20 Fun Facts about Melbourne, Australia
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by Danii Cal
6d ago
  When I travel I love finding out fun facts about places so I thought I would make some posts about them. So I thought why not start with some fun facts about my hometown of Melbourne Australia. 1. Between 1901 and 1927 Melbourne was Australia's capital city. 2. Australia's first traffic lights were installed in Melbourne in 1912 at the corner of Collins and Swanston street. 3. Melbourne was originally named Batmania. The name derives from one of the city's founding fathers John Batman. 4. Melbourne has been named Worlds most liveable city 7 times. 5. Melbourne Food and Wine f ..read more
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Visiting Oxford Castle & Prison
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by Danii Cal
1w ago
  Back in May 2019 I had the pleasure of visiting the Oxford Castle & Prison as I was Spending the day in Oxford on my trip to the UK for the month. It was so beautiful seeing this castle that I had only seen online. It's history is incredible.  The Castle and Prison is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the entire City, Also maybe even being one of the oldest as well. It has History dating back to the 11th century. We did a guided tour and it was amazing learning the history.  With the guided tour its starts in the gift shop we then headed through a small d ..read more
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The Roman Baths UK
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by Danii Cal
1w ago
  When I went to the UK the Roman Baths was one place I knew I needed to go. I love everything about History and these beautiful baths didn't disappoint. We did a day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. It was worth it, we had such a great day.  The beautiful baths Once we got into the baths we were given a free audio guide that we able to go through different parts and hear about different sections of the Baths. It was so amazing seeing all the ruins and the history there was even a part at the end  where we could taste some of the famous warm water from the spa water fountai ..read more
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Disneyland Paris Haul - May 2019
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by Danii Cal
2w ago
  I have decided to finally do a haul on what I brought in Disneyland Paris when I went back in May 2019.  I didn't buy clothes or anything but I brought a lot of souvenirs. So let's get into the haul.  First, we have the thing that I brought as soon as I got into the park, Pink Disney ears. These are so beautiful I love these so much. A few hours later I found the gold ones so I had to buy them as well because they were so cute. Next is some keyrings. I brought a 'D' one for me and an 'F' one for my dad Frank.  We found these lollies and we thought they were s ..read more
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20 Fun Facts about Oxford UK
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by Danii Cal
2w ago
  Oxford is such a beautiful place with so much History. With so many movies and TV shows filmed is this beautiful place it's a must see for any history buff. Here are some fun facts about Oxford UK 1. Oxford is one of the most attractive places for tourists in the UK. 2, Oxford was the capital of England during the Civil War (1642 - 1646) 3. The University of Oxford is the world second oldest University. 4. The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in the world, It was built in 1683. 5. Oxford has the first ever Coffee house in England which was The Grand Cafe. Beautiful Oxford (Pi ..read more
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Cornish Pasty - Food Review
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by Danii Cal
2w ago
 I've decided to start reviewing food on this blog as well. They will either be food I have eaten on trips or even in my hometown, or even restaurant recommendations. They will most likely be short reviews with a history of the food item. I love taking photos of food so I will be posting those as well as videos on some of them. One thing we were told to try in London was a Cornish Pasty. So what is a cornish Pasty. Well its made out of pastry which is folder in a crescent shape, Its crimped on one side. Its usually filled with raw meat and wegtables and slow baked to create that beautifu ..read more
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Hotel Review - Haymarket Hotel Edinburgh Scotland
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by Danii Cal
3w ago
Photo taken from booking.com The Haymarket Hotel in Edinburgh is located right across the road from the Haymarket train station. There is also a bus from the airport that drops you off a few meters from the hotel. The Haymarket hotel it a townhouse hotel.  We made the mistake of going to the wrong hotel. There is another hotel called Haymarket hub hotel which we thought was the one but it wasn't. The one we stayed at was only a short walk around the corner. I was travelling with my dad so we wanted 2 single beds. When we checked in the friendly staff took us to a room on the thi ..read more
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Pykes Creek Victoria
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by Danii Cal
3w ago
    When it's a beautiful day we like to go for a little drive somewhere. We didn't really have a destination, so my dad and I just got in the car and drove. We drove for about an hour and a half before we arrived at a beautiful creek called Pykes Creek. My dad said that him, my mum and my grandparents used to picnic here while they went to Adelaide. It was amazing being there. They went before I was born so It was my first time going. Pykes Creek is a large creek located near the township of Ballan between Bacchus Marsh and Daylesford in Victoria, Australia. &nbs ..read more
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17 Souvenirs to collect on a trip
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by Danii Cal
3w ago
  Souvenirs are a great way to remember your travels for years to come. Here are some ideas of what to collect while you are travelling the world 1. Postcards  These are the easiest things to collect because you can usually find postcards at any souvenir shop and also probably the cheapest to collect aswell. They will be very easy to pack because they are so lightweight. When you get home, you can put them in a scrapbook or album to remember the trip. 2. Magnets A fridge magnet is a great souvenir to collect. Place them all over your fridge and when you go to get something ..read more
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REX Airline Review - Business Class - Return Melbourne to Sydney.
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by Danii Cal
3w ago
  Hey Everyone We ended up going on a spontaneous trip to Sydney because I ended up getting Darren Criss Tickets for his concert in Sydney. We were deciding whether to drive up of fly and in the end we decided to fly up. I found cheap tickets for the airline REX aka Reginal Express.  We bought economy tickets, but we got an email to bid to upgrade so we bid $50 each and as we were on the shuttle bus going to the airport from the value carpark we got the email that they accepted our bid and we would be flying business class. We were over the moon. We got to the check in desk ..read more
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