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Around the World in 26 Letters: My Travel Alphabet

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 5 Travel Highlights of 2013

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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Scottish Highlands: A Romantic Retreat

Europe, Nature, Travelling beach, castle, eileen donan, fairy pool, glencoe, isle of skye, lake, morar, romance, scotland, silver sands, skye, travel, uk, waterfall, wedding

There is nothing more romantic than the beauty of natural scenery, and my recent trip to the stunning Scottish Highlands got me thinking about how Scotland has the perfect landscape for a romantic retreat, and

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Skye: Scotland’s Island Paradise

Europe, Nature, Travelling, United Kingdom fairy pools, glenbrittle, highlands, kilt rock, mealt, scotland, skye, waterfall

Our 3-day itinerary only afforded us one day on the Isle of Skye, so we had to make the best of it by getting up early and jumping into the car while hard frost still

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Touring the Scottish Highlands: Driving from Edinburgh to Skye

Europe, Photography, Travelling, United Kingdom car rental, edinburgh, glen coe, scotland, skye, united kingdom

Being somewhat of a Romanticist at heart, mountains, lakes and rugged valleys have always seduced me—so, naturally a trip into the Highlands was my top priority for my trip to Scotland. Although there are many

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Welcome!

My name is Elaine. I am a British teacher who left the UK to work overseas many years ago. So far I have taught in Japan, Vietnam, Sweden, India, and now Slovakia.

I make the most of my holidays to do the thing I love most…travel!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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