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Category Archives: transport
London cycle-a-go-go
Paris has the wildly successful Velib cycle scheme, and it seems London is finally gearing up for something similar. And all I can say is yay – great for cyclists (okay, I am an occassional bike rider rather than a … Continue reading
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Tagged blogsherpa, cycling, england, great britain, london, sustainable, travel, travel writing, uk, united kingdom
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It pays to look around.
Today I booked our tickets for travel to and from Germany. Having previously been stung, with tickets seeming to double in price overnight, I thought I would get in early and organise them now. There are various ways to book … Continue reading
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Tagged blogsherpa, budgeting, germany, planning, rail, tickets, train, train station, travel
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While Mum might not have much influence, Ninjas do.
We flew over to the UK in January 2009. Willem was in seventh heaven — we got to fly business class, via Singapore, so we had three large seats to ourselves and the young princeling got to watch silly movies, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, children, comment, energy, family travel, ninja, sustainable, train, travel
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Book Review: Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
If you started reading David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries thinking that it would be a guide to taking a cycling trip around the cities mentioned, you probably were a little confused to start with. And then you would have rapidly found … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, blogsherpa, book review, culture, cycling, david byrne, environmental, green travel, music, travel writing
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Book Review – The Man in Seat 61 by Mark Smith
It once was that the Thomas Cook European Train Timetable was the bible for anyone from the UK planning on travelling Europe by train (we had one for both of our major backpacking trips around Europe). But now there is … Continue reading
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Tagged blogsherpa, book review, family travel, great britain, rail, sustainable, train, travel, united kingdom
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Book Review – Flight-Free Europe: Great Breaks by Rail, Road & Sea by Time Out
Flight-Free Europe is yet another fantastic travel guide from Time Out. Just as the title says, this guide gives you the low-down on how to get about Europe without setting foot in an airport. Whether you choose train, coach or … Continue reading
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Tagged blogsherpa, book review, ferry, flight-free, great britain, guidebook, rail, st pancras, time out guide, train, travel, united kingdom
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The (dreaded) family car trip
Over at Better in Bulk Lolli has written about car trips with kids. I remember many of the super-long trips we were forced to endure as kids, from one end of Queensland to the other. Luckily I didn’t mind reading, … Continue reading
Reason # 456 why London is cool
Whether you visit regularly or are yet to get there, when you are next in tripping around London on the Underground (because you will, won’t you?) keep an eye out for the fabulous ArtBelow project. According to their website: We … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogsherpa, london, train station, transport. london underground, travel
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Let's do something different 
Depending on the kindness of strangers
Most people I mention couchsurfing to don’t get it. As in they don’t understand staying in a stranger’s house when we travel, or having people we don’t know come to stay with us. Usually it is just a lack of … Continue reading →