Well, this is the life. I’ve been fortunate enough to land in another great little hostel – dirt cheap but without dirt, which is the way I like ‘em. I’m currently in the (outdoor) bar, sipping an ice cold beer, which cost approximately 50p. I’ve had to develop a taste for beer on my travels, [...]
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I was utterly unprepared for my trip to Hungary. For a start, I completely failed to think about the fact that there might be a severe lack of English-speaking people here – probably not such a relevant issue if I’d been going to somewhere like Budapest (that’s still a few days away), but as it [...]
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Oi! Someone prodded me and woke me from my dream about a comfortable bed and a shower that didn’t have clumps of hair in the drain. This is the last stop! Drowsily, I uncurled from the foetal position in the back of the van where I’d been sleeping for the last hour, and slid out [...]
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On Saturday I took a trip to Haarlem with Tobias and Claudia, my Noordwijk dorm friends. What a gorgeous place. It’s like stepping back in time! I said in wonder, as we walked past canals and through the old streets lined with thatched cottages and majestic churches. We found ourselves inside the most beautiful church [...]
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What, asks the Swiss girl, pausing from her hair-straightening operations to stare openly at my bag, is that? I freeze guiltily in my attempt to squish Eeyore more tightly into my bag in order to make room for the towel that once fitted in but now seems to have doubled in size and be reluctant [...]
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I’ve done so much in the past couple of days that I can’t even remember half of it. I’ll just see what comes to mind for now… I escaped from Amsterdam and came to Noordwijk, a little seaside town, and have been staying at the Flying Pig Beach Hostel, which is the most fun-filled place [...]
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Well. Yesterday was certainly an eye-opener. I’m not entirely sure about Amsterdam, you know. I feel a bit out of my depth. Everything’s very fast-paced and it all feels a bit mad and dangerous, somehow. It was raining heavily when I arrived, so I didn’t venture very far, other than a short stroll around the [...]
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Zips, eh? They were probably a wonderful, innovative idea when they first appeared to assist us in our efforts to join/close/seal things, but has anyone bothered to try and improve upon the original invention? It just seems so rudimentary, really. There’s bound to be an improvement just waiting to be made, most likely involving some [...]
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You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
