My next journey is one I had been contemplating for a long time – sleeper train from Paddington to Cornwall, … More
Author: skytash
Amsterdam Centraal
And at the end of my day admiring the heritage and architecture of Amsterdam, I was welcomed back onto the … More
Canal District
Having spent the morning walking around the Canal District and houses not usually open to the public, I took a … More
Houses of Amsterdam
I know I am not the first and will not be the last person visiting Amsterdam to take pictures of … More
Huis Hammerstein
The second house I visited on Monumentsdag is the Huis Hammerstein. Â In contrast to the Makelaers Comptoir, which is a … More
Open Monumentdag
The cheapest train ticket I could get for my return journey from Amsterdam to London was a departure at around … More
European Parachute Championships and World Cups
The objective of this journey was to travel to the European Parachute Championships and World Cups held at Teuge, Netherlands. … More
Across three countries
The weather on the other side of the channel wasn’t that great once we emerged from the Channel Tunnel. Â Despite … More
HS1
The train tracks from St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel are known as HS1 (short for High Speed 1). Â They … More
The station next door
Travellers on the London Underground will have encountered the tube station ‘KingsCrossStPancras’. Â Above ground, there are two stations directly next … More
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