido in the north. From this northern island it is possible to […]

Posted on August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Japan, Round the worldTagged bathhouse, beer, couchsurfing, countryside, hill, japan, train, walk2 Comments

All too brief stop in the Japanese Alps

Ever since watching ‘Joanna Lumley’s Japan’ a couple of years ago, I have wanted to walk on the Nakasendo Way. This is one of the main roads that went between Kyoto and Tokyo during the Edo period. On it are […]

Posted on August 2, 2017August 4, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Japan, Round the worldTagged countryside, japan, journey, walk2 Comments

Democracy Park

One of our favourite activities in Busan is climbing the hills that pierce through the urban blanket of the city. Although the homes and office blocks make every effort to ascend the steep slopes, towards the top they surrender to […]

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in Round the world, South KoreaTagged hill, memorial, museum, south korea, walk2 Comments

I Seoul U

This is the city’s slogan. I don’t really get it, but loads of people of course love taking their photo in front of the sign on the main plaza. That’s the first thing you notice about South Koreans – they […]

Posted on June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 by Rosanna
Posted in Round the world, South KoreaTagged language, palace, south korea, walk4 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

Dilly Dalian

Dalian was the second stop in our visit to China (if you discount the few hours spent in Manzhouli). It isĀ  a port town on the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula which juts into the north of the Yellow Sea. […]

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Mischa
Posted in China, Round the worldTagged beach, beer, china, hostel, walk8 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

Carn Brea

Carn Brea is in the centre of old mining country, more recently referred to as Poldark country. Even the postcards these days are Poldark themed. We drove to the village of Piece and the plan was to walk up Carn […]

Posted on March 22, 2017April 1, 2018 by Rosanna
Posted in Previous TripsTagged cornwall, industry, walk2 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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  • Xiahe, not quite TibetXiahe, not quite TibetOctober 18, 2017
  • The beautiful Lake BaikalThe beautiful Lake BaikalMay 3, 2017
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  • 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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