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Try This If Visiting Multiple European Christmas Markets

Try This If Visiting Multiple European Christmas Markets

Coming up with a strategy while visiting Multiple European Christmas Markets can help you get past We have had enough; let’s go home. My plan was to create a treasure hunt that pushed us to go the extra mile. We searched for local or new things, local arts or decorations, food, or local drinks, primarily warm beverages. 

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7 Budget Essentials for Overseas Travel

7 Budget Essentials for Overseas Travel

How often have you started planning a trip and found your budget is unreachable? Has this left you feeling overwhelmed or disillusioned? In this post, I want to empower you with the knowledge of seven categories you should consider important. Prioritising these categories will help you find a more realistic figure to work towards for your next fantastic trip and hopefully do it debt-free. 

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Our Medieval White Christmas in Tallinn

Our Medieval White Christmas in Tallinn

Tallinn makes most of the lists for places in Europe for a white Christmas, with the Medieval charm of the old town, and you have the perfect combination for a medieval white Christmas.

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Visiting Killarney National Park in One Day

Visiting Killarney National Park in One Day

Killarney National Park is bursting with amazing places to visit, and it is often included in a visit to the ring of Kerry. During our trip to Ireland, we planned on experiencing many of the epic...

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Beara Peninsula – Our day driving and exploring 7 stops.

Beara Peninsula – Our day driving and exploring 7 stops.

The Beara Peninsula is considered the lesser-known of the Irish ring roads, so we decided to include it in our Itinerary. Everybody knows about the Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula, but only a few know about the Beara Peninsula. We loved our day driving Beara Peninsula. We will share our experience of the drive and the Seven stops we made along the way.

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Is a tourist city card worth it?

Is a tourist city card worth it?

Is a tourist city card worth it? The short answer depends. There is no blanket answer, but you can do a few things to help you decide. In this blog, I will share the pros and cons of these tourist cards and some tips to determine if a particular card is a good value for you. By the end, you can confidently make the call for each city you visit.

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5 European Destination Overviews for 2023

5 European Destination Overviews for 2023

Are you looking for somewhere to travel in 2023? Here are 5 European destinations worth adding to your next itinerary. Each destination opens up the possibility of new regions and countries.

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11 Travel Documents for Australians

11 Travel Documents for Australians

Your departure date is fast approaching, and the excitement of being somewhere different is building. Sitting in the back of your mind are those niggling questions, have I got all my documents in order? Here are 11 Travel Documents to help you find peace of mind.

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How being in Lockdown helped us to explore.

How being in Lockdown helped us to explore.

For the first few weeks, we held our breaths and waited to be able to resume our near-normal lives, but as the weeks rolled into each other. The hope of any travel was dashed. In the course of this time, we had cancelled a weekend away with friends, stopped working on our still postponed trip to South Australia. We also gave up hope of me jumping out of a plane over fox Glacier in New Zealand to celebrate turning fifty. Then Phil and I decided to explore our own backyard, This not only gave us content and days out, but it awoke in us a love for the beautiful places so close to our home.

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Losing Our passport in a forgein country

Losing Our passport in a forgein country

Losing our passport in a foreign country was awful; we broke nearly every rule in my Traveler’s Rulebook, and here is our sorry story.

I left home with a brand new passport, and due to a run of inconvenient events before leaving Australia (this is an excuse), I had not copied our passports, and this is just the start of the saga.

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Getting more from you Phone Camera

Getting more from you Phone Camera

Have you ever wanted to understand the features of your Phone Camera? In this blog, we go through some of the basics to help you get more out of your camera. Using your phone to take pictures is convenient and very easy. I have always loved taking photos, and knowing I always have a camera on me, means I am ready to capture moments when they arise, and you can too with confidence to be as creative as you want.

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