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My Travels: May 2021 – Sepetember 2022
The First and Final Picture of My Travels Today, as I begin writing this in a cafe in the centre of Vilnius, marks my last day of continuous travelling before heading back to London to begin my masters next week. I’ve been travelling for almost sixteen months, and it feels slightly strange today that this…
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Búzios and Iguazu Falls
Having spent a really enjoyable but perhaps not too relaxing few days in Rio de Janeiro, we began our journey to the other areas of Brazil we planned to visit. First, we took a 3-hour taxi ride to the beach town of Búzios. Búzios is a small town, perfectly placed on a protected peninsula protruding…
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
For as long as I’ve been travelling I had wanted to come to Brazil, and Rio de Janeiro specifically. Anyone who knows what I’m like will know that I particularly like mountains combined with beaches. I also like places with vivid colours and unique features. It is this which has always attracted me to Rio…
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Tbilisi, Georgia
I love Georgia, I have been adamant about this ever since I first visited the country a year ago. I have told many people I’ve met whilst travelling, that in my opinion, it is the best place to travel to. I entirely stand by this statement following my visit to Tbilisi last month which this…
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Armenia
The near three weeks that I spent in Uzbekistan were incredible, however, I was ready to leave and meet my girlfriend in Yerevan. I took what could be described as the long route to Yerevan. Waking up at 5 AM in the still rather warm Tashkent I took a taxi to the airport for my…
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Cairo, Egypt
Now, this is probably going to be a blog of two parts. In my blogs, I think I have usually been overwhelmingly positive about all the places I have visited recently. Of course, each place will have had a few faults, but generally, I’ve very much enjoyed all of the places I have visited, I…
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
So, it’s time for my final blog (for now) from Uzbekistan. The final city that I visited in the country was the historic capital of the Timurid Empire, Samarkand. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I had fantasised about visiting Samarkand for a long time. Ever since I first saw them, images of…
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan
After a couple of great nights in Khiva, I took the long train journey through the desert to Bukhara. Bukhara is perhaps the most historically significant town of the former Silk Road I visited in Uzbekistan, that being said I’m sure people from Samarkand would debate this. Either way, Bukhara served as the capital of…
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Khiva, Uzbekistan
Initially, I was not going to write a blog about Khiva. As the smallest of Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Towns, I planned to group it together with Bukhara and Samarkand in a big piece about the historic centres of the country. However, having spent the last few days in Khiva, I think it is deserving of…
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
When I was in my hostel in Riga, about to leave for Uzbekistan, to say I wasn’t apprehensive would be lying. Following proposed constitutional reforms, massive protests occurred in the southwestern city of Nukus, leaving 18 people dead and hundreds injured. I had heard the situation in Tashkent was calm and unaffected by the situation…
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