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The Honeymoon Tour

Posted on March 18, 2018April 8, 2018

An overview of our honeymoon trip across Europe: from our wedding venue in Rotterdam, to Taormina in Sicily, all by train!

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From Rotterdam to Taormina, by ten trains

Posted on June 10, 2017April 2, 2018

An overview of each of the train journeys making up our Honeymoon tour from the Netherlands to Italy.

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Across Europe, by train: planning our honeymoon tour

Posted on May 27, 2017April 2, 2018

From a simple idea, our honeymoon plan grew into a five country, nine day train journey from Rotterdam to Sicily (and then a well-earned rest). This post covers the itinerary and logistics, providing a guide to booking something similar yourself (including an alternative start from the UK).

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Europe, South to North

Posted on December 1, 2016September 17, 2017

Overview of my travels this summer, exploring Europes extremes from sand dunes to glaciers!

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De Hoge Veluwe Nationale Park

Posted on August 2, 2015April 3, 2016

A weekend of cycling through a Dutch national park.

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