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Day trips from London # 1 - Cotswolds

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After spending every weekend for about two months visiting few of the popular tourist attractions in central London, I wanted to explore places out of London and what's better than notorious England countryside. Still not completely confident to travel on my own, I went with couch travels - quite convenient in many ways, however, I would most definitely prefer travelling on own. I didn't get off to a great start as underground transport was cancelled over the weekend which, I later learnt, is not uncommon in London and wouldn't be of utmost inconvenience as there would be replacement bus services, however, the commute time changes considerably. (Note: always check transport schedule especially when planning to catch a bus or train out of London,  ahead of time. Registering oyster card online enables weekly updates on any disruptions). We reached coach stop almost 5 mins later to scheduled pick up time which attracted quite a few disapproving glares. After about 2-3 hour...

Empties

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I rarely get a chance to see the bottom of containers as I am quite forgetful and often buy stuff without realizing I already got them or, for not so frequently used ones, couldn't find where they are. How delighted was I to see bunch of emptied bottles while packing the baggage in London. Limited living space have it's advantages :). Body shop strawberry body polish : this is a travel size pack (got in 3 for 2 offer). However, it lasted about six months when used twice or thrice a week. Liked it a lot and want to bring back a few but couldn't due to it's leakage prone packaging. Khadhi saffron shampoo : my favorite from the brand. Bought a new pack before starting to London. Soon after I bought 400ml bottle of tresemme platinum strength shampoo (which I did not manage to complete in 8 months) for regular use and carried the Khadhi shampoo for swimming, which is not very often, and it got finished in about 3 months. Wilko bubble bath : after using couple ...

Aerial views

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To get a bigger view, we have take a step back or a step up (#feelingsmart 🤓). Main reason I prefer flying is to enjoy the views. Here's the list of views from my travel diaries. 1. Flying from London to Paris - spot the Eiffel tower? I expected it to be clearer 😶. 2.  Paris from Eiffel tower summit - the first one might be from mid level 🤔              3.  Somewhere between Madrid and Valencia 4.  Barcelona from a hillock 5.  Man O' war bay - Durdledoor, London 6. Chair  lift at Needless park - Isle of Wight 7. Paris  at sunset - 2nd floor of Eiffel tower 8.  Mt. Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland 9. Flying from Milan  to Brussels 10. Thames from cable car, North Greenwich   11. Taking off 😢- Heathrow airport 12. Flying from Indonesia to Malaysia - Bali islands