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Category: Europe

Lyon – Through My Lens

On 19 May 202017 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel photography2 Comments

Allonsy a France mes amis! Oui, today I am having a look at how my camera at the time found the beautiful city of Lyon, in France. This city almost made my 'Favourite Cities' list from Sunday (check it out if you haven't already) and is certainly my favourite city in France. It's historic, built …

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Why I Never Warmed to Amsterdam

On 18 May 202016 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel15 Comments

You may have noticed I never post about Amsterdam. Well, I have at some point, many years ago now, but hardly ever. I saw a few posts recently about this city, and it got me to thinking about what it was about that city that just didn’t appeal. I need to start by saying I …

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My Favourite Cities in Western Europe

On 17 May 202016 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel9 Comments

Today’s task is to continue on from where I left on going through continents and talking about my favourite cities – and today I’m writing about my favourite cities in Western Europe. I decided to split Europe into West and East for the purposes of these posts as they do feel, at times, to me …

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Five Billion Dinars from Serbia

On 16 May 202015 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel5 Comments

A little break from Covid Cam, this Saturday I thought I'd show you this amazing bank note produced in Yugoslavia/Serbia somewhere around the breakup of Yugoslavia. This shows exactly what happens when currency devalues at an uncontrollable rate. What you see below is both sides to the five hundred BILLION Dinar note. I had a …

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New VLOG – Moonlighting Minsk!

On 8 May 20207 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, Vlog3 Comments

Another look via video at a place visited in last year's trip. This time to the capital of Belarus, Minsk! Enjoy! Thanks for watching today, May the Journey Never End!

1986 – The Year of Travel Memories

On 5 May 20204 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel photography, travel stories2 Comments

Hi all, yes it's time for a final look at some more photos from my first real overseas trip in 1986. In these photos you'll me and my brother looking absolutely adorable in Europe, and my Dad and Mum as well looking very 1980s! This time, I fear I really struggled to place most of …

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Normandy – In Pictures

On 21 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, photography, travel6 Comments

Time for a virtual tour courtesy of my lens! It's nearly been three years since I was in France last, and my wife and I went up to Normandy to visit one of her friends who lived in a small village called La Neauve Lyre. We stayed in this amazing ramshackle house, and the countryside …

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Festival at Miesbach, A VERY Bavarian Town

On 7 Apr 20206 Apr 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travelLeave a comment

Grüss Gott meine Fraunde - "Grüss Gott" is the regular greeting in the German province of Bavaria, which is where I am taking a trip down memory lane to the last time I was in this part of the world - which happens to be 2011. I have been a few places over Germany, but …

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Just Why Seville is Stunning – in Pictures!

On 4 Mar 20203 Mar 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel photography2 Comments

Seville - a city in the South of Spain, with a huge castle (Alcazar) a Bull Ring and a massive cathedral with a tall tower. And, much more! Here's how my camera found it - (SPOILERS - beautiful!) Thanks for dropping by - May the Journey Never End!

Lisbon’s Number 28 Tram

On 1 Mar 202029 Feb 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel, travel tips1 Comment

Lisbon is a pretty cool city all told, and the thing I personally liked most about it was the number of transport options, LOCAL transport options. You have the trams, the metro, buses of course, then you have these sort of ‘funiculars’ which take people up (and down) exceedingly steep hills. On top of that …

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Turkmenbashi Mosque
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An Orcadian Abroad

A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget

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my mind platter

exposing the inner-world of my brain

Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog 2.0

My second blog page

get cracking, start packing

Lookoom

Put pictures on your travel dreams

Angelart Star

The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.

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