“Are we there yet?” I complained. My foot started to ache, so I hopped on one foot. We were visiting the Vatican. The past hour was a long slog in the heat of Rome. We had seen Nero’s palace and some statues on the way, but the absence of breaks
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Getting there took long enough. Now we had to wait though this. The airport security was as slow as a snail and it didn’t seem to be getting any faster. After about an eon of Soviet-style security we went forward and faced – you guessed it! More security. Thankfully, though,
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Switzerland is the most beautiful nation in the world. Or is it? It has many contenders, many with more history, or culture, or diversity, but Switzerland consistently reaches near the top, higher than other Alpine nations. We all subconsciously relate Switzerland to beauty, but is that correlation influenced by its
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Our trip so far had been quite crazy. In fact, the last few days were mainly composed of long drives, crazy flights, but also of breathtaking views. We wanted a break, and Gothenburg served as that. A great city with such a great atmosphere, that I could recognise it from
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Did we visit Slovenia? I think we did. We might’ve visited Slovenia, but to say we have truly explored the nation would be a stretch. We set headquarters in Salzburg, Austria, and the plan was to first visit a few nice sites in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, then take
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We’ve visited Spain twice on the same trip. Both were from France, which limited our range, so we visited Barcelona, which is located on the Mediterranean and San Sebastian. Our first trip was to Barcelona, where we wanted to firstly visit the Sagrada Familia, and secondly, visit the Barcelona Stadium.
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It was April of 2016, and we decided to take a day trip in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We had a few reasons for choosing Bratislava. First was its proximity to Vienna, where we were staying. We wanted to maximize our time in the nation, so Bratislava, which has
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We arrived in Serbia after our stay in Budapest, and a short day trip to Romania. Serbia is the prime example given for a former Yugoslav republic, since it was at the heart of the nation, and so it was fitting we started there. We decided on Belgrade, due to
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“GET UP!” My dad shouted (he did this as quietly as he could in an attempt to keep my sister asleep). I was still in deep sleep, and it took me a few long minutes to come to my senses. “Wh-wh-y are we waking up so early,” I asked, stifling
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As I mentioned in the Italy chapter, I have so much information about Rome, and so much to say about the city that I’ve created a special chapter about my experiences there, in higher detail. I have also included the Vatican and San Marino, the former because it’s inseparable from
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