Exploring the French Basque Country in Bayonne
Another month, another holiday. December rolled around and after four full school weeks without a break it was high time for a four day weekend. Every year in Durango the […]
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A 10 Hour, 500 Mile Round Trip for a Gig!
I’ve been known to travel far and wide to follow my favourite bands around whichever country I’m in. I made the short(ish) trip to Santander to see Vintage Trouble back […]
Hoffenheim Never Losin’ Goal-Fest in Leverkusen
I’d heard that there was very little to do in Leverkusen and discovered on the journey that it was actually only established as a city in 1975! Known primarily for […]
One Night in Dusseldorf
In a similar fashion to previous years I currently find myself once again blessed with numerous school holidays and fully intend to make the most of them. As a result, […]
Jakarta in Half a Day
With only one full day to explore Jakarta timing was of the essence; my plan was to get up early and make the very most of it, cramming as much […]
The Quintessential London Tourist Experience
I’ve already spoken at length about a couple of the things we did during our five days in London – namely afternoon tea and stuffing our faces with all sorts […]
Three Cities in 36 Hours: Gent
If you read my last post you’ll know that my plan was to chance my arm at using my Bruges to Brussels ticket to have a stop-off in Gent on […]
Three Cities in 36 Hours: Bruges
Having heard from a number of people that Brussels was no great shakes and after seeing the main ‘sights’ on the evening I arrived, I decided that my one full […]
Three Cities in 36 Hours: Brussels
People often whinge about teachers getting long holidays and one such break in the schedule is Easter. While a long weekend is the most a lot of people can hope […]
A Rainy Afternoon in…Gernika
Up until moving to the Basque Country my only knowledge of Gernika (or Guernica) was the painting in the living room in of my childhood house and this Manic Street […]
