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Daily Mirror
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Travel
Ed Cullinane & Julie Delahaye

'My hamster loved to travel so I'm taking his ashes on a tour around Europe'

A woman is paying tribute to her late hamster by taking his ashes on a trip around Europe. Spud the hamster sadly passed away, promoting owner Lisa Murray-Lang, 47, to jet off to Hawaii last year to scatter his ashes.

She travelled 7,000 miles from Birmingham to Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, on a trip that set her back £3,500. However, she felt she couldn't get rid of all of the ashes, so she's taken what is left in a necklace and travelling around Europe.

Lisa claims her Syrian hamster loved cities like London, Paris and Amsterdam. The pair didn't actually visit those places together; instead, Lisa built replicas out of cardboard which he left for Spud to play with. That included replicas of famous sites, museums and restaurants for him to play in.

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