Category Archives: Travel

The Big Post-Travel Come-Down

Things are starting to return to normal in the life of Royce & Amber. Yip. The elation and relief of finding full-time paid employment in meaningful, career-progressing positions of fulltime employment is slowly giving way to the blunt reality of … Continue reading

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Amsterdam. We came, we saw, we concurred!

Prior to leaving New Zealand last April, I did a very scientific market research study to determine how I should best prioritize my visiting of European destinations – based on a Top 3 study. Basically, I asked everyone “What were your three favourite … Continue reading

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Londonisation: Tube-ulant Travel Titbits

I’m loathe to say “titbits”, but I did…. so deal with it. Someone like Pagey (good on ya mate) will probably point out another, equally alliterative, term I could have used that sounded more… heterosexual. And for that I can … Continue reading

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Happy Hungarian, Budapest Birthday

Turning 29 is quite emotional. Well… not really, but it sets the scene for this blog rather nicely. For starters, it begins a year-long count-down to a much larger number than what is logically, and simply, just another year (except, … Continue reading

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Comforting Notions for the Lesser Travelled

Each time I recently posted photos from Amber and my Awesome Adventure, I could hear it. Each photo depicting either or both of us somewhere tropical, far-flung and/or cliche-but-man-I-want-to-go-there must have brought about a guttural “get f****d”, “bloody show off”, … Continue reading

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London Living & Job Hunting

From our humble bedroom window here in Enfield I can make out what locals would describe as a “sizeable back yard” (as well as the neighbours counter-part) , yet another row of typical street town-houses and yet another overcast morning. … Continue reading

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A Bonny Wee Scottish Tour

From the moment we rolled into Edinburgh, at the back end of a 9 ½ hour bus ride from London, I knew there was something particularly awesome about Scotland. The city, even from the cramped confines of our bus seats, … Continue reading

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First and Lasting European Impressions

Our first European “Impression” has been an absolute blast. I use the term “impression” because this part of our adventure has involved two flights (with one to come), 16 cities in eight countries, a week on a boat and approximately … Continue reading

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A Musical Journey From the Start

I’ve had a pretty strong relationship with music for as long as I remember and, as much as my memory may not serve me as well as it probably should nowadays, this is quite a long time. Don’t get me … Continue reading

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European Escapade Update

Thursday 21st July – 24 days, 7 1/2 countries (we only stopped in Innsbruck, Austria for half an hour so I have decided it doesn’t warrant an Austrian flag sticker in my travel diary), countless Busabout bus rides and approximately … Continue reading

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