England / Fat Tire Bike Tours / France / Germany / Spain
Fat Tire Bike Tours are without a doubt one of my favourite tour operators in Europe and are a fantastic way to see a city for the first time or a great way to reacquaint yourself with a city you haven’t visited for a while. Operating out of Paris, Barcelona, Berlin and London the Fat Tire Bike Tours team offers a wide range of tours...
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Busabout Hop On Hop Off / Spain
This morning the journey on the Busabout Hop-On Hop-Off network continues after the craziness that was the La Tomatina Festival. Today we leave the Mediterranean coast and the city of Valencia and make our way to the Spanish capital of Madrid. On this leg of the Busabout network we depart Valencia from outside the Purple Nest Hostel at 1:00pm, the late departure time is due to Valencia...
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Busabout Hop On Hop Off / Spain
It’s that time of the year again for me, after a long year of working my regular 9 to 5 job in the payroll office and spending a good portion of my free time to plan my next trip of a lifetime, I’m off again and this time I’m heading back to Europe for a six week adventure that will begin by landing in the...
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Hotel Review / Spain
In the European summer of 2015 I embarked on my next European travel adventure. This time the fun kicks off in Spanish city of Barcelona. I will be based here for three nights and during my time here I’ll be staying at the conveniently located Be Ramblas Hostel, one of eight hostels or budget hotels that are part of the Be Hostels group located close...
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Fat Tire Bike Tours / Topdeck
Whenever I visit a new city for the first time I tend to get out and see as much as possible on foot, the downside to this is that if you are doing this on your own you tend to sometimes miss out on the local knowledge of finding the best way of getting around a city and knowing the most practical way of seeing...
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France / Monaco / Topdeck Mega European
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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Spain / Topdeck Mega European
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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