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Tokyo cycling near Harajuku station
Cycling

Cycling the Yamanote Line – a Tokyo loop adventure

by Westwards / 20 February 202620 February 2026
Old fishing vessels can still be used as boat sheds !
UK

Ultimate Daytrip to Lindisfarne: Discover the Magic of Northumbria’s Holy Island

by Westwards / 3 February 20263 February 2026
The Ramses Tempel of Abu Simbel, a magnificent UNESCO site, is always a highlight however often we may have seen it
New Year's posts

2025 Travel highlights – the year in review

by Westwards / 31 December 202531 December 2025
boat on a lake in Lithuania
Lithuania, Travel thoughts

Some thoughts about travelling in Lithuania for two weeks

by Westwards / 11 December 20157 May 2021

As some of you know, our autumn vacation plan was to walk on the “Abraham Path” long distance hike in …

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Draw bridge on an Amsterdam town canal
Netherlands

Amsterdam Photo Collection

by Westwards / 5 December 201515 October 2021

These are some photos from a brief visit to Amsterdam in summer. We stayed at municipal campsite, which is very …

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people in green coats entering a mine
Slovakia, UNESCO

Digging for the history of mining in Banska Stiavnica

by Westwards / 5 December 201525 September 2024

In the Slovakian contryside, Banska Stiavnica is a small mining town that used to be rich, immensely rich even: There …

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A Persian garden at the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad
India, UNESCO

Travelling India – by train and bus from Mumbai to Chennai

by Westwards / 1 December 201515 January 2024

In 2002 we travelled to India for a few weeks of holidays. At that time we lived in Japan and …

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beach of the Baltic sea
Lithuania, UNESCO

Wonderful November days on the Curonian Spit

by Westwards / 29 November 201528 March 2021

“It doesn’t look like rain today – let’s leave the Thomas Mann Museum for tomorrow. We’d better head straight for …

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St Teresa church in Vilnius old town, with worshippers
Lithuania, UNESCO

Vilnius Old Town, a cute Baltic capital

by Westwards / 23 November 201515 February 2024

The street is full of people, many of them standing with folded hands and looking up to the town gate. …

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ruins of Kernave
Lithuania, UNESCO

The steep Kernave hill forts near the Neris river

by Westwards / 17 November 201523 January 2022

The hillside is so steep that steps lead up to the top of five strangely shaped, almost conic Kernave hills …

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Wadi Rum bedouin camels and tourist
Jordan, UNESCO

A camel ride with the Wadi Rum bedouins

by Westwards / 11 November 20154 May 2021

Helwan is foaming at the mouth. Literally. Sometimes he blows impressive pink chewing gum-like bubbles, but without the strawberry taste. …

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Kusama Yayoi pumpkin on Naoshima Art Island
Japan

Naoshima – an art island in Japan’s Inland Sea

by Westwards / 5 November 201524 September 2024

A path leads up through a wooden gate and past some tiny weathered stone shrines. The Hachimangu Shrine is a …

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Shiretoko Goko Lakes and heath
Hiking, Japan, UNESCO

Bears and other animals in the amazing Shiretoko National Park

by Westwards / 30 October 201511 February 2024

“You will need long rubber boots for the walk to Lake Rausu: it’s quite muddy there. Also it would be …

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