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Bathe in Budapest
After a rather long overnight bus ride we pulled into Budapest in the early morning hours, greeted by a family friend. He would serve as our very own “official” city guide for the duration of our time in Hungary. We felt as though we just wanted to sleep and shower off the bus ride, but… Read more
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Piran: The Coastal Gem
One of my favourite things is going to a place where I have little to no expectations of what it will be like. I hadn’t heard of Piran before arriving in Slovenia, and even when we hired a car to drive out there, all I knew was that it was coastal and “kinda old”. It… Read more
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The Fairytale Land that is Lake Bled
One of the most famous locations that Slovenia has to offer is the breath-taking Lake Bled. Many people who visit the country make this their only stop (though I would argue that, as lovely as Bled is, there is far more to see!). Old folklore tells of how the small island in the middle of… Read more
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Ljubljana + Predjama
Our first impression of Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana (“lyoo-BLYAH-nah” is a basic phonetic guide for those curious), was of a quaint city with an idyllic atmosphere. The Ljubljanica River weaves through the “old town” part of the city, where trees and cafes line the bank. It feels like just the right mix of nature with historical… Read more
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Celje + Šempeter
Our first house-sitting experience was up in the Slovenian hills looking down on the small town of Celje; home for the next 3 weeks. Though it’s Slovenia’s third-largest town, it has a population of less than 40,000, so it feels like basically everyone knows everyone, and each other’s business. The town itself is quaint and… Read more
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First Stop: Vienna
The next 13 hour flight brought us to our first European destination. Vienna, Austria hadn’t originally been that high on our list of must-see places, it was more of a means to an end – the cheapest port into Europe we could find. Our few days in this beautiful city left us quite impressed. The… Read more
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Taipei in a Day
Despite the 13 hour red-eye from Auckland (via Brisbane), we still felt energetic enough to venture out into the streets of Taipei, Taiwan during our 17 hour layover. The Taiwanese Tourism Bureau runs a great little tour that runs directly out of the Taipei Airport, and drops you directly back to the airport at the… Read more
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Beginner’s Guide to House-sitting…We’re the Beginners
What started out as a crazy idea that popped into our heads one day, finally lay at our feet. We had heard of people going overseas and getting odd jobs to pay their way through countries, or even free accommodation in exchange for a few hours of labour (usually manual or language tutoring), but neither… Read more
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