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What to do in Brussels City

Do you have a couple of days in Brussels, Belgium? Maybe you want to keep it relaxed and check out this to-do list.

Paris Visitor Guide for your Second Visit

As you may have well read on my blog, Matt and I had been to Paris once before. This time we were here for Tour de France, but we had […]

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An Amateurs Guide to Le Tour de France Live

Okay, let’s be honest here – I pretty much bribed Matt into this trip to Europe by saying we could see the FIFA World Cup and watch Le Tour de […]

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Versailles with Fat Tire Bike Tours – Paris

What a day! I don’t know what you’ve heard about Chateau de Versailles, but that place be huuuuge. Versailles was the home of the Louis kings of France back in […]

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How to Spend 4 Days in Lauterbrunnen

Matt and I had never been to Switzerland before, and we had heard such good things about it. We booked in 4 days between Tour de France locations. 4 days […]

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Annecy – Summer Gateway to the French Alps

Have you heard of Annecy before? Ok wait… have you seen those Facebook clips where the melted raclette cheese gets scraped straight from the wheel onto your food? Now we’re […]

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Neutral about Nantes

Hmmm… What can I say about Nantes… Architecture The architecture here is lovely. There are castles and churches you can explore. My favourite was the Chateau de ducs de Bretagne. […]

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Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast

If you haven’t heard of it, Sorrento is a South Italian jewel found on the coast of the Bay of Naples. Popular because of it’s easy access to the Amalfi […]

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Capri in a Day

Capri Island is located just off the coast of Italy in the Bay of Naples. If you only have a short time on the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Naples, or anywhere […]

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FIFA World Cup – Russia 2018

This is the LONGEST post, so if you’re not into Soccer, maybe just cruise through the pictures, haha. I’ll be recapping the games I saw, as well as some points […]

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Magnificent Moscow

Wow, Moscow. I have mixed feeling about you, and let me tell you why. After a mostly uneventful flight with S7 (unlike our first one) we arrived in Moscow from […]

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The Seaside Town of Sochi

We arrived in Sochi with a bitter taste in our mouth. We had a terrible experience with our flights, and our first game at Fisht Stadium – but I’ll cover […]

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The Sites of Saint Petersburg

Our first stop on our world trip: Saint Petersburg! Now I won’t lie to you, we were here for the FIFA World Cup… but what a glorious place to be! […]

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UPDATE: Planning for the FIFA World Cup

Okay Team! This post follows on from my original post about Planning for the FIFA World Cup. Last I left you, we had some tickets, and knew where the games […]

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