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Category: Europe

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Beaches Europe Working Overseas

Relocating to Tenerife

by Runaway Brit 7 Comments on Relocating to Tenerife

It is always sad when travels come to an end but I knew that my trip around South America would be relatively short so I have been considering various plans for my next step. The options have included: making a …

Beaches Europe Food and Drink Travelling

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly—A Week in Corfu

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly—A Week in Corfu

If you read my last post then you will know that I had a few reservations about booking a package holiday but decided to go ahead and book a week to Corfu in Greece. Well I have just returned from …

Beaches Europe Travelling

Package Holidays: Love Them or Loathe Them?

by Runaway Brit 16 Comments on Package Holidays: Love Them or Loathe Them?

Most people spend the year looking forward to the time when they can take a well-earned rest from the hard work of the daily grind. Many people envisage a couple of weeks on a sun-soaked beach, with a selection of …

Europe Life in Sweden Travelling Working Overseas

8 Things I Have Learnt in Sweden

by Runaway Brit 13 Comments on 8 Things I Have Learnt in Sweden

What’s the point of travel if not to learn from your experiences? Here’s what I have learnt during my year in Sweden.

Bikes with a basket and bell are not just for little girls

Pretty much everybody in Sweden has …

Europe Travelling

Guest Post: The Best Greek Restaurant I Never Knew

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In honour of my travels to Greece next week, I thought I’d get in the Greek mood so here is a guest post from David Baboulene to get you into the mediterranean mood!

David ‘Windy’ Baboulene and his friend NotNorman …

Blogging Europe

My First Tweet-Meet!

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on My First Tweet-Meet!

My blog has been running for almost a year now but it was initially a diary to document a year of living in Sweden so that my friends and family could keep up with what I was doing. Before long …

Europe Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Tourism Travelling

Funballz, Hillbillies and a Raving Baby!

by Runaway Brit 3 Comments on Funballz, Hillbillies and a Raving Baby!

This time last year I was preparing to make the move from Vietnam to Sweden and I wrote a post about Västerås, the Swedish city that was to become my home. Now, here I am a year later preparing …

Europe Food and Drink Friends and Family Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Tradition Tradition Travelling

Midsummer Madness

by Runaway Brit 9 Comments on Midsummer Madness

“Why, this is very midsummer madness! “ (Twelfth Night)

Not so long ago Sweden was celebrating Valborg to welcome in the spring but it seems that Valborg is only the warm-up act to the biggest party of the year, Midsummer …

Europe Tradition United Kingdom

Wimbledon – A British Institution

by Runaway Brit 3 Comments on Wimbledon – A British Institution

It’s already well into the swing of tennis season and the next tournament on the agenda is, of course, Wimbledon. Even though the UK has not enjoyed much success on the hallowed turf of SW19 in recent years, it is …

Europe Food and Drink Life in Sweden Travelling

Five foods the Swedes go crazy for!

by Runaway Brit 11 Comments on Five foods the Swedes go crazy for!

1. Meatballs

Ask anybody what they think Swedes like to eat and the chances are that they will say ‘Meatballs’. This is probably largely due to IKEA chains worldwide serving traditional-style meatballs with a cream sauce, potatoes and lingonberry jam. …

Childhood Memories Europe Travelling

Bad Wolf Bay: The Rugged Coastline of South Wales (UK)

by Runaway Brit 1 Comment on Bad Wolf Bay: The Rugged Coastline of South Wales (UK)

Although I enjoy travelling the world and have branded myself a Runaway Brit, I do still appreciate the beauty of my home country. The UK is a small but diverse island and has many unappreciated areas of natural beauty. Many …

Europe Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Climate Swedish Tourism Swedish Tradition Travelling

Valborg – Sweden Welcomes the Spring

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In Britain, Bonfire Night conjures up childhood memories of sheltering from the driving November rain, eating jacket potatoes while effigies, or ‘guys’, burn on a huge bonfire. Overhead, fireworks crackle with the acrid smell of sulphur – all to commemorate …

Europe Life in Sweden Swedish Climate Travelling

Spring Fever

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It has been a long and cold winter in Sweden. After a very short Autumn, it started snowing in October and powdered snow lay on the ground until March. The temperature remained below zero for almost five months, sometimes …

Europe

72 Hours in St.Petersburg Video

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Rather than putting up numerous photos of my time in Russia I thought I would try to capture the beautiful city of St. Petersburg in video.

I hope that you enjoy it.

Please feel free to leave comments below, I’d …

Europe Swedish Tourism Travelling Working Overseas

A Day on board the Princess Anastasia

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The journey from St. Petersburg back to Stockholm takes about 25 hours so we were pretty grateful to discover that the newly refurbished Princess Anastasia boat had a bit more to offer than the Princess Maria—the duty free shop …

Europe Food and Drink Travelling

Getting a drink in St.Petersburg is impossible!

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on Getting a drink in St.Petersburg is impossible!

I always imagined that drinking vodka is a national pastime in Russia so imagine my surprise when I discovered that it is almost impossible to find a local bar in St.Petersburg!

Of course, this is based entirely on my own …

Europe Life in Sweden Travelling

St.Petersburg – No Visa Required.

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on St.Petersburg – No Visa Required.

According to the St.Petersburg Times officials are concerned about the lack of tourism to the city and measures have been put into place to address the problem. In early April of this year visa rules were changed to allow ferry …

Europe Travelling

A Few Hours in Helsinki – Photo Essay

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We had a few hours to spend in Helsinki after taking the Silja line ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki and then planning to take the St.Petersline from Helsinki to St.Petersburg. The weather was clear and sunny, if a bit cold.…

Europe Travelling

The Baltic Journals #4. Tallinn’s Turrets and Towers

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On Thursday we said goodbye to Riga and headed to Tallinn, capital of Estonia. The journey took 4 ½ hours on a nice warm and comfortable bus. We arrived at our hostel which is right in the heart of the …

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