Overthinker in Edinburgh

You take the night bus for the reason. And the reason is you are too cheap to pay for a train. National Express from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh costs approximately £25, and you…

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From Venice to Elba

Life can get gloomy if, every now and then, I am not spending sleepless nights at the airport. I bought the ticket back in January. Naively thinking how I would be hiking the majestic Dolomites.…

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Pico to pico fail

Madeira II I was dreaming about Pico to Pico hike from September 2022. I had an idiotic romantic idea of myself effortlessly walking above the clouds. So it was utterly upsetting when Monday morning came…

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Madeira

Das Ilhas, as mais belas e livres – Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Part I. March 2023 was epic. Two girls, two backpacks and adventure, there is nothing more than travel with…

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ROME

Dear Rome, you left our hearts in awe of your beauty. Autumn was already showing its signs in your streets, but you have been carrying the last warm days within. The alarm goes at 5:30.…

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Amalfitano

Naples, Pompeii, Sorento, Positano Sometimes I wonder how many months I can go without travelling, and the truth is I do not think I can survive even one month. If I am not travelling, I…

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Peak District

The best way to get to Peak District is to take a train from London St Pancras to Sheffield. Once in Sheffield, the best way is to take another train to Bamford and, after optionally,…

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Theth

how I almost died in the Accursed Mountains When I was leaving Albanian Alps last October, I had a heavy sorrow on my chest. I was deeply in love with everything this place could offer.…

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London`s budgeting

Call me London Girl! London! London! London! The sweetest city in the world. It occurred to me that I Iive in London for over two years and never wrote any single line about this magnificent…

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Dublin(ers) and others

… In Dublin`s fair city where girls are so pretty… A weekend in Ireland is something you have to do at least once when living in the UK. You have a flight from all the…

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Land of volcanos

Lanzarote After a sleepless night, I made it to Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote. The airport is quite confusing for someone with zero orientation skills; it takes time to figure out a bus stop to…

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Coast to Coast

Seven Sisters trail The magical thing about living in the United Kingdom is that it doesn’t really matter where you live in a couple of hours, you can find yourself at the seaside. Quite typical…

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Blue January

More than half of January is behind us, and my New Years resolution of about four articles per month (read every Sunday) is gone with the wind. There were a dozen of brain fogs anytime…

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Hey, you ok?

Hey, did you swallow a magnet because you’re attractive? … and here we are again in the middle of the night. Texting with the boys after dark … I might adjust the lyrics of the Taylor…

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Lost & Found in North East Coast of England

Back in 2018, I started my UK life in Newcastle upon Tyne. Just before the pandemic has started, I moved out to London, where I am currently sitting by the table at Ole and Steen…

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Skanderbeg city

The driver meant to pick you up at 9 am from your Guesthouse as you expected; he was 30 minutes late. Although according to like you used to say, “Albanian timing.” he was on time.…

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Pankisi the silent valley

part III. Pankisi – the valley of silence, where you wouldn’t hear sounds of the newest Dua Lipa songs, let alone Beethoven’s moonlight sonata, just sounds of nature, singing birds above your heads, buzzing forest…

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