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Europe | Russia | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 53 – Russia (St. Petersburg)

22 June 2018, Friday It’s Day 53 and I have a full day ahead to explore what’s left of St. Petersburg before catching my overnight train to Moscow at 10:50pm. For today, my two big objectives were to (finally) visit the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the State Hermitage Museum. It was […]

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Europe | Russia | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 52 – Russia (St. Petersburg)

21 June 2018, Thursday I slept in till about 10am this morning, taking my time to wash up and get ready to start the day. After yesterday’s underwhelming breakfast, I bought my own half loaf of bread and a couple of bananas to supplement the jam and coffee provided by the hostel. I had two […]

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Europe | Russia | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 51 – Russia (St. Petersburg)

20 June 2018, Wednesday Woke up feeling excited about another day of exploring St. Petersburg. My accommodation at Your Space Capsule Hotel provided a very basic breakfast from 7am to 10am. When I went to the common area and kitchen at 9am, I found that there was no more bread left. There was only some […]

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Estonia | Europe | Russia | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 50 – Estonia (Tallinn) / Russia (St. Petersburg)

19 June 2018, Tuesday I’ve reached another milestone today. It’s been 50 days since I left home, and even though I didn’t know it at the time, today marks the official halfway point of my trip. Before I set off from Singapore, I kept my return date open-ended but I knew that the entire trip […]

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Estonia | Europe | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 49 – Estonia (Tallinn)

18 June 2018, Monday Wakey wakey, it’s my third and final full day in Tallinn today. Months ago, when I was still in the planning stages for this trip, I considered heading out of the city today to visit Lahemaa National Park, 70km east of Tallinn. Lahemaa is Estonia’s first and largest national park, and […]

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Estonia | Europe | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 48 – Estonia (Tallinn)

17 June 2018, Sunday After the wonderful day exploring Tallinn’s Old Town yesterday, I woke up today feeling very excited about the day ahead. Once again, the forecast showed that it would be a day of great weather, mostly sunny with the temperature reaching a peak of 24 degrees Celsius at 1pm. Super grateful that […]

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Estonia | Europe | Finland | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 47 – Finland (Helsinki) / Estonia (Tallinn)

16 June 2018, Saturday Rise and shine, it’s time to move on to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, today! The past two days in Helsinki have been great, but I’m rather excited to go to Tallinn because I’ve read so much about how its Old Town is one of the best preserved and most authentic […]

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Europe | Finland | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 46 – Finland (Helsinki)

15 June 2018, Friday This morning, I went up to the 7th floor of my Eurohostel to make use of the free sauna. Use of the morning sauna from 7am to 10am is included in the room rate (i.e. free) while evening sauna from 5pm to 10pm is chargeable at €7.50/guest. Saunas are an integral […]

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Europe | Finland | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 45 – Finland (Helsinki)

14 June 2018, Thursday After a restful night’s sleep in my cabin, I woke up fully refreshed, feeling great. I had my breakfast in the cabin, then went up to the upper deck at 10:30am. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and loads of people were already out there enjoying the sun and the breeze. […]

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Europe | Sweden | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 44 – Sweden (Stockholm) / Finland (Helsinki)

13 June 2018, Wednesday Today, I’ll be leaving Stockholm for Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It will be the 11th country I’ll be setting foot on since departing Singapore 44 days ago. For those who are unaware, the concept I had for this trip was to take one flight out of Singapore to Europe and […]

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Europe | Sweden | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 43 – Sweden (Stockholm)

12 June 2018, Tuesday Yesterday was very action-packed and I had a really good time, especially at the ABBA Museum and Gröna Lund. For my second full day in Stockholm today, I wanted to take it easy and explore at a more relaxed pace. As usual, the weather forecast was great – a sunny day […]

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Europe | Sweden | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 42 – Sweden (Stockholm)

11 June 2018, Monday I’m 42 days into my Grand Adventure, and Sweden is the 10th country I have visited thus far. My accommodation here is Generator Stockholm, a chain of large hostels that are run more like hotels. I had stayed at Generator Hamburg earlier in the trip and I found the professional, business-like […]

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Europe | Norway | Sweden | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 41 – Norway (Bergen/Oslo) / Sweden (Stockholm)

10 June 2018, Sunday After spending nine fabulous days in Norway (excluding today), the time had come to say goodbye to this amazing country and move on to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It was going to be a long day of travelling as I would have to first take a train from Bergen to […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 40 – Norway (Bergen)

9 June 2018, Saturday Today, I was determined to make the best use of my last full day to enjoy as much of Norway’s nature as possible. After conquering Preikestolen and Trolltunga earlier in the week, I wanted to make one more hike to Ulriken. Standing at 643m, Ulriken is the highest of the seven […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 39 – Norway (Odda / Bergen)

8 June 2018, Friday After yesterday’s momentous hike to Trolltunga, it was time to move on from the small town of Odda to Bergen, the second largest city in Norway. I woke up at about 7am, had my breakfast, checked out of Trolltunga Hotel and took bus 984 (fare: 37 Kr / S$6.32) to go […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 38 – Norway (Odda / Trolltunga)

7 June 2018, Thursday I woke up this morning at 6am, all ready and excited for the hike to Trolltunga (click here). I checked the weather forecast and it was a chilly 8 degrees Celsius at the moment, with the temperature expected to hit a nice 17 degrees at noon time. I had booked a […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 37 – Norway (Stavanger / Odda)

6 June 2018, Wednesday After spending three nights in Stavanger, it was time to move on to Odda, a small town located about 200km away. The journey would require two bus transfers and take some five hours altogether. The total fare for the entire three-leg bus journey was 492 Kr (S$85.22) and I had booked […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 36 – Norway (Stavanger / Lysefjord)

5 June 2018, Tuesday After the thrilling hike to Preikestolen yesterday, I was left wondering what I could do with another spare day in Stavanger today. When drawing up my itinerary months ago, I originally planned to do another trek to Kjeragbolten, which is not too far from Stavanger, about 2.5 hours’ drive away. Kjeragbolten […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 35 – Norway (Stavanger / Preikestolen)

4 June 2018, Monday This morning, I woke up with an extra spring in my step, because it was the day I had waited for so long…I would be hiking up to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) today! After months of planning and dreaming about it, I am finally going to do it. Super excited! I left […]

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Europe | Norway | The Grand Adventure 2018

The Grand Adventure: Day 34 – Norway (Oslo / Stavanger)

3 June 2018, Sunday After spending two nights in Oslo, it was time to head southwest to Stavanger, the fourth largest city in Norway and gateway to one of the country’s most visited natural attractions – Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock. This 604m steep cliff ranked high on my bucket list and it was one of […]

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