One of the most famous natural landmarks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains is the Pravčická brána. In German it is called the Prebischtor and is the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe. It is truly striking and one sunny morning I caught the train to Schöna to try and see this incredible formation for myself. […]
Lifestyle
Winter Wonderland: Hellasgården
Our little hike around Hellasgården, Stockholm During our stay in Stockholm I really wanted to go on one hike within the city. The city is so vast and includes many green spaces and islands. We only had time to do one hike and I spent a long time pondering which hike to do. In the […]
An eventful trip to the Shanghai Swimming Centre
My first visit to a Chinese swimming pool Prologue At the start of my time in China when I managed to do very simple things like buying a train ticket or ask for a carrier bag at the supermarket (the first is a lot trickier than the second), I felt very proud of myself. In […]
Scrambling up Tryfan
Alex and I were walking up a mountain. This was the only day of the trip to Wales I had asked Alex to plan. We greeted a group who were descending down the mountain, climbing gear draped over their shoulders, when I asked how to pronounce the name of the mountain. The mountain I had […]
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Amazing Vegan Food in South Korea
When I heard people talk about the food in South Korea I always heard two words mentioned: chicken and kimchi. Not sure how vegan-friendly South Korea would be, we were pleasantly surprised. Whilst we found it harder to just stumble across vegan food in restaurants or in the street as it is in China and […]
Welcome to MyTravelScrapbook
Welcome to MyTravelScrapbook!!! Thank you for stopping by and having a look at our blog. I thought it would be fitting that our first blog post should be about why we decided to make a travel blog in the first place! Why I decided to start a travel blog I love travelling and have been […]