You're wondering about my wandering?
- Cat Higgs
- Oct 21, 2017
- 3 min read
MY WANDERING
Wherefore art thou going? And what doth thee wish to doe'th?
(Gurl, where are you going? And what is on your wish-list?)
It took me a long time to create the route I wanted to do (And to create one I could afford) I wanted to go EVERYWHERE! But, soon found out I had to be strategic, unfortunately no matter how much drunk Cat thinks she's loaded, money is not unlimited.
I have booked everything and actually went under my budget (HELL YEAH! More dollar for waffles and postcards) My budget for this 3 month trip was £1500 (This number is only for the travel (BUS/TRAIN/PLANE) and Accommodation - including city tax, ugh… I always forget about city tax)
I am probably going to spend double my budget on food, no regrets!
In total, the travels have amounted to a measly £335. Trains aren’t offering a good inter-rail deal anymore, those magical all around europe tickets suck and have gone up in price (In my opinion anyway, specifically for this trip) So how will I get around? Well, I have put my trust in FLIXBUS, (a bus company founded in Munich, YAY GERMANY) to take me around Europe, with free luggage, free wifi and plug sockets. I don't think I can go wrong *TOUCHES WOOD*, I'll let you know how I get on with FLIXBUS at a later stage..
And then, the total of the accommodation including some swanky hotels, entire apartments and hostels it totalled £1,030…. Ill share reviews and photos of these places as I go along for those interested.
So without further ado, here is my route.
Yes, the cats were necessary.
Locations In order:
LONDON
PARIS
BRUSSELS
AMSTERDAM
HAMBURG
BERLIN
PRAGUE
VIENNA
KRAKOW
BUDAPEST
ZAGREB
LJUBLJANA
VENICE
ROME
NAPLES
MILAN
NICE
MARSEILLE
MONTPELLIER
BARCELONA
MANCHESTER
If anyone has been to any of these locations, drop me a message through my contact page and share the goods. I need tips, trips and good places to kip.
HITHER IS MINE WISH-LIST. (In the most random order due to 3am blogging.)
FRANCE - PARIS
Grab a cheap but fine wine in France and picnic in-front of the Eiffel Tower
Climb the Eiffel Tower
Eat snails in Paris
Catacombs of Paris
Have my portrait painted
AMSTERDAM
Visit a ‘Coffee Shop’
The sex museum (wink wink, nudge nudge)
Vondelpark
Anne Franks house
Van Gough Museum
Take a canal tour
GERMANY - BERLIN
Walk the Berlin Wall
Take the alternative Berlin tour
Eat too much Currywurst (My favourite)
Walk through the Brandenburg Gate Eat a pretzel the size of my head (HUGE)
ITALY - VENICE
Get lost in Venice (But not like, too lost)
Serenade random people I pass on my Gondola ride
Catch a water taxi
The bridge of sighs Spend way too much money
ITALY - ROME
The Colosseum
MMMM... GELATO!
Throw 3 coins into the Trevi Fountain
Cruise on a Vespa Explore the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary
ITALY - NAPLES
Pompeii (Sing Bastille on the way there)
Eat real pizza
Day trip to Capri
Gaze up at Mount Vesuvius
HUNGARY - BUDAPEST
Play chess in the thermal baths
Drink in a ruin bar
Walk across the Chain Bridge
Attend a cooking class
Explore Castle Hill
CROATIA - ZAGREB
Plitvice Lakes
- Oh am I so excited to see the waterfall and crystal blue waters Plitvice Lakes National Parks has to offer! This is in my Top 3 for locations I am MOST excited for.
Watch the change of guard
Walk through Dolac market
Museum of Broken Relationships
SLOVENIA - LJUBLJANA (Or as I pronounce it, La-Jub-La-Jana)
Skinny dip in Lake Bled (Or you know, clothed because i'll be going in winter)
Also, Kayak on Lake Bled
Walk over the Triple bridge Fall into an ice-cream coma at Cacoa Cafe Robba fountain (Not slang for stealing a fountain, its the actual name)
POLAND - KRAKOW
Auschwitz
The Salt Mines
Take a carriage ride through the Old Town
Admire Krakows streetart Walk through the Kazimierz neighbourhood
VIENNA
Order an Einspanner in Vienna, yum!
See an Opera at the Vienna State Opera House Attend a Viennese Ball
Visit the oldest Zoo
Stroll through the vineyards
FRANCE - NICE
Drink expensive wine and dine out
Walk the promenade
Eat ice-cream at Fennochio
Play Pétanque in the park
Visit the Old Town
SPAIN - BACELONA
Play Ed Sheeren ‘Barcelona’ whilst riding a bike through the city
Day drink at a Vermut musical
EAT CHURROS
TAPAS and more TAPAS
See a Flamenco show
These are only a few on my wish-list (The real list is loooooong). ALSO, I don't mean to go on and on and on so…
Just in general, I want to take many photographs, meet and become friends with many strangers, get ripped off at least once, consume my bodyweight in carbs in each country and just enjoy the ride... will you be coming along with me? If so feel free to like, comment, share and join in!
What’s on your wanderlust wish list?
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