After our Dusseldorf Disaster™, we headed over to Cologne on a short train ride that went much more smoothly than any other public transport we'd experienced in Germany. We'd only have the rest of the day in Cologne, although research told me it was small enough that we could hit up the highlights pretty quickly… Continue reading A (Very!) Brief Day In Charming Cologne, Germany
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The Dusseldorf Disaster: How I Really Messed Up On A Trip To Germany
"I have really f*cked up. Oh my God... David, I have REALLY f*cked up." "Clazz... where are we???" My friend David had brought up Google maps and was frantically zooming out. "Erm... Clazz, where is Dusseldorf??!" It was 11.30pm and we had arrived in Germany. Moments earlier, I'd been preparing to jump on a train… Continue reading The Dusseldorf Disaster: How I Really Messed Up On A Trip To Germany
#tbt: A Day Trip To The German Christmas Markets
"GO ON WITHOUT ME!!!" We ran as fast as we could through the airport - we'd just flown through security, where Ash set the buzzers off and we left him behind. A man down, my flatmate and I stormed down the corridor to our departure gate, which naturally was right at the end. "PLEASE LET… Continue reading #tbt: A Day Trip To The German Christmas Markets
#tbt: That Time We Went To Europe To See A Band
It's our sixth anniversary on Tuesday, so I thought I'd write a post on our first trip abroad together. I'd like to think of it as a poignant moment of our relationship - Ash and I actually planned this trip before we even got together; in fact, it's partly what brought us together, and the band… Continue reading #tbt: That Time We Went To Europe To See A Band
An Orcadian Abroad 