Europe 30's

January - February 2024

Em and Pat are two big nerds and are on their last trip of their twenties 😭 make sure to follow along and see what shenanigans we get up to 😁 knowing us, buckle in for some wild stories. Read more

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- Jan 31, 2024, 12:59pm
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- Australia Queensland Brisbane Brisbane Airport -27.403843, 153.11026627°24’14” S 153°6’37” E
Day 1
Brisbane Airport
January 31 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Arrived to the airport - Pat felt it was the perfect time to redo our finances (not our trip finances, just out regular ones), he also got pulled up at customs for bringing a big pack of blank playing cards. They had to take us aside and go through his bags. When they got them out we all had a big laugh and confirmed their suspicions that we're actually just nerds.Read more
Love that sign behind you. [Joy]
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- Feb 1, 2024
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- England Greater London Belgravia 51.489341, -0.14405551°29’22” N 0°8’39” W
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Day 2–3
London
February 1 in England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Our first day in London was full of walking and coffee (trying to fight off the jet lag).
British Museum ✔️
Buckingham Pallace ✔️
Hyde Park ✔️
Cat on Lead ✔️
We ticked off a few sights and were in bed by 6:30 pm.Read more
Traveler Aww, James's old stomping grounds when he was 2 yrs old. His favourite place was the 'dinosaur museum' and the trains. Great photos, Em and James! Must be chilly when James is seen wearing a jumper!
2/2/24Reply
Traveler Daveo here, love the classic Egyptian pose with left foot forward 😊
2/2/24Reply
Traveler I was trying to emulate the Egyptians 🥰
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- Feb 2, 2024, 6:52pm
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- England London Nelson's Column 51.507336, -0.1276551°30’26” N 0°7’40” W
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Day 3
London
February 2 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Second day in London did start with me doing my assignment which we didn't capture in photos (is on a tiktok later), but luckily I finished and we got to walk around. We went to St Dunstan in the East Church Garden which was a cool decrepit church. Next we went to a random church we found that had a cafe and a dog inside who is our new best friend. We visited St Paul's but we were too late for the tours. We went to Postman Park just for the Pat joke and some really sad plaques of heros. And finished with a Harry Potter store which Emily spend too much money in!Read more
Traveler Beautiful photo! Wow!
2/3/24Reply
Traveler Wow! Those vaulted ceilings...just wow!
2/3/24Reply
Traveler Good to know about your small stories in London. Anyway, your hair make people feel it was windy on that day, James ~ 🌬️
2/6/24Reply
Great picture [Joy]
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- Feb 3, 2024
- 🌬 8 °C
- Altitude: 75 m
- Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station 55.95335, -3.18837555°57’12” N 3°11’18” W
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Day 4–7
Edinburgh
February 3 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
We've been a little slack posting because I had one day of sickness that threw it outta wack but luckily all better now. Edinburgh has been so fun! We did forget to book tickets for the castle in advance so we missed that, but we went to museums, magic potion bars, ghost tours and lots of fun little random things (like getting to meet an OWL!) - Edinburgh is bloody cold, the wind really get into your bones and it's been good preparation because we're off to Iceland today!Read more
Love that oeE [Joy]
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- Feb 6, 2024
- 🌬 -3 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Iceland Capital Region Reykjavik Austurvöllur 64.145981, -21.94223764°8’46” N 21°56’32” W
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Day 7–9
Reykjavik
February 6 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 -3 °C
Reykjavik is absolute magic ✨️
We flew in from Edinburgh, picked up our car (there is no public transport 😐), and drove to our cosy little room 😊
In the morning, we visited the Hallgrimskirkja Church. After that, we left Jesus behind and went to the penis museum 🍆
We made our way up to Blue Lagoon's geothermal spa for some face masks and relaxing, followed by dinner at the local Michelin Star restaurant.
We woke up the next morning to what we thought was a lovely sunrise. Turns out it was actually the local volcano erupting in the same area we were 10 hours prior, which has now closed the area indefinitely 🫥🌋 Lucky we got in there beforehand!Read more
Traveler He just wondering where are his clothes…
2/8/24Reply
Traveler How come your phone still working in the wet condition?
2/8/24Reply
Traveler We did something very embarrassing Spencer. We ran out after the spa and quickly grabbed my phone and hopped back into the pool for the photo!
2/9/24Reply
Traveler Good move! You are professional.
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- Feb 8, 2024
- ☁️ -1 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Iceland South Vik 63.418223, -18.99767763°25’6” N 18°59’52” W
Day 9–11
Vik
February 8 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Vik, population - 318
There wasn't actually much to do in Vik besides buying petrol and eating the most expensive burgers we've ever purchased. Instead, we made our way 200+ km east to Iceland's Diamond Beach, famous for its black volcanic sand and iceberg shards that resemble diamonds. At times, it went below -10°C so we really had to rug up 🥶. Even though it was freezing, it was one of the most magical places we've ever been. We didn't get to see the Northern Lights, so we will have to come back again (what a shame)Read more
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- Feb 10, 2024
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Netherlands North Holland Amsterdam Madame Tussauds 52.37308, 4.89245452°22’23” N 4°53’33” E
Day 11–14
Amsterdam
February 10 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We packed a lot into our short stay in Amsterdam 🇳🇱
We started off our first day by flying in at midnight and getting a few hours of sleep. We got matching tattoos, explored the canals, and finished the day at a coffeeshop. One of us got so high that they almost passed out, while the other almost passed out just from the secondhand smoke 😂
The next day was Emily's birthday 🥳
We did more sightseeing and visited the Rijksmuseum and Cuypers Library.
Finally, to finish off a great birthday, we celebrated at The Duchess for dinner and a surprise dessert.
We even managed to squeeze in a visit to the creepy as all hell wax museum as well.Read more
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- Feb 13, 2024
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne Altstadt Nord Old Market 50.938361, 6.95997450°56’18” N 6°57’36” E
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Day 14–16
Cologne
February 13 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We trained our way from Amsterdam to our first stop in Germany, Köln. There are many amazing things to see in Germany, but maybe the most beautiful of all is Cologne Catherdral. The rain did not deter us, and we managed to walk through the cathedral as well as along the Hohenzollern Bridge, which crosses over the Rhine River. After a long day of walking, we bought takeaway pizzas and celebrated Valentines Day at home together ❤️Read more
Traveler Yes very pointy !
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- Feb 15, 2024
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 531 m
- Germany Free State of Bavaria Munich Mary's Square 48.137108, 11.57538248°8’14” N 11°34’31” E
Day 16–18
Munich
February 15 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
München was full of traditional German food and plenty of beer steins, much to our joy 🍻
In between the drinking and eating, we made our way through the Catholic Church, Asamkirche, and into the main city square, Marienplatz.
Upon entering Marienplatz, we noticed a lot of polizei cars, personnel, and even a helicopter circling the area 😬 turns out München was hosting the 60th Munich Security Conference, housing such people as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
After that, we tried to finish our traditional pork knuckle dinner, but ultimately, it was too much to handle.
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- Feb 17, 2024
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- Italy Latium Rome Centro Storico Capitoline Hill 41.89332, 12.48293241°53’36” N 12°28’59” E
Day 18–21
Rome
February 17 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Rome, Italy, what a beautiful place.
The people, language, food, sights, everything was simply stunning. We decided to make it a goal to eat either pasta or pizza and have a bottle of wine for each meal 🍕🍝🍷 We tried our best to walk off the food and drink throughout our stay by visiting the Pantheon, the Colosseum and Vatican City, racking up 51,000 steps (just under 40km).
3 nights simply was not enough to explore this vast and culturally rich city.Read more
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