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These are the posts I wrote before around April 2020 – the ones that don’t exactly reflect where I am now. Some of them I don’t particularly enjoy reading back, or feel too personal, or don’t fit into a category that I want to focus on (or all of the above), but I don’t want to delete because of all the work that went into them. So, I’ve put them here, not exactly hidden, but not super easy to find either. I might swap and change posts between this category and my archive, and back again, as I navigate what I’m comfortable with sharing.

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7 Tips for New A Level Students

by Fizz 25/09/2022

This post is taken from the old version of the blog hosted on wordpress.com. Originally published 07/09/19 This time two years ago I had a mixture of excitement and nerves…

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Haircuts and road trips

by Fizz 20/08/2020

Ages ago (literally ages) Bill Fonda challenged me to write a blog post about what my first weekend after lockdown would look like. The concept has been passed from blogger…

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Staring into infinity

by On The Fly Blog 22/04/2020

“Do you want to watch the meteor shower with me tomorrow night?” My friend asks me. In other news, romance is not dead folks. A few years ago we had…

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February 2020 – a month of new experiences

by On The Fly Blog 29/02/2020

February has been really, really busy. Looking back, I can’t believe how much I did in such a short space of time. Back at the start of the month, Joe…

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30 questions

by On The Fly Blog 26/02/2020

The awesome Bill Fonda from A Silly Place recently wrote this post answering 30 questions and nominating a few other bloggers to do the same. I loved the idea immediately…

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January 2020 – an Exciting New Decade

by On The Fly Blog 31/01/2020

And just like that, we’re a month into the new year. That went fast. It occurred to me on new year’s eve that wrapping up an entire year in one…

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Thoughts ~ slowing down

by On The Fly Blog 16/10/2019

Make days off count. Pamper yourself. Learn to do nothing. Then learn to do nothing without feeling guilt. Then learn to schedule time for doing nothing. Listen to your body;…

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Thoughts ~ friends going to uni

by On The Fly Blog 30/09/2019

I’m very secure in my decision to take a gap year, and have been for about a year and a half. Even if I wasn’t, I know my friends and…

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Nerja week 3 – 24 hours in Malaga

by On The Fly Blog 17/09/2019

The Booking.com links in this article are affiliate links. Click here for more information. Tuesday: Crikey. I spent today warding off period cramps, which is not something I usually have…

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Week 2 in Nerja: party in the plaza and breakfast with a view

by On The Fly Blog 10/09/2019

The Booking.com links on this page are affiliate links. Click here for more information on this. Tuesday: Two things. 1) I’m an absolute sucker for new clothes and 2) my…

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Hi! I'm Fizz, and this blog is my personal travel diary. I have a passion for exploring the world, protecting it, and learning about new cultures. If I'm not curled up with a book and my cats, I'm probably out exploring!

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Bruges 🇧🇪 This fairytale town, with its ca Bruges 🇧🇪 

This fairytale town, with its canals and bridges and cobble streets and churches and swans, may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I certainly had a fun day wandering around and indulging in beer and chocolate. 

No recommendations for this one; it was a half day trip and we did nothing except walk and eat and drink. 

Oh, except the Handmade in Brugge shop at Sashuis. That was a cute assortment of handicrafts. 

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#visitbelgium #visitbruges #visitbrugge
Recent Edinburgh highlights (yes, the cats are hig Recent Edinburgh highlights (yes, the cats are highlights)

#visitedinburgh #lifeinedinburgh
Photos that never made it to Instagram, to catch u Photos that never made it to Instagram, to catch up the past few months

1. Poster presentation
2. Important hydration
3. More important hydration
4. Embroidered neurons!
5. The usual
6. Edinburgh looking pretty
7-8. Library cats!
9. Yes
Edinburgh cherry blossom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌸 

#visitedinburgh #visitscotland #springinscotland #cherryblossom #foreveredinburgh #mysecretedinburgh
Bringing this one back since it seemed to help a l Bringing this one back since it seemed to help a lot of people out last year!

VALIDATE YOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT TICKETS! ⚠️ 

Usually there will be signs around the station, but sometimes it’s not obvious.

It tends to involve stamping or punching your ticket at little boxes either on the platform or on the train, but sometimes you might have to hold it up to a scanner. 

It’s annoying but important to remember, buying the ticket isn’t enough! If you don’t validate it, you could face fines. 

In Helsinki - hold your metro ticket up to the scanners on entry to the platform (yes it’s just paper, but there must be a magnet or a chip inside)

In Berlin - stamp your paper ticket as seen here

In Gdańsk - punch your paper ticket on board

On TEC buses in Belgium - use the app to scan the QR code on board 

Where else?

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#traveltip #travelmistakes #europetravels 
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Rules and norms when travelling! 🧳 Some thing Rules and norms when travelling! 🧳 

Some things I think could be useful to understand before you travel 🤔

I want to clarify, I don’t think you should try to blend in perfectly as a tourist. It’s just not possible. Similarly, you don’t have to leave behind every bit of your own culture- that’s also not really possible. 

But I do think it’s nice to meet the locals where they’re at and adapt to their norms. Not only is it respectful to local culture, but it can enhance your understanding of the area. 

What would you add to the list?

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#traveltip #mindfultravel 
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Just some recent Edinburgh snaps 📸 🏴󠁧󠁢 Just some recent Edinburgh snaps 📸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 

I know lots of you have visited/lived here before - if you have recommendations for beer gardens/patios/terraces I’m all ears because we’re getting into that season and I intend to make the most of it! 🍻🍷
A bit of a reintroduction :) Say hi! 👋🏻👇 A bit of a reintroduction :)

Say hi! 👋🏻👇
I always love sharing these photos. The semi-aband I always love sharing these photos. The semi-abandoned site of the Seville Expo ‘92 🚀 

With the theme “The Age of Discoveries”, this universal exhibition celebrated the 500th Anniversary of Columbus’ arrival to the Americas (perhaps not something we’d mark today?). 

From what I’ve read online, it looked like a hopeful, futuristic display of science and technology, complete with a monorail! The site was open until the early hours of the morning, and numerous pavilions represented countries, organisations, and pillars of discovery. 

Nowadays, the site is partly the Cartuja Science and Technology park, a fitting use of the space, and there’s also a theme park. In the middle of a weekday, it was bizarre to wander around what is essentially a slightly rundown science park, with the occasional employee walking between buildings, and leftover Expo structures on every corner. 

#visitseville #expo92 #visitspain #sevillaespaña #abandonedplace
This was last Sunday, today I was in the library a This was last Sunday, today I was in the library all day ✌🏻

We stuffed a 4€ decathlon backpack full of layers and jogged to Granton beach for what felt like my coldest swim ever. Luckily we could get coffee to warm up after, and when we arrived home our flatmate had prepared a belated pancake day brunch for us 🥰 (never mind the fact that it was our duty to introduce her, a Canadian, to British pancake day)

#studentlife #visitedinburgh #wildswim #relaxedsunday
If you ever find yourself in Edinburgh I highly re If you ever find yourself in Edinburgh I highly recommend a sunrise walk up Arthur’s Seat. It will never be quieter up there and watching the pale light wash over the city is very special. 

The one good thing about short days is a late sunrises, so this could be a great way to kickstart a winter day!

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#visitedinburgh #arthursseat #sunrisehike
I’ve been lucky enough to go to some pretty cool I’ve been lucky enough to go to some pretty cool places in March the past couple of years. Today I’m reminiscing on last year’s trip, which took me to Poland, Germany and Belgium. 

🇵🇱 Toruń - the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and home to a fantastic indoor athletics stadium - this was the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships 2024

🇩🇪 Walking tours and solo museum trips in Berlin 

🇧🇪 A weekend of relaxing, nature and coffee in Antwerp

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