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3 Weeks in Europe, East and West | Backpacking Itinerary

3 weeks in Europe Itinerary

Europe, although (arguably) smaller in land mass compared to Australia, consists of so many different countries, cities and cultures that it would take years if you wanted to experience it all properly. As a result, planning a three week trip and trying to get the perfect itinerary can be very daunting. Three weeks isn't a particularly long time but you'd be surprised at how much you can see in just a few short weeks.

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French Riviera: Nice & Monaco


Nice was the last stop during my three and a half week escapade throughout Europe during Easter break. Yes, I've finally finished all my posts from my trip back during Easter! Jeez I'm a little behind... I will be honest. I struggled quite a bit to write this post so I can only imagine how difficult the ones from the end of my trip are going to be. I really want to capture all of my memories though so I have something to read back one day. I'm definitely trying my best. Also, yes, there was sensor dust in my camera and no, I did not realise until I got home to Australia... Way to ruin all of your travel snaps Tash...

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Spending 6 hours in Zürich

With less than a day to spend in Zürich, we were really pushed for time to explore the city. However, Zürich was the perfect place to spend only 6 hours in because not only was that enough time to explore the main parts of pristine and almost-too-clean city, it also meant not forking out a fortune for accommodation or extra meals in the notoriously expensive country of Switzerland!

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Serenity in Santorini

Sunset in Fira
I apologise for uploading this post so late. This is my SECOND time writing this post... I stayed up till 5am one night writing up my Santorini post and was feeling really happy with it but was struck with the horrifying realisation the next day that Blogger had not saved it. It was gone. It no longer existed. I had lost my entire blog post. I'm definitely not going to be able to recreate it but I've tried my best to rewrite it.

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Istanbul is Bliss

Hagia Sophia
Istanbul is somewhere that has been on my bucket list for a while now so I was super excited for this leg of the trip! The city definitely didn't disappoint. I fell truly, madly and deeply in love with Istanbul straight away, hard and fast. I spent every day there in a state of complete and utter happiness and it pained me to have to part ways with such a spectacular city. Even now that I have returned home from my time abroad, Istanbul is always one of the places that I state as my absolute favourite when asked by family and friends (Prague and Morocco were my other faves).

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A day in Budapest

St Stephen's Basilica
This post is going to be a short one (I bet you're all relieved). When visiting Budapest back in March, we were only there for a day and I spent half of that day almost immobile and doubled over in pain so my memory of the city is a little bit hazy.

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Picturesque Prague


Yes, I went there. The title of this post alliterates. I couldn't help myself please forgive me. You'll see why I did it when you see all of these photos though, I swear.

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Berlin: A quasi home away from home?

The Reichstag
One of our friends visited Berlin just days before we did and didn't leave with the best impression of it. She had shared with us her borderline dislike of the city, warning us that there was nothing to do or see and that it was, well, boring. I did take these comments into consideration but was, however, really looking forward to this leg of our trip because it was our first destination outside of the UK.

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St. Patrick's Day in Belfast


My upcoming exam has again motivated me to write another blog post. I've reached the point where I want to do anything but study. Anything. Literally anything. 
I apologise in advance for the rushed and less than spectacular post. I'm going to try my best to publish posts about everywhere that I have visited up until this point before I leave for my six-week long backpacking trip in July with my friends from home. Once I'm off, I probably won't be able to update my blog at all and when I return, I'll have a whole new list of destinations to write about...

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Seeing Scotland: Edinburgh and Glasgow

 

I apologise for how slack I have been with my blog lately! I've been really preoccupied with my upcoming exams and just trying to generally enjoy my last couple of months at Warwick before this chapter of my life comes to an end. I've got less than a month now! In my procrastination, however, I've finally found a sliver of motivation to update my blog and in true Tash fashion, this motivation came the night before my exam. It's been exactly two months since I was actually in Scotland and I'm not sure exactly how much I remember of it but here goes...

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26 Lessons from a Rookie Backpacker after three weeks in Europe

Views of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat

I've finally arrived back at Warwick after my first European backpacking adventure! After backpacking for three weeks, there are definitely things that I have learnt along the way. I know that three weeks isn't a particularly long time but 11 cities in 22 days is no easy feat for a backpacking beginner. I've come back with the desire to travel more, to see more of the world, to experience more cultures and to meet more people. I can't even put into words the experiences that I have had during these short three weeks. This experience has given me a newfound confidence in myself and in what I can achieve and endure.

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