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June 25th 2008
Published: June 25th 2008
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Thanks to Europe’s embarrassment of low fare airlines we were able to do a month’s whistle-stop tour of family and friends without burning a hole in our pockets. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Ozone layer, but we consoled ourselves as nobody talks about that anymore - particularly since people have started to realize the oil’s running out.

But then, we could be forgiven for thinking we’re still swimming in the stuff, if ryanair insists on flying us half way round Europe for twenty pence plus tax (Plus Priority Boarding Fee, Insurance, Credit Card/ELV Fee, Airport Check-In Fee, Checked Baggage Fees (1st Bag - Per bag/ Per One Way Flight) 2nd & 3rd Bag - Per bag/ Per One Way Flight Fee, plus Sports/Musical Equipment Fee etc…we also discovered their Flight Change Fees, when we missed ours from Stansted to Eindhoven.

Other notable events included eating our own weight in sausages in Munich.
An ATM eating my visa card, and Salzburg winning the Austrian footy title.
Comforting ourselves with mushy peas while it pissed down in London.
Leaving our bag of camping groceries on the tram in Amsterdam,
and featuring in a small town newspaper article in Germany.

We also discovered that some of Jen’s seasickness onboard the ship was due to a medical condition colloquially referred to in the British Isles as ‘up the duff’. This potentially debilitating condition meant we spent a good week undoing our year long travel plans, until we’d finally watered them down to what we felt would still offer a swatch before the little bump inevitably requires his own seat on the chicken bus…

And so, for the criminally low fare of 99 Euros, we climbed on the plane at Frankfurt airport, our backpacks stuffed with every vitamin supplement known to man, some surrealistic 4d scanned pictures of our new 2cm tall travel buddy, and headed for the Dark Continent...






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Amsterdam
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The Red Light District, Amsterdam
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Brunow, Germany
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at a campsite in Munich
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25th June 2008

nobody's talking about carbon anymore?
perhaps you've become deaf in the past year or so, but it's more of a concern now than it ever has been. I love travelling as well, but do so with an awareness of it's VERY REAL cost to the environment. Ryanair's 20p flights are just a marketing gimmick, and in no way whatsoever are an indication of falling oil prices (how much have petrol prices gone up in the past 6 months?)
26th June 2008

Socratic irony?
priceless...
26th June 2008

photies
Hi Mate, just reading your amsterdam blog and the photos are excellent.. can I ask what camera you are using dude??
26th June 2008

Fuji s5600
Yours for a snip under $200! Incidentally, I thought travelblog had a cool new feature which captures and catalogues the culprit camera for every shot - Perhaps mine is too old to leave a trail?
27th June 2008

amazing
You are truly an inspiring person. I love all of your pics and all your thoughtful words. What camera do you use? What is your favorite aftershave? How many nose hairs have floated down the back of your sofa? Keep up the good work nomad!
27th June 2008

Thanks Kimch
It's comments like yours that really brighten my day and make it all worthwhile. Of course I'll happily answer a couple of your questions; In my experience the ladies prefer primordial man scent, and the hairs down my sofa tend to clump. Hope that helps, your inspiration is my pleasure!
10th August 2008

congrats
I cant believe there arent any coments about the MINI ME.... congrats.. we all cant wait to see the adventures with baby in tow... maybe it can have its own travel blog too...

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