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Packing for Switzerland
Well the packing for Switzerland is done. While I was planning on being quite minimalist, I have still ended up with one large (and rather heavy) backpack, and a handbag/carry bag. Willem has his own small backpack, but that doesn’t … Continue reading
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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I have an itinerary! Sort of …
So I have finally sat down and worked out version one of the itinerary for our Summer trip. I would love to be able to just head out the door and make stuff up as we go along, but due … Continue reading
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Tagged austria, germany, planning, rail, switzerland, train, travel, travel writing
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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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Serendipity and Scouts – our weekend camping adventure, part II.
(This is part two of our weekend camping adventure. Part one is here.) As any parent can probably guess, camping with three children five and under meant our morning started early. Very early. As in the sun comes up around … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra park, blogsherpa, children, england, family, family travel, great britain, hastings, park, playground, spring fair, sussex, train, travel, travel writing, uk, united kingdom
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It’s booked!
I have booked our tickets for the first leg of our Summer holiday trip in Switzerland and Germany – London to Berne with Eurostar and Lyria. I made the decision to pay a little bit more and upgrade to Leisure … Continue reading
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Tagged children, eurostar, family, family travel, rail, summer holiday, switzerland, train, travel, 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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Let's do something different 
Book Review – The Great Railway Bazaar
It is no secret that Paul Theroux is one of my favourite travel writers. He is unafraid to be honest in how he feels about his surroundings, which means that his descriptions of the places and people he encounters is … Continue reading →