Founded in 1830, Middlesbrough is an industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England's north-east coast.  When I first reached this small town I was slightly disappointed as I was expecting to spend my months in a busy city in UK. Upon stepping out of the train station in Middlesbrough I could literally see no one on...

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Image Source: www.awarenessdays.com I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the reader a Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year 2019! It is one of the most celebrated occasion in the world, predominately in China. Having said that, oversea Chinese people who are in countries that have no holiday for the event celebrate it as well. Although one might say it is probably...

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Stato della Città del Vaticano While we were visiting Rome for four days and three nights, we took the opportunity to include Vatican City in the itinerary as well. Interestingly, Vatican City was the smallest state in the world. With an area of 110 acres, the independent nation state was encircled by a 2 mile border with Rome, Italy and was governed as...

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Leaving from one place to another was definitely the least favourite thing in my to-do list. It was always the case when we were travelling in Europe. First, I reached a country where I knew nothing about it except for the name of the place and probably some famous attractions in the place. After spending a few days, I would start to get...

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New day new journey. In order to get to Cinque Terre from Venice, we had to get to Milan and change the train to Monterosso. I was slightly disappointed that we could not include Milan into our third leg due to limited time. Nonetheless, we managed to caught a glimpse of the famous Duomo di Milano (I think that was the building) while...

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This was the final leg of our Europe trip. We had been staying for about half a year in the UK and everything seemed to be going well and smoothly so far. There were definitely ups and downs (not going to lie and portray a too perfect life) throughout these six months but undoubtedly we felt happy most of the time and we...

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The last destination for our second leg of Europe trip was in Prague, Czech Republic.We took an overnight bus from Budapest to ÚAN Florenc Praha via the FlixBus company. The ride was fine and smooth all the way. Moreover, it was the cheapest option available and the toilet was at least very clean compared to the Megabus in the UK. The journey took...

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Another day, another adventure. That's what an avid traveller would claim. After having a blast at Vienna, we took a short train ride (three hours to be exact) to Budapest. Even before going to Hungary, I had already heard a fair share of positive reviews about this amazing country. First, the place itself was gorgeous. Then, most important of all, the food was...

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We left Salzburg for Vienna early in the morning via the train which took about two and a half hours.The views were splendid and we checked into our Airbnb accommodation once we reached Vienna. It was quite a walk to the place but we were happy to explore around the places and the rent was affordable so we could not complain about it....

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