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We caught the train from Munich to Bologna in northern Italy on Friday 18th of September, arriving at our apartment at about 5:00pm. We were staying a little outside of the old town at Appartamento vista San Luca con terrazza panoramica (AU$224.45/night). We caught the bus to the old town and had a few drinks…
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We arrived in Krakow, Poland, about 1.5 hours later than expected due to a flight delay out of Heathrow, and we made it to our hotel a little after dark. We stayed at the Ibis Warszawa Centrum (AU$120.12/night) and decided to have dinner at the hotel restaurant, as we were exhausted. The food was actually…
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We reunited in London at the Ibis Shepherds Bush (AU$248.15/night) and later caught up with two friends from Brisbane who arrived later that day. We spent the next few days rediscovering some of our favourite places in London from previous visits. After three days in London, we caught the train from Euston Station to Whitchurch,…
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Our EasyJet flight from Tbilisi arrived in Geneva, Switzerland at about 11pm. We made our way through border control before collecting our luggage. The new EU Entry/Exit system registration process was very fast, adding about 30 seconds to the time taken. It might have been because it was late at night and there weren’t too…
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After bidding Brett goodbye and good luck for another trekking adventure, I boarded my Air France flight from Geneva to Amsterdam. It was a short and uneventful flight. I jumped on the train and was in the town center in no time. I settled in to my hotel for the next 5 nights, ibis Amsterdam…
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On Tuesday 7th of July, we flew to Tbilisi, Georgia. We arrived in the afternoon and transferred to our hotel, the Astoria Tbilisi (AU$102.94 per night). We then went for a walk downtown. The hotel was located about 15 minutes walk from the main centre of town, and was situated mostly uphill from everywhere. We…
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We have been asked many times over the past 18 months for travel advice, especially when people find out how long we have been travelling. We finally thought that we have enough experience to provide meaningful advice beyond what you can get from repetitive YouTube videos or ChatGPT. So, here it is: Finally, accept that…
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We arrived in Istanbul at about 5:30am following an overnight Thai Airways flight. It took some time to make our way through the large airport and collect our luggage before ordering an Uber. Unfortunately the Uber driver was using a GPS spoofing app to make it look like he was in the pickup queue when…
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We flew back into Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on the 5th of May and returned to the Ibis Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 hotel (AU$72.74 per night). Two days later, a friend from Brisbane arrived and we spent the following few days between Tipsy Tap, the Bangcockney and other nearby bars. On the 12th of May, we flew…
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After reuniting in Bangkok, we spent 9 nights at the ibis Styles Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 (AU$101.94 per night). The day that I arrived was the start of Songkran, the world’s biggest water fight. It is the third time we have attended Songkran. You can read about our previous experience here. We departed for Suvarnabhumi Airport…