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Around the World in 26 Letters: My Travel Alphabet

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Asia, Beaches, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, History, Japan, Life in India, Life in Sweden, Literature, Nature, Photography, South America, Swedish Tourism, Top Ten, Travelling army, asia, atacama desert, aurora, bolivia, bosnia, bucharest, caribbean, chile, china, colombia, dracula, edinburgh, estonia, europe, fuji, gotland, Greece, holi, iceland, iguassu, iguazu falls, india, isle of skye, istanbul, japan, Jökulsárlón, kleftiko, lapland, machu picchu, mary king close, mostar, Mumbai, new york city, northern lights, NYC, ogmore, ogmore beach, ogmore by sea, parque tayrona, peru, qatar airways, romania, rurrenabaque, san blas, scotland, skye, sri lanka, stari most, sweden, taj mahal, tallinn, terracotta warriors, udaipur, unawatuna, valparaiso, visby, wales, waterfalls, xi'an, yamuna river, zostel

I’ve been travelling the world, on-and-off, for almost 16 years—ever since an adventurous 4 week train journey took me through Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic into Romania back in the days when

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My 10 Favourite Cities In The World

October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 Featured, Top Ten, Travelling bangkok, best cities in the world, cartagena, edinburgh, favourite cities in the world, ho chi minh city, hong kong, istanbul, new york, saigon, sarajevo, stockholm, top ten list, travel, valparaiso

Travellers are often asked what their favourite city is, so I have been thinking about my response to that question. It has taken a while to compile this list as my favourite city can change

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My 5 Travel Highlights of 2013

December 15, 2013July 11, 2016 Europe, Travelling bosnia, cornwall, england, europe, glacier, iceland, isle of skye, istanbul, Jökulsárlón, lagoon, looe, mostar, scotland, skye, travel, turkey, uk

At the beginning of 2013 I had no travel plans. I had just moved to an expensive apartment in Stockholm and expected a light travel year similar to 2012. But, as is often the case

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10 Foods To Try in Europe

September 28, 2013January 13, 2014 Europe, Food and Drink belgrade, bosnia, burek, cevapcici, cornish pasty, cornwall, croatia, culinary tour, europe, food, goulash, Greece, hungary, istanbul, kajmak, kleftiko, kremna rezina, lake bled, lamacun, lokum, mostar, pierogi, poland, serbia, slovenia, turkey, uk

Warning: This post will make you hungry! I had not been travelling for long before I realised that my trip would become a culinary tour of Europe, devoted mainly to trying different, and amazing, new

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Ortoköy—The City Under the Bridge

July 15, 2013August 23, 2013 Europe, Travelling asia, europe, istanbul, ortoköy, travel, turkey

As much as I enjoyed my day visiting the sights of Istanbul; it was not the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, or even the Basilica Cistern that was my favourite part of Istanbul. No, by

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Exploring Istanbul’s Biggest Attractions

July 13, 2013August 23, 2013 Asia, Europe, History, Travelling aya sofya, basilica cistern, blue mosque, egyptian market, europe, grand bazaar, hagia sofia, istanbul, spice market, tourism, turkey

After a few days in Istanbul that were spent largely lying around a swimming pool and eating lots of kebap, I finally managed to get myself out of Ortoköy—the busy neighbourhood that my friend Alex

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Friends With Benefits in Istanbul

July 2, 2013August 23, 2013 Asia, Europe, Friends and Family, Travelling bosphorus, friends, istanbul, ortoköy, travel, turkey

The title of the post got your attention, huh? Yes, I have a friend with benefits in Istanbul, but not the kind of benefits you might be thinking. You see, my friend Alex works in

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