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Discovering Lucie Schwob
I was not expecting the day to go quite the way it did. I was taking a long weekend on…
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Podcast #118: V’s First Time Abroad as an Adult
Welcome to Episode 118 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Earlier this week, I had a chat…
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Things to do and see in Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is, to all intents and purposes, the only town on Svalbard. It’s home to the harbour and the international…
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Ethical Travel in Svalbard
Svalbard is an amazing place that provides a way for tourists to visit a polar environment without the expense or…
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A visit to Svalbard Bryggeri
Svalbard is home to the world’s most northerly brewery: Svalbard Bryggeri. It’s situated close to the harbour in Longyearbyen, it’s…
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How I Spent Three Nights On Svalbard
In August 2025 I spent three nights (four days) on Svalbard. It coincided with the very end of the midnight…
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Podcast #116: Svalbard
Welcome to Episode 116 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Last year, off the back of my…
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Podcast #112: The Ballad of Lucie Schwob
Welcome to Episode 112 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Well, this isn’t going to be the…
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Podcast #096: Vienna Calling
Welcome to Episode 096 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast comes off the back of…
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Vienna Christmas Markets
In late Autumn 2024, I was sent by Jet2 on one of their Christmas Market breaks weekends, to Vienna. I…
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Visiting Vienna
You may remember in the summer of 2023, Jet2 sent me off on a trip to an all-inclusive resort on…
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A Night At The Vienna State Opera
I’ve never been to the opera. In my head it was always one of those things ‘beyond my pay grade’;…
