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		<title>NG2NZ 30. Ceausescu’s Palace of the Parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[5-May-25 Bucharest, Romania Last here in 1997. Only a few years after the fall of the Wall and the collapse of East European dictatorships. Those of a certain age will remember the scenes being broadcast on the BBC when Ceausescu was toppled. Eventually tried and executed on Christmas Day 1989. Passport needed to tour the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 29. Cash or card?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[4-May-25 Bucharest, Romania Dear reader, me old mucker kindly reminded me that he was missing my blogs and so having been given a nudge…expect a flurry. Train to Bucharest doesn’t depart until 1230hrs so a leisurely brew for breakfast in that well known Romanian coffee shop. Starbucks. Nice location in main square so a prime [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 28. Dracula&#8217;s Castle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[3-May-25 Brasov, Romania The bells. The bells. At six in the soddin’ morning. Right. Outside. My. Bedroom. Grrr. Breakfast is ordered and tell Indian waiter it’s room 4 and only 1 person. He goes to kitchen and overhear chef say, “It’s impossible! That’s for two. Must be room 1!” Indian waiter reappears to clarify room [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 27. Vlad the Impaler</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2-May-25 Sighisoara, Romania Day starts with a morning brew in Starbucks. And discover the origin of the name. Regular readers of the blog will know that I have been to the very first Starbucks coffee shop in Pike Place in Seattle. The name apparently started in a brainstorming session that referenced the first mate (called [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 26. Rock hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[1-May-25 Brasov, Romania Overnight sleeper train from Budapest to Brasov, 100 miles north of Bucharest in Romania. Or should that be the overnight no sleeper train. Clickety. Clack. Woo woo. Clickety. Clack. Woo woo. Clickety. Clack. Woo woo. Goes the train. All. Through. The. Soddin’. Night. Quiet. It. Is. Not! No. Sleep. What. So. Ever. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 25. The drive of my life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[30-Apr-25 Overnight sleeper train Utterly dreadful night’s sleep. What sleep I had. Completely shattered which even a few brews can’t rectify. Suspect yesterday’s exertions in the heat and being dehydrated are to blame. So a leisurely stroll through the back streets of Budapest to the central market hall. Ornate exterior reminds of St Pancras station. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 24. Where is ball?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[28 &#38; 29-Apr-25 Budapest, Hungary What was meant to be the 2hr 40min high speed Railjet train between Vienna and Budapest. Is in fact the 3hr 30min train. Delays on the line. Excellent views enroute. Green fields shimmering in the midday sun contrasting with a deep blue sky. Taxi at Budapest station. Ask how much. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 23. Hippy birdie two ewes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[26 &#38; 27-Apr-25 London, UK, and Vienna, Austria Well, dear reader. Off we go again on Sector 3 of the Nottingham to New Zealand trip. And what a day to start the sector. My 55th birthday. Yikes. Closer to 60 than 50 now. Where did the past five years go. Oh. And am now retired. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 22. Homeward bound</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[20-22-Feb-25 Podgorica, Montenegro, and Vienna, Austria Final brew with a view. Shall miss this view. Now homeward bound. After a relaxing few days on the Adriatic. As you can perhaps tell, dear reader, not a very exciting blog, as not much done. Just a bit of pottering. This sector was all about eating up the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NG2NZ 21. Jolly jaunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[19-Feb-25 Lustica Bay, Montenegro Another blue sky day and excellent view for a brew to start the day. Really am enjoying this hotel. The other main town in the area is Tivat. Much more upmarket than Kotor. And cleaner. And newer. With a lot of new development going off. Many shiny expensive boats in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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