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Elf - Where is Emma?

Where is Emma? Hey guys! As I have been caught by the travel bug in recent years I am hoping to be jet setting often in the next few years. This blog will hopefully keep everyone updated with where I am and where I've been! Feel free to write messages and check out my entries. Enjoy!

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By Elf
August 20th 2009
Prague Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town
Thursday We left early this morning to catch the bus to Prague. We had to drag our bags around the cobbled streets up a steep hill to a bus station and then caught a very nice bus - posh leather seats and TVs - to Prague. When we got to Prague we were shown to our apartments. I was sharing with four other girls: Andrea, Gill, Grace and Estelle. It was fab as we had our own kitchen and fridge and washing machine! We dumped our bags then met with George who took us on a walk around to get to [View Full Entry]

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Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov
The view from the castle of the town
Tuesday I got up early today as me, Steve, Jill, Andrea and Grace were going to climb up the Stephansdom tower this morning. We met up at 8.30am and made it to the centre on the U-bahn by 9am just in time for opening. There was no way we were going to miss it this time! We found the entrance and started the long climb. It is 349 steps to the top! I think I have definitely got fitter on this holiday but I was starting to waver at 299! Luckily there was a little stop gap to look at a [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 21st 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=429796]

Me and my cocktail
The castle
Bike ride

Monday Today we met at half 8 to catch the train to Bratislava, Slovakia. We caught the tram to the station and then got on the train. The journey took about an hour and was fairly scenic. When we got there George showed us where to go in the old town before he had to head back to Vienna. We headed up to the castle first. It was under rennovation but we walked around the outside and it gave us great views of Bratislava - a surprisingly cosmopolitan city. Apparently you could also see Vienna and Budapest from there. Tony found [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 20th 2009 | 60 Views | [diary=429789]


By Elf
August 15th 2009
Vienna Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna
Saturday I arrived in Vienna about 4pm local time. The flight was fairly painless even though it was late leaving. I decided to chance my luck on the train as a taxi to the hotel was 40€!! Plus the travel notes assured me it was an easy thing to do! So I bought a ticket and found the CAT which is the airport train that takes you to Vienna. That part was quite easy and then I had to catch the U-bahn which is the Austrian railway to the hotel where I was staying - Hotel Mozart. When I arrived at [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 17th 2009 | 69 Views | [diary=428964]

Food
The Hoffburg
Garden

By Elf
April 12th 2009
Vinales  Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » Viņales
We met in the foyer this morning after breakfast to begin our journey. We met the rest of the people that had arrived last last night. Everyone seems really nice and friendly. We made our way out to our own little mini bus which was well cute and air conditioned! Bonus! We drove along the highway where we passed plenty of fields and lots of hitch hikers. Apparently public transport is virtually non existent so masses of people were trying to get lifts in the backs of trucks of anything they could. We stopped for a very expensive Cuban coffee in [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 14th 2009 | 69 Views | [diary=428243]

People waiting for a lift
Vinales valley
Hilda outside our homestay

Today was Robbyn's and my last day in Havana before we met up with our tours. We were going to look in the museums but as the weather was so hot we decided to take a stroll down the Malecon! We firstly stopped at Castillo de San Salvador, which was empty apart from us but gave us good views of the bay. Then we thought we would walk down to the Hotel National. It seemed like a good idea at the time but it was 90 degrees and about three miles!! We deserved the large pina colada we got when we [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 14th 2009 | 125 Views | [diary=428237]

Castle across the bay
Kids swimming
Me on the Malecon with Havana in the background

On our second day in Havana we got up to the sounds of the street, a very loud cockerel and a guava lorry. The lorry driver gave me and Robbyn both some guavas but when I tasted it I realised why he was giving them away! Ugh! We caught a tour bus for a city tour of Havana which then crashed into a lamp post! We then had to wait to catch another bus - very eventful! Then we took another bus which took us to the beach. The beaches were lovely and we relaxed, drank coconut juice and took in [View Full Entry]

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Robbyn on the tour bus
The bus and the lamp post!
The beach

By Elf
April 9th 2009
Havana  Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
Cuba
Cuba
Our first view of the island as we flew over
Today me and Robbyn arrived in Havana, Cuba. The weather was hot and the street were lined with palm trees! It was fabulous! We took a cab from the airport after extremely lax security, surprisingly, to our apartment for the next few days. The cars were ancient and the streets narrow but and it was something of a culture shock. Still we settled in and then took a walk out into Central Havana to explore and in the search of food! [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 14th 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=428097]

A classic car
Robbyn
Central Havana

By Elf
August 17th 2008
Arriving in Split  Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split
Split
Split
The seafront
On my first day in Croatia I left a rainy England and arrived in beautiful sunny Split! I got a taxi to my hotel - settled into my room and chilled out for a bit as it had been an early start. Then, guide book in hand a took a stroll to see what Split had to offer. My guide book offered a walking tour of the town and I saw Diocletian's palace, cathedral and statue of Grgur Ninski. [View Full Entry]

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Diocletian's palace
View from the Cathedral
Grgur Ninski