January 25, 2011 – 11:28 am
If you had a snowy Christmas this year, you may think (or even wish) that winter is over and done with. You might well be right of course, especially if you stay in the UK. On the other hand, if , like me, you love the snow and if you and the kids are still […]
By Annemieke Waite
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Also posted in Arctic, Backpacking, Customs, Folklore, Holiday Activities, Nature, Sweden, travel tips, Travel Writing
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Tagged Ajtte Museum, Arctic, arctic circle, Aurora Borealis, Backpacking, Family Travel, husky dogs, Husky Farms, Ice Hotel, Jokkmokk, Jokkmokk Sami Market, Kids Travel, Northern Lights, Sami, Sami Winter Market, Sweden, Train Travel, Travel Planning, Travel Writing
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November 24, 2010 – 10:45 pm
I have to admit it: I don’t much like beaches. The thought of sand sticking to my skin is not very appealing, and I really dislike not knowing what is underneath my feet when I walk into the sea… Of course none of this makes any sense to my kids, who love nothing better than […]
By Annemieke Waite
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Also posted in Backpacking, Croatia, Folklore, Food, France, Ireland, Music, Nature, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Traditions, Travel Writing, United Kingdom
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Tagged bagpipes, Beaches, Brittany, Cornwall, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Fjords, Food, France, Ile de Re, Ireland, Korcula, La Flotte, Mljet, Mousehole, Music, Netherlands, Osijek, Portugal, Rijeka, Scotland, Spain, Split, Traditions, Train Travel, Trogir, Vis, Zadar
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I don’t think there is anything more exciting than a row of backpacks in the hall, all ready and set to go! It does it for me every time. There is that funny feeling in my stomach that says: yes….we’re going!!! Hurray!! We’re off said the monkey… 🙂 The first time we went on a backpacking […]
By Annemieke Waite
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Also posted in Backpacking, Cheap travel, France, Switzerland, travel tips, Travel Writing
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Tagged Backpacking, Bordeaux, butterflies, coach travel, France, Futuroscope, Ile de Re, La Rochelle, packing, Paris, Poitiers, Tours, Travel, Zermatt
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Without a doubt, one of the most exciting train journeys we have taken during our backpacking holidays was the sleeper train from Tampere in Finland) to Rovaniemi, high up in the Arctic Circle. We didn’t expect much really – a sleeper train after all is just the replacement of a bed in a hostel and […]
By Annemieke Waite
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Also posted in Arctic, Backpacking, Customs, Estonia, Finland, Folklore, Holiday Activities, Latvia, Nature, Norway, Sweden, Traditions, travel tips, Travel Writing
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Tagged arctic circle, bonfires, druids, Estonia, Festival of St. Hans, Finland, Herb Day, husky dogs, Jani, Jani Songs, Janis, Juhannes, Lapland, Latvia, Maypole, Midnight Sun, midsummer wreaths, Nordkapp, Norway, pagan, reindeer, Rovaniemi, Sami, Saule, sleeper train, Stonehenge, Sweden, Train Travel, wild flowers
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March 10, 2010 – 12:22 pm
Sooner or later, you will get it wrong. That is a given and not something to be ashamed of. We did too. In fact, we made our first mistake on day one of our first ever backpacking trip. We had planned it all so carefully. We would start in Denmark, then travel to Sweden, Finland, […]
By Annemieke Waite
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Also posted in Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Travel Writing
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Tagged Bridges, Denmark, Family Travel, Finland, Glacier Express, Hungary, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Train Travel
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