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Today we left our yachts in Plataria to continue our Topdeck Mega European Tour by hopping back on the coach for what was another long drive to our next destination, the capital of Greece, Athens. Today we don’t really have the opportunity to see much of Athens as it is more of an overnight stop for our trip to Mykonos the next day however we do get to...
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Day 17 to 19 on the Topdeck Mega European Tour continues as we arrive in our next country Greece and the port city of Igoumenitsa after our 16 hour journey on the ferry from the Italian city of Ancona. Today was and exciting part of the tour with the beginning of three days sailing the Greek waters. On arrival we will get to control our very own yachts around...
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This leg of our Topdeck Mega European Tour isn’t the most exciting part of the trip as we continue, a not very exciting day awaits us today with our destination being Greece, except today is made up of a long drive from Rome up north west to the Italian port city of Ancona for an overnight ferry to Greece. MAY 16, 2012 – Rome to Igoumenitsa [wpgmza id=”22″] We...
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Still feeling a little under the weather it was time to leave Florence and continue our Topdeck Mega European Tour heading to one of the highlight cities of the tour Rome. Today we make a stopover at the small town of Orvieto before heading straight to Rome where on arrival we will have a three hour walking tour of the city, one of the best...
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Today we leave the beautiful city of Venice and continue our Topdeck Mega European Tour making our way south towards another beautiful city in the Tuscan region of Italy, Florence. On our way to Florence we make a pit stop at another famous Italian icon, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the town of Pisa before continuing our journey to Florence and the beginning of...
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This morning we continue on our Topdeck Mega European Tour as we leave the costal city of Nice and France until we once again enter the country to make our way back to London at the end of the tour. We are heading further east today crossing the border into Italy with our destination being the canal loving city of Venice for the next two nights. Before we arrive...
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This morning we continue on our journey through Europe having already reach our second week on the Topdeck Mega European Tour. Our departure this morning will be from the Catalonian city of Barcelona as we head east back into France to check out the sites of Nice and Monaco on the French Riviera. The tour will stay in the area for two nights before we head onto Italy,...
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This amazing tour gets more and more exciting as we get into our sixth day and head to our next country, Spain. Today on the Topdeck Mega European Tour we will be departing Avignon and heading towards the Catalonian city of Barcelona, but before we do that we will make a stop at an historic Roman UNESCO World Heritage listed aqueduct called Pont du Gard....
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Today it is another early start to the the morning as we depart the beautiful village of Lauterburnnen at the foot hills of the Swiss Alps to continue our Topdeck Mega European Tour. On our travels today we head back into France and drive west with our destination being the small historic town of Avignon for just one night. This historic area is UNESCO World Heritage listed.
Today was another bright and early start to the day as we get ready for the next part of our Topdeck Mega European adventure leaving Paris and France for the time being, we begin day three of our tour by heading to the beautiful country of Switzerland, more specifically to the town of Lauterbrunnen. Lauterbrunnen is a small village south of the city of Bern the capital city of Switzerland.
Today is the first day of our epic 49 day tour of the European continent with tour company Topdeck, we are embarking on the longest tour they offer, the 49 Day Mega European Tour. The first two days of the tour take in the sights of Paris, but before making it to France we need to check in with our tour leader at the Clink Hostel where three other tours were leaving on the same day, very hectic.
I have embarked on my greatest adventure yet, my very first trip outside of Australia and not just any trip. I will be spending a whole two months exploring the most popular and well-known destinations around Europe and I will be bringing you all my experiences right here on loneXplorer. During my time on this epic two month adventure I will be spending time in the capital of the United Kingdom, London.
Today marks 6 months of living and working on Lizard Island and ever since arriving one of my personal favourite things to do in the evening when I’m not occupied with work is to view the many changing aspects of the island’s sunset. On a clear night each month provides a different view as we move from the dry season (winter) to the wet season...
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