…I have found a Bagel Cafe.
First bagel in four months! And they have free WiFi. And coffee to die for. It is like it’s my birthday, Christmas, a romantic first date, and a Take That concert where Mark actually jumps off the stage to hold my hand and sing “Babe” to me, all rolled into [...]
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Snore! Snore! Snore!
I stare sleeplessly at the bunk above my head. I have ended up in a hostel in Rotterdam, as you do on the average Thursday night, and it is a funky little place. Very basic, but not a mouse in sight, and I’ve had fun hanging out with cool traveller dudes from all [...]
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This could be Rotterdam, or anywhere. But I’m pretty sure it’s Rotterdam.
I was amazed at how hassle-free my journey here was. Perhaps I’m actually getting the hang of this travel thing! The train journeys were cheap and fast, I managed to get some work done on the train, I negotiated changes and finding of ticket [...]
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The house owners have returned, and my hideaway in the Belgian countryside is once again full of noise and life. It was quite nice to be greeted with the same hugs and kisses as the friends of the family - they’re very warm and affectionate with their greetings over here. I’m now sitting nervously in [...]
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So, finding somewhere to stay in Amsterdam when you’re as disorganised as me is great fun!
My head really hurts. I’ve successfully arranged to couchsurf for a week in Rotterdam (I wonder if you can train to do this in the Olympics?), and in Utrecht for a couple of days - I think. In between those, [...]
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Saw this idea over at English Mum’s. Not that I’m one for wasting time or anything, but this did entertain me for quite a while today! So, what you do is answer these questions:
What is your first name?
What is your favourite food?
What school did you go to?
What is your favourite colour?
Who is your celebrity [...]
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“Did you know there are bees under the lawn?” I ask anxiously as I have a cup of coffee with Keanu Reeves. He has come round to do the gardening again, and I feel that he is an appropriate person with whom to share my recent fears about the current bee invasion in Leopoldsburg.
“Biz?” he [...]
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And the answer, to my surprise, is “yes”.
Did you know this?! It’s certainly news to me. This morning, I was sitting in the garden having a cup of coffee and browsing through blog posts on Google Reader, when I spotted the dog behaving in a very excited manner, shoving its nose and paws into a [...]
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Food in Belgium is Good. That’s Good with a capital G.
I arrived in Brussels on Saturday afternoon after a long train journey, during which I was forced to share a carriage with a couple of teenagers who were eating the most delicious-smelling chips that ever existed, and a girl who was enjoying a waffle that [...]
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Oh, crap.
I have just realised that I’m homeless. I actually am a homeless person, that is to say, a person with no home. I am sans domicile and without casa. I have no abode. This sobering realisation just hit me in the face like a branch that’s been pushed forward by the hiker in front [...]
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