Category:Travel

     There's so much to see in Rome that it's impossible to yet round it all in the space of time we were there, but we made a damn good go of it. As it was a Wednesday, the Pope gave his address at the Vatican in the morning,…

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     So much for uneventful travel days! The drive from Florence to Rome is far shorter than any other we've done so far, so we arrived there in the early afternoon. We weren't warned of this though, so everyone was a bit hungover and unprepared.      First of…

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     Florence is a beautiful city, and I'm expecting that the rest of Italy will be the same. It's also been really hot here, which makes things nicer. We started the day with a leather demonstration at Leonardo's, since Italy is famous for it. It was pretty interesting, although…

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      Hey there Italy! On to a new country today. It was another driving day, but we did get to make an exciting stop to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was a bit surreal to see something so iconic in person, especially when it seems impossible…

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     The French Riviera is a lovely stretch of coast, especially on a day as nice as we had. In the morning we went to the Fragonda perfumery, and got some stunning views out to sea on the drive. We had a tour of the perfumery and smelled plenty…

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     Today was one of our more interesting coach days, as we stopped off in Arles for an hour or two. It was really interesting to just wander through it, as there are lots of Roman remains throughout, including this big amphitheatre. It was a really sunny afternoon too,…

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     Barcelona is such an interesting city! It's definitely got that fun summer Spanish vibe to it, but is also totally unique compared to any other city I've been to. There's so many buildings with really unusual architectural designs and lots of little streets and open markets.    …

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     So bus day posts aren't going to be the most exciting. Today was our longest drive, down to Spain, with a couple of service stops, so nothing too exciting to mention there. We did have a really great evening in Barcelona though, once we arrived.      Our…

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     The chateau we're staying at is out in the French countryside, so it's very different to city life. There's no sights to see, so today was for relaxing a bit more.       We were provided with picnic lunches and maps to go for a walk around…

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     Today was another travel day, so many hours were spent aboard the coach. Everyone had a big night out yesterday, so the journey was a pretty sedate affair as we all napped and recovered! Aside from the usual service stations, we also made a stop at Fontainebleu, a…

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