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Volcanic footspas and the world’s smallest mandarins: exploring Sakurajima
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Volcanic footspas and the world’s smallest mandarins: exploring Sakurajima

After Tokyo and Hiroshima, it was time to take the shinkansen all the way down into … Volcanic footspas and the world’s smallest mandarins: exploring SakurajimaRead more

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by The Imagination Trail•February 5, 2016February 29, 2016•3
My first ever volcano was…underwhelming
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My first ever volcano was…underwhelming

I’ve been fascinated by volcanoes ever since I learnt to read and started picking up books … My first ever volcano was…underwhelmingRead more

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by The Imagination Trail•August 3, 2015February 29, 2016•1
Eclipse
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Eclipse

This post was originally published on my first travel blog on 20 March 2015. Sometimes you … EclipseRead more

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by The Imagination Trail•April 2, 2015February 2, 2016•0

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Rachel Sinclair Bickley The Imagination Trail solo travel blog This is me: my name's Rachel and I'm a blogger, writer, dreamer, feminist and volcano-chaser. In 2016 I left a successful career as an academic librarian in the UK and gave up my home and most of my possessions to go travelling throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2018 I returned to the UK, went back into librarianship, and now travel within Europe and further afield as much as possible in my free time. I hope to show that solo female travel is just as easy, fun and safe (if not more so!) as travelling with others.

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