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Edinburgh to York| Scotland to England by TRAIN (train? bus? car?)

July 20, 2019 by hollyGS

We left Edinburgh Waverly Station at approximately 9am. The journey took a total of 1.5 hours. We booked our tickets online a few months in advanced directly through the virgin train website. The trip cost us 17 pounds each, which is a bit more expensive than the bus, but the comfort of the train was worth the extra money to us. The tickets were sent to my phone, and we asked the lady attendant which track to board at. It […]

Categories: england, Europe, Scotland, united kingdom • Tags: backpacking, book online, budget, budget travel, bus, buying tickets, car, cheap travel, comparison, edinburgh, edinburgh waverly station, england, how to, tickets, train, train travel, train travel in the UK, train trip, travel england, travel europe, travel guide, travel scotland, travel vlog, uk, united kingdom, virgin trains, york, york station

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Belfast to Edinburgh |Fly? Ferry? Swim?

June 8, 2019 by hollyGS

We had initially done a lot of research about taking the ferry from Belfast/Cairnryan to Edinburgh. A company called Stena Lines does the trip, and you can purchase a combination ticket that includes the bus to the ferry terminal, the ferry and then the continuing bus on to Edinburgh once you’ve crossed. The journey would have taken about eight hours and cost roughly 30 pounds. I’m somewhat of an obsessive planner. So, the fact that the ferry combination ticket could […]

Categories: Europe, northern ireland, Scotland, united kingdom • Tags: airlink, airlink 300, airport, belfast, belfast city centre, belfast international airport, belfast to airport, budget travel, cairnryan, cheap travel, cheap UK, edinburgh international airport, edinburgh to airport, ferry, ferry terminal, Ireland, northern ireland, Scotland, stena lines, tram, travel, travel europe, travel uk

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Dublin Ireland: This time for real!

April 20, 2019 by hollyGS

About a year ago we tried to visit Dublin Ireland on a quick trip from Toronto, but that plan was foiled by WOW airlines (aka the worst airline). If you haven’t already read about our first attempt to see Dublin Ireland, I will link the short video below, or you can read it by clicking here. Our second time in Ireland was much more successful and we finally got to try that quintessential pint of Guinness. We arrived at Dublin […]

Categories: Europe, Ireland • Tags: Beer, budget travel, cheap travel, christ church, Dublin, dublin airport, dublin castle, Europe, Ireland, irish breakfast, see the world, self guided, self guided walking tour, st.patrick's cathedral, travel europe, travel vlog, vlog, walking tour

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Arriving in Istanbul Turkey

December 18, 2018 by hollyGS

First thing I should probably mention is that in order to visit Turkey, most people will have to acquire a visa. As Canadian passport holders, we were able to get our visa issued online ( https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ ). You should check about the requirements for your specific nationality, because when we visited Turkey in 2017, we met an American tourist that told us that American citizens were being temporarily barred from entering Turkey, even if they had acquired a visa. This […]

Categories: Asia, Europe, Turkey • Tags: blue mosque, cats, Europe, explore asia, explore europe, hagia sophia, how to, istanbul, istanbul airport, mosque, see the world, short stop over, sultan ahmed mosque, travel asia, travel couple, travel europe, Turkey, turkish food, turkish tea, turkish visa, visa, walking tour

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Athens- Philopappos Hill

December 12, 2018 by hollyGS

Our absolute favourite thing to do when travelling is to wander around and get lost in a city. If there happens to be incredible street art as we get lost in a city, even better. Athens Greece was AMAZING for both getting lost and looking at street art! The best street art we found was in the Plaka and along the walk to Philopappos Hill. We spent our last full day in Athens wandering around the neighbourhoods we hadn’t yet […]

Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: acropolis, ancient, athens, backpackers, budget, Europe, Greece, greek, greek ruins, plaka, ruins, street art, travel europe, walking tour

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Athens Greece: Plaka and Acropolis

November 28, 2018 by hollyGS

We arrived in Athens Greece very early in the morning via a direct flight from Sofia Bulgaria. We took the Metro from the international airport into the city centre and it cost 10 euro per person for a one way trip. The entire trip took about 50 minutes. The hostel we stayed at was located in the Plaka neighbourhood, which is just below the acropolis. The walk from the metro to our hostel took about 15 minutes. It was about […]

Categories: Europe, Greece • Tags: acropolis, ancient, athens, backpackers, backpacking, Beer, buget, culture, Europe, explore, explore europe, food, Greece, greek ruins, history, off season, plaka, travel, travel europe, travel vlog, winter

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Wandering Plovdiv pt.2

November 21, 2018 by hollyGS

Day two in Plovdiv was short but sweet. After a delicious included breakfast at our hostel, we wandered off in search of the Nebet Tepe’s Ruins. The walk took us about two minutes from our hostel. After this, we wandered around the city more, and stumbled upon more and more Roman ruins. Before heading back to the train station to purchase a train ticket and make the 2 hour journey back to Sofia. We came across a lot of incredible […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe • Tags: Bulgaria, Europe, explore, explore europe, plovdiv, roman, roman ruins, street art, travel, travel blog, travel europe

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Train Travel: Bucharest to Sofia

September 15, 2018 by hollyGS

We started the morning off by having breakfast in the square closest to our hostel, before walking to the Gara De Norde train station, which is the main train station in Bucharest. We bought our tickets the day before to give us piece of mind. Neither train we took was very full, so this was probably not necessary, (we travelled November 13th for reference). There is one train per day that takes this route from Bucharest to […]

Categories: Bulgaria, Europe, Romania • Tags: balkans, Beer, bucharest, Bulgaria, culture, danube, eastern europe, Europe, explore, how to, Romania, sofia, train, train travel, travel, travel europe, travel vlog, vlog, wine, winter

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SIGHISOARA: Transylvania, Romania

July 23, 2018 by hollyGS

Our first full day in Sighisoara was spent wandering the old walled city. We started the day off with a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Our hotel was on the main square in the old town, everything we wanted to see in Sighisoara was within easy walking distance ( about ten minutes maximum). After breakfast we walked towards the covered stairwell, and climbed up to the top of the old town where the cemetery is located. The covered bridge was […]

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Edinburgh to York| Scotland to England by TRAIN (train? bus? car?)

Belfast to Edinburgh |Fly? Ferry? Swim?

Dublin Ireland: This time for real!

Arriving in Istanbul Turkey

Athens- Philopappos Hill

Athens Greece: Plaka and Acropolis

Wandering Plovdiv pt.2

Train Travel: Bucharest to Sofia

SIGHISOARA: Transylvania, Romania