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Archive | February, 2011

An Afternoon of Naples Sights

I was struggling to like Naples, it just felt like some form of chaos everywhere I looked and it wasn’t sitting well with me. In an attempt to sway my feelings towards the good I set off on foot to see what I could find in an afternoon. Marking out Castel Nuovo, the Royal Palace and finally the National Archaeological Museum as places to see on this very warm italian […]

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Travel Blogger Friday 39

When I made the decision to leave the comfort of Australia for the unknown in Europe one factor didn’t worry me as much as it does other people, money. I was working a 9 to 5 job and making enough that while I knew I had to cut back I never had to go without or work crazy hours at a second job. One traveller that I’m a little in […]

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How Much Did It Cost – Helsinki Budget

I was determined to make sure my short Helsinki stay was to be much cheaper than my stay in Stockholm. The reason I was so confident as I had finally scored my first couchsurfing hosts and while I only had one night with them it sure saved me a packet overall. It’s weird but I was also glad to be back on the Euro in Helsinki. I’m not sure if […]

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Underground Naples

Having survived a day of walking to exhaustion in Pompeii and Herculaneum it was time to take it easy and relax in Naples. Enjoying a well deserved sleep in I spent the rest of the morning looking up flights from Naples to London. I knew the longer I left booking my ticket the more expensive it would be, the problem was I just couldn’t bring myself to hit the buy […]

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Travel Blogger Friday 38

Keeping up with everyone’s travel blogs is hard work and something I’m sure many of you can agree with as I glance at my ever growing list of reading material. If only someone would buy me an iPad or similar device so that all my wasted travel time reading the local newspaper could be better spent reading blog material *hint hint anybody* In the time I do have for blog […]

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How Much Did It Cost – Stockholm Budget

Having just had my wallet and budget for Copenhagen torn to pieces I was ever so cautious landing in Stockholm for a few days. Sweden was to be the turning point for my major expenses but that didn’t mean I could just cut loose as I knew all too well if things got crazy here I’d spend my entire time in the Baltic States making up for it. Again greeted with yet […]

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