Adventures for the wild hearted
So shortly after I got back from Barcelona in February, I headed off for a long weekend in Dublin with an old work colleague. I know February was ages ago, but I've been super busy and time has just felt like sand running through my fingers lately! I was pleasantly surprised by Dublin. I wasn't …
On my last day, we wandered around Haarlem, down cobbled streets and passed plenty of quirky looking shops and stylish restaurants. We stopped opposite the St. Bavokerk church to have a coffee and ordered a slice of chocolate pie to share. Yes. Chocolate pie. It’s as amazing as it sounds. It’s like a giant brownie …
I had an amazing night’s sleep after the Star Wars marathon of the previous evening. One of those slumbers that are deep and blissfully undisturbed, and you wake up feeling relaxed and refreshed. Even the beeping of the street crossing below didn’t bother my sleep that morning. We had breakfast and discussed what we were …
Waterkant is situated in a quieter area of Amsterdam, and I was pleasantly surprised by the small amount of people there. Having said that, we were there during lunch time on a weekday, and I'm under the impression things liven up a little in the evenings. It’s right on the canal, and so we picked …
It turns out the central location of the apartment is great for many reasons, but one of them was not for quiet mornings. The window was open during the night, and early in the morning, I could hear this incessantly irritating beeping, which I later realised was the street crossing on the road below. I …
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When a funny, handsome local offers to show you around next time you’re in town, how can you resist? We’d kept in regular contact and got on like a house on fire, and Amsterdam is hardly the worst place to re-visit! I hopped on a plane and D picked me up from the airport, we …
The first thing I did in Amsterdam was nearly get hit by a bike. Shortly after arriving at the hotel, we stepped outside in search of food and after taking a few steps forward Am let out a panicked incoherent sentence which should have been “Rhiannon, you’re about to get mown down by a cyclist!” …
I went to Amsterdam recently, and I did something that I would not usually do, and hit as many of the tourist attractions as possible. I tried and tested a whole bunch of stuff from a plethora of “Top 5 things to do in Amsterdam” and “Top 10 attractions” so that you don’t have to. …
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Throughout my week in Rome, I had made several attempts to find the Trevi fountain. For some reason, every time I tried to get there, I found myself in an entirely different part of the city. Now, I will be the first to whole heartedly admit that my map reading skills are terrible. I really …
So after hitch hiking to another hostel with a bunch of Aussies and pretending I was a guest so that I could bunk there for the night, I woke up pretty fuzzy headed. When I looked out the window I could see the bridge and Castel San Angelo (which I had walked past on my …
