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      Valencia bound

      24 avril 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Awake this morning with a heavy heart once again it's time to say goodbye. I feel my time here is gone in the blink of an eye but have made some really amazing memories once again. Healmi takes me to the main bus station where as he tries to lead me from the car park he nearly gets me killed by the electronic barrier. Healmi is a plant lover so as a little farewell gift I buy two little lavender plants to put in his balcony area Spring is definitely on the way. We share a coffee and Starbucks before saying the sad farewell. The journey to Haan takes about 1 and 1/2 hours but the bus is pretty full and even though we're meant to make a stop we don't and I arrive with nearly 4 hours till my flight. There is literally nothing at the airport apart from a couple of food places so I spend the time just smoking and drinking coffee.En savoir plus

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      Papaboo's

      23 avril 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      It's a pretty slow start to the day which is nice. I walked so far in Paris that I'm exhausted. We get up and take breakfast before heading out in the car. Hilmi has a friend who owns a pizzeria in another town so we're taking a drive here. As we drive on the Motorway I'm astonished at how fast cars are driving and I can't believe it when Hilmi tells me there is no speed limit. Literally no limits? He also finds it amazing that ours is 70mph. There motorways have also been set up for hgvs to be replaced by electric hybrid transporter to cut down on the carbon emission, I think this is a great idea although along both journeys I don't see one. They also have a law here that if the traffic slows down the traffic drives to the far left and right of the carriageway to allow the room for an emergency vehicle. As we're driving along the road I say omg there's flamingos in the field which Hilmi finds hilarious and explains they are only stork's. En route we stop at glauberg celtic museum a small museum focusing on Celtic history, set in a beautiful landscape but the highlight for me was the cherry crumble cake. We finally arrive in the town of Worms where after a short walk around we discover there is a wine festival, but it's quite common for people to pay a deposit on a glass and walk around with the filled vessel. Papabu's is not open till 5 so we join the crowd and indulge in ice-cream. A speciality here is ice cream spaghetti where they make vanilla ice cream with a strawberry sauce and grated coconut to represent the parmesan cheese. Just before 5pm papabu's opens and we receive the warmest of greetings. I order the gorgonzola Parma ham and pear which is absolutely delicious and although I can't eat it all I take the rest home for supper.En savoir plus

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      Border by Bus

      21 avril 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      It's an early rise today as I'm having to catch the bus instead of the train due to the industrial action in Germany, and here's me thinking we've got it rough in the UK. With the protests in Paris and the strikes in Germany were all in the same boat just on a different side of the channel. The taxi driver is really chatty and it's nice we can communicate even with the language difficulty. Nico meets me for breakfast and when we sit down I realise I've lost my phone. Nico calls it thinking I've left it in the cab but a lady answers and I'm relieved when she tells Nico she's outside the cafe we're in. Phone returned we finish breakfast and I once again bid my farewells to Nico and board my bus to Frankfurt. As we drive out through the suburbs we enter pastures of green. And after a couple of stops we enter Germany. The structure of the buildings changes and before too long we are at the border check where a policeman and policewoman board the bus and check everyones passport. It's not common for this to happen as the Schengen rules generally allow Europeans to cross borders with no fuss but I guess because there are people on board who aren't part of the rules they will check everyone. I t takes no time at allEn savoir plus

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      A day on the river

      20 avril 2023, France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      I wake this morning to the new my train is cancelled due to industrial action in Germany but when I look at a replacement flight it's nearly £250 so my other option is a 10 hour bus journey and even that will cost me £80 due to there only being a few seats left. I get it booked as 10 hrs on a bus for me is nothing out of the ordinary.En savoir plus

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      A day at the Louvre

      19 avril 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      I start my morning with a coffee a pastry and a cigarette before boarding the tube. My first stop of the day is the Latin quarter with architecture like I've never seen. The whole place has such a laid back vibe I could literally walk the streets every day stopping for an occasional coffee to do some people watching. I follow the streets until in the distance I see the Notre Dame. Restoration work is still taking place since the fire in 2019 which is shocking to see how bad it was and the craziness it happened during the original restoration project. It is totally closed off to the public but above the panelling you still can see the amazing architecture. I believe it took over 200 years to build and around the outside street performers play . A I walk along the riverbank to pont neuf and cross over towards the Louvre but am distracted by a huge figure. It's a statue of Vivienne Westwood and I wonder why it's here until I turn round and see the shop. I don't go in as it's out of my price range so continue to the Louvre. When I arrive there are different queues and after speaking with the ticket guy he tells me they are for timed entrance. I soon realise a lot of people have pre-booked they're ticket and aren't able to go in till they're allocated time, so I hop on line and buy a 12pm entrance which gets me straight in the queue. Every touristy place in Paris has like airport security and when a isolated bag is not claimed they cordon off the area and bring in a robot which blows the bag up and I'm relieved when fragments of clothes fly up in the air. Once inside I'm in awe it's huge. There are multiple levels housing some of the most amazing relics of history. It's categorised into areas of the world and is set out so spaciously in rooms adorned with Michael Angelo style ceilings. It's said that if you look at each piece in the museum for only 30 seconds you would be here for 3 weeks. As I turn the corner at the end of the corridor I bump into the family that had helped me in the Eiffel tower queue...what are the chances? I finally arrive to the Pieçe de resistance, The mona Lisa. Again there is a queue and before I get to the front I'm astonished to see how small it is. I've walked through multiple rooms adorned with other masterpieces that have filled walls and yet one of the smallest pieces in here has people travelling from all of the world to get a selfie with. You can only get within 2metres of the painting but I'm amazed it's not encased, which is the case for a lot of the items here. I could literally spend a night at the museum. I've walked 6 mile in here and haven't even seen everything or stopped at most artwork just the pieces that have caught my eye. It's the best museum I've ever been in but I have blisters and need to rest my feet. It's a gorgeous day and I grab some lunch and walk over to a walk in the distance. The park has a fountain where relaxing chairs are placed and lots of people are sat here watching the world rotate. I sit here for over an hour then make my way back as I need a few things from the supermarket. I grab the few things I need and as I'm stood waiting to pay a security guard lunges in front of me and grabs a guy around the neck and trys to drag him out the door the guy puts up resistance and the guy behind the counter gets smashed as his perspex screen is broken. I'm glad to return to my room.En savoir plus

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      Take me to the top

      18 avril 2023, France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Nico has given me directions for the best way to get to the Eiffel tower which involves catching a tram and then a couple of metros but I still manage to get off 20 minutes walk away and it's pretty cold. When I arrive they're is a queue for the elevator probably a mile long but I decide the ascent by foot maybe a bit much for my dodgy ankle, so I join it. The cost is 29 euros but because it's so windy the summit is closed so they reduce the rate to 20euros. The view is amazing you can literally see the whole of Paris. I take an hour to walk around and enjoy the view and descend down the 6000 stairs. The tower is over 130 years old and was only meant to stay erected for 20 years but here it is still standing at 330ft tall. They paint the tower by hand with a special paint that preserves the iron that it's built with and as we are here we spot some of the workers taking on this monumental task.
      I head down a back street on my walk to the Arc de triumph and stop in a beautiful cafe for lunch. In Paris it is much cheaper to eat big at lunch with a starter main and pudding offered at around £21 but that's too much for me on my own so I order the goats cheese and honey pizza. I've managed to purchase an adapter to charge my phone and ask the waiter to charge it for me, which he very kindly does. I walk a little bit further and when I approach the Arc de triumph there is some sort of ceremony going on. At the base of the Arch de Triomphe stands a torch. Every evening at 6:30 P.M. it is rekindled, and veterans lay wreaths decorated with red, white and blue near its flickering flame. It burns in the darkness to recall the sacrifice of an unknown French soldier who gave his life during World War I. The other lovely thing is different groups of cadets go to pay their respects and are chosen to lay flowers nice to see the young encouraged to respect history. I am supposed to meet Nico tonight but I'm exhausted and he has a headache so I take the tube home with the other half of my pizza and get an early-ish night.      En savoir plus

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      Gay Paris

      17 avril 2023, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      After a pretty easy travel experience and bumping into Ian Rush at the airport I safely land in Paris and board a bus then train then another bus and arrive on the outskirts of Paris. Nico has messaged he is still in the office and I realise I've come without a travel adaptor. I head out to try and purchase one but really struggle as they obviously only have European to English plugs. I give up for today as a lot of the shops have closed at 6 so head back to wait for Nico to finish work. He kindly brings me an adapter so at least I can charge my phone tonight. We share a beer and head to Chinatown for dinner. I love the way I've met similar people travelling that allows me to be able to meet back up in they're home countries and get shown the sights by the locals. Nico drops me home and we bod au revoit till tomorrow.En savoir plus

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      Karaoke queen

      21 septembre 2022, Malaisie ⋅ 🌧 29 °C

      I wake this morning well rested and after a long shower get dressed and jump a grab to Raos. I ask the driver if he can stop at the launderette where I get him to pass my bag of washing through the window, which he kindly does and when I try to pay him with a little tip for his help, he won't take any money off me , comes around and opens my door and helps me out. There are perks of having a broken ankle after all. After breakfast I head back to the room and just before 1pm Othman picks me up to take me out for lunch. After 10 minutes of pushing he suggests we go to Sandy Beach and sits me with the perfect sea view. It's a pretty nice day but at this time of year random downpours are the norm. I wish I could go in the sea one last time before I leave and Othman offers to carry me but I remain sensible and stay in my chair. He drops me back and heads back to the dive shop. Lucky arrives back and with the weather being so nice offers to take me for the sunset to the beach front. I'd forgotten how beautiful the sunset was and how pretty when the beach lit up with an array of flashing toys.. We take a slow walk back and she surprises me with a karaoke machine. As we're sitting here a bloody big beetle is sat on the wall next to me. He keeps giving me the eye so I get Karl to move e him.We sing a few songs before having coffee and cake for supper and an early night.En savoir plus

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