Category: Europe
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Visiting the oldest bookshop in the world
It’s no surprise I love bookshops, and I always try and visit famous bookshops as I travel. I had already visited the famous Livraria Lello in Porto, so of course a visit to the oldest bookshop in the world was top of my to-do list for Lisbon. Livraria Bertrand was founded in 1732 and is…
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A Free Food Tour in Sofia
Although I love to travel to try new food, until my trip to Sofia I had never done a food tour. They’re usually quite expensive and I don’t like spending money on food if I don’t know exactly what I’m getting. However, when I learned that there was a free food tour in Sofia I…
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A Day Trip to Plovdiv from Sofia
As I was staying in Sofia for quite a while, I wanted to take the chance to explore another city. As it’s only two hours away, and full of Roman ruins, I decided to do a day trip to Plovdiv. Having already visited the Roman sites in Nimes earlier in the year, I thought it…
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Skipping the queue at Livraria Lello
As many of my followers know, I love books. Therefore, when visiting Porto it was obvious that I had to visit their famous bookshop! It regularly is listed as one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world, and is very popular. Luckily, there is a way of skipping the queue at Livraria Lello that…
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The Roman Sites in Nîmes
When I was choosing my next destination for a trip, I noticed cheap flights to Nîmes in France. I’d never heard of Nîmes, but the first thing that came up when googling was loads of photos of the Roman sites in Nîmes. That was enough to convince me to go! I loved learning about the…
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A Day Trip to Pont du Gard
As I’d been spending a lot of time visiting cities, I decided I wanted to get out into the countryside more on my trip to Nîmes. I had plans to visit the Camargue, which would involve lots of nature, so decided a day trip to Pont du Gard would be a good option to combine…
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A Day Trip to the Camargue
On my trip to Nîmes, I decided I wanted to spend more time in nature, as I had spent a lot of my previous trips hopping around lots of cities. That meant that taking a day trip the the Camargue was ideal as it got me out of the city, and I got the opportunity…
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My Paris Reading List
Paris is an incredibly literary city, full of many bookstores, and has long been a destination visited by famous writers. The city has inspired many works of art, both by French authors and around the world. Although I usually try to read books set in the country I’m visiting, as Paris is such a popular…
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A day trip to San Marino
Despite its small size, the microstate of San Marino is a fantastic place to visit! It had been on my to-visit list for years. Back in 2012, my sister and I were invited on a road trip to San Marino with some guys from our hostel. At the time, we already had tickets booked for…
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Libreria Acqua Alta – The best bookshop in Venice
For those that follow me on Twitter, or know about my Read Around the World Challenge, you’ll know that I adore books. My souvenir of choice is a book in the local language, so I’ve visited a lot of bookshops— and the Libreria Acqua Alta is by far one of the most interesting ones I’ve…
