Tag: solo travel
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Two lovely concerts – and a bit of a wash out
Anyone who know me knows I like a good concert. And I’ve had three this week – well two and a half! As I walked past a church earlier this week, a man handed me a flyer of a concert coming up that evening. ‘Oh no – I’m already attending a concert tonight’ I said.…
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Innsbruck Hostel
I am staying at Meininger Zentrum. It’s not right in the very center but it’s very close – 5 mins on the tram. 10-15 minutes to walk. It has a guest kitchen along with utensils and crockery, a chill out area and seems to attract plenty of families. This is the only hostel I booked…
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Innsbruck Day One
Wow it’s been a full week since I left London and I’m having a great time! Today I started at the Tourist Information office with a very patient young woman who answered my myriad of questions without blinking an eye. With her help, I have booked a Promenade Concert for every night this week bar…
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Train to Innsbruck – wrong ticket
Leisurely journey from Bratislava and connection onto Innsbruck train in Vienna. I treated myself to a business class upgrade for EU15. Nice big, reclining seat and plenty of room. UPDATE: It seems that I have bought an upgrade but I don’t have the right ticket to qualify for it!! This is how I made the…
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Bratislava
Up very early and did not sleep well. A noisy person in the room last night. I guess this is the disadvantage of hostels. It’s the first time it’s happened so far. Had an easy ride into Bratislava. Quick drop of my bag at the Chors hostel and I made the 10am walking tour! 2.5…
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Vienna – last day or so
I forgot one place on my last blog post: I had already been to Hundertwasser Haus. It was quite interesting but a bit tired and un-noteworthy. I found a leafy square to sit on nearby and had a supermarket sandwich for lunch. Griechenbeisl From there I got on the tram intending to go to the…
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Vienna
Vienna Day 1 Arriving in Vienna pretty refreshed (from the Night Jet) meant that I was ready to go as soon as I got here! I bought a 7- day transport ticket before I arrived on the WienMobil app. EU17.10. The price for 7 days is the same as 72 hours. I only needed 4…
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Night Jet Brussels to Vienna
My first night train in Europe! I booked a ‘couchette’ cabin to Vienna back in March. Other options are a sleeper cabin (better bed/more expensive) or a ‘seating carriage’ (sounds very squashed and described as a nightmare unless you are with family). You can also choose between a 4 person couchette or 6 person couchette,…
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Day One
Uneventful journey to St Pancras. Slight scramble as I finally activated my ticket, realised that the Eurostar journey I had reserved was not in my trip and also realised that the time had slightly changed (from 8.55 to 9.01). Anyhow was very easy and quick to both sort my phone, go through security and passport…
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Gadgets and electrics
I’m leaving tomorrow! And now have a full complement of added gadgets and electrics which I can share and comment on. Electrics first This has plugs for any country in the world. Pretty standard fare. This is similar to above but also has 1 x USB-C and 1 x USB – A charging ports. I…
Rachel’s Interrail Adventures 