Our time in Helsinki was marked by our birthdays. Lachie’s birthday was on Monday, our first day, and Gemma’s on the Wednesday, our last day. We took a walking tour, surprise surprise, with a couple who only started doing the tours at the start of May, they haven't quite worked out their style yet so …
Chapter 13 – Minsk & Stockholm
Writing a travel blog can be a bit annoying at times. You need to be inspired to write down your thoughts and feelings but you need to be motivated to get out there and have experiences worth writing about. Sometimes it's hard to find the balance between soaking up the atmosphere and getting to know a …
Chapter 12 – Chernobyl
One of the main reasons for going to Ukraine, other than getting the passport stamp, was to visit Chernobyl and Pripyat and get an understanding of the disaster and how it affected everyone involved. The plan was to visit the museum in Kyiv a day or two before and then do the full day tour …
Chapter 11 – Kiev or Kyiv
Travelling means different things to different people and people will travel for many different reasons. Whether that be thrill seeking adventures, partying it up in the coolest nightclubs around, eating the best food you can, ticking off a bucket list, to learn more about yourself and others or just to get the perfect Instagram photo. …
Chapter 10 – Hungary for more
After becoming so used to being in Africa, arriving in Budapest was almost a culture shock. We walked out of the airport and not a single person approached us wanting to give us a taxi ride, no one ran towards us to pick up our bags to earn a tip and no interrogation by passport …