Postcard of the Week: Norway
Despite Norway only being just a short way across the North Sea from England, I have never been there. I’ve heard tales of the fjords from a friend who spent a month or so there for work (she’s a chef on a luxury yacht!) and I’ve been enchanted by the idea of seeing the Northern Lights since I was a very little girl.
One day, one day… Sweden equally fascinates me.
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Welcome! I'm Virginia, a travel blogger, Master's student, languages graduate and serial expat from the UK, and travel is an utterly fundamental part of who I am. I hope to inspire you to get out and explore the world, through helping you find opportunities to travel, work, study and live abroad, and by sharing some of the amazing places I’ve encountered so far! Click here to find out more...
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Congratulations to the newlyweds Mr and Mrs Protheroe! An honestly beautiful couple on a beautiful day in a beautiful location!
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After 6 months of behind-the-scenes planning, last week we held the annual Women and Leadership reception for @UniofExeter alumnae in London! The panel featured 4 fantastic speakers, each talking about different career strategies outside of the 9-5: through Portfolio careers, Entrepreneurship, Volunteering & Non-Exec roles.
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A big thank you to these inspiring women and to all the Exeter grads that attended! You can read my summary of the evening on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-ways-boost-your-career-outside-9-5-virginia-stuart-taylor/
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I'm also looking forward to next week, when I'll be speaking about travel writing and blogging at another Exeter alumni event on Tuesday 24th April, at the British Library! You can register for that here: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/events/details/index.php?event=8139
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Tiny propellor planes beat jumbo jets any day, don't you think?! Caught this great angle flying back to London from the Netherlands this morning
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Goedemorgen Groningen!
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Our fourth and last walk in Cornwall on the bank holiday Monday started from Port Quin, heading east to Port Isaac. It was fairly intense on the legs with an elevation gain of 300m over just 5km, so a fairly slow one, but yet again more beautiful unspoilt coastline! .
I've written a blog post about all four walks: https://thewell-travelledpostcard.com/2018/04/09/4-stunning-walks-on-the-north-coast-of-cornwall/
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And here's our route & more photos on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1485723849
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By day 3 in Cornwall the weather was looking decidedly worse but we still managed to find a dry window for a walk at the Bedruthan Steps, where there's a dramatic beach full of jagged black rocks that look like giant's teeth!
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Here's our 11km route and more photos on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1483610816
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Missing these scenes now I'm back in London! Here's last weekend's second walk on the north coast of Cornwall: St Agnes Head
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Find our route & more photos here: https://www.strava.com/activities/1482475003
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Looking out over Polzeath you can just about spot the surfers in the distance. We weren't brave enough this time to brace the cold waves of the Celtic Sea, although a few years ago I somehow managed it one chilly November in this very same spot!
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See our route & more photos from our walk on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1481138250
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Chasing the sun on the Cornish coast this weekend!
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See our route & more photos from our walk on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1481138250
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Today marks 6 months since I moved back to London, after a blissful summer of travel, and returned to the world of work. How time flies! These days I spend most of my time working in this stunning building at the heart of Westminster, and I've written a new blog post looking back over these last 6 months here in London:
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https://thewell-travelledpostcard.com/2018/03/26/looking-back-over-6-months-in-london-and-surviving-the-british-winter/
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It’s one of my favourite countries in the world.. the nature is amazing unfortunately it’s so expensive. Let me know if you ever need any tips. Planning on doing a norwegian post on my blog soon. x
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Just a lovely country, the weather change at least 5 times/day, but that makes Norway so beautifull. Alcoholic drinks and fish are verry expensive…but iT doesn’t hold me to visit Norway again…
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Norway was quite interesting. We went there this summer. To see the Northern lights you have to be up in the extremely cold regions though. I am lucky to be forced to accompany my sweetheart on a trip to Svalbard in 3 weeks. I hope we get to see the Northern Lights!
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You lucky thing!
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