the wind was as strong
on my cheeks
in my lungs
i thought it was wrong
to be lost
and alone Continue reading “Travel Memory Rambling – Ireland”
the wind was as strong
on my cheeks
in my lungs
i thought it was wrong
to be lost
and alone Continue reading “Travel Memory Rambling – Ireland”
Sometimes, you plan out the year to go in a certain direction and then life takes you competely by surprise and pushes you on an entirely different path. This was 2019 for me.
I had planned the greatest unusual trips for myself, but then I got an email from a publishing house with the most amazing news an aspiring author could possibly hear, and the launch of my very first book took all the time and energy that I had. I postponed many trips. But it’s okay.
It’s more than okay.
And I still got to do loads of travelling and adventuring in 2019, (just not as much as my travel-addict ass is used to). I’m still super happy about that.
Here’s what my year looked like in terms of travels.
I took this photo on a very hot day at the Plaza del Toro.
Here goes.
the sand had settled
but still reached my nose
the sun was evil
blinding all of those
who thought the battles
were just meant for ghosts
I want to start this weekly challenge where I pick a random photo from my previous trips and use it as inspiration to write a short piece.
I took this photo on the beach of San Juan del Sur.
Here goes.
Last month, I finished the first draft of my WIP, and it was really intense. At one point, I wrote 17 000 words in just a couple of days. Needless to say, I felt really empty and kind of depressed once it was over.
I wanted so badly to go back to the world of my book and write more dialogues between my characters, but I knew I had to get away from the story so I could come back to it with a fresh, editing eye.
More specifically, to Gaspésie National Park, in Quebec. Here’s my hiking/emptying-my exhausted-brain trip in photos. Continue reading “The I-Wrote-a-Book-and-I-Need-to-Get-Away-to-Refuel Trip”
Already more than halfway through the year and I thought I’d take a look at my travel goals of 2019 and see where I’m at.
Here are the slightly unusual goals!
Continue reading “UPDATE on my 5 (Unusual) Travel Goals of 2019”
Last month, I had the chance to go to Austria for the second time in my life, and this time I visited the wonderful little city of Hallstatt, which stands in the middle of the mountains and holy guac it’s beautiful, folks.
But this post isn’t going to be me rambling about how beautiful it was.
Just photos.
Here goes. Continue reading “Hallstatt in Photos”
At the end of May, I went to Prague for the second time, so I wanted it to be a little different, and I Googled all sorts of unusual stuff to do there (I just love the Atlas Obscura website for that exact purpose.)
I just about died.
Here’s a few photos of the camping trip I did last summer, when I decided to sleep at the top of a mountain on the night of the Perseids.
This post is all about the photos.
But you can read more about the trip here. Continue reading “Mount Ham in Photos”
Last summer, I did something I’d been dreaming of doing forever: I packed my tent and food and books (obvs) and I hiked up a mountain with the intent of sleeping at the top, ON THE NIGHT OF THE FREAKING PERSEIDS.
Here’s five things I learned from this amazing experience.
Continue reading “5 Things I Learned from Sleeping at the Top of a Mountain”
Almost two months into 2019, and I still haven’t had time to really sit down and plan out where I want to go this year. (AND PLANNING IS LITERALLY MY PASSION SO THIS IS PROOF LIFE HAS BEEN BUSY AF PEOPLE.)
But instead of the usual: I want to go there and there and there! I thought I’d try to make my goals a little different. After all …
So here are my 5 slightly unusual goals of 2019. Continue reading “My 5 (Unusual) Travel Goals of 2019”
I can’t believe that 12 months ago, I was starting off the new year on a beach in Mexico, celebrating with amazing people from around the world, unaware of what this year was going to be like. (It rocked.)
2018 was a roller-coaster of emotions and even though I definitely had my downs, the ups beat them all. But now the year is coming to an end, and we’ve reached that part of the year that I think I love best: looking back at the awesome memories and dreaming of the adventures to come.
Here’s my Top 5 Travel Moments of 2018: Continue reading “Top 5 Travel Moments of 2018”
We all want to get the most of our trips. We worked all year to afford them, we only have 10 days to visit as much of our dream city as we can, and we feel a little overwhelmed at the idea of doing this right.
Where to start?
I used to plan every single detail of my trips, and to be honest the more I travel the less I plan (if I plan at all, like I did in Nicaragua). Nothing is going to go exactly as you expected anyway. And it’s always great to be flexible not to miss out on awesome opportunities that will arise out of nowhere.
The Travel More series was inspired by Marica, who asked me a few questions about my travel habits that I hope I’ll be able to answer in my next three posts! (Thank you so much for your interest and your loyal follow of my blog, Marica! You’re the best!)
Before I jump into this, I’d like to share with you something that annoys me.
What annoys the hell out of me: When I announce to my friends that I’m going to, say Ireland, and they all go: “OH MY GOD YOU’RE SO LUCKY!”
Time to update my European bucket list because I’ve visited a couple of other countries in the last months! But man, oh man, Europe is HUGE. My total is still kind of low and it just makes me realize HOW BIG THE WORLD IS.
So much more to see out there.
Anyway, here’s my result:
Continue reading “European Countries I’ve Visited – Updated 2018”
Has it really been four months already? It feels like just a few weeks ago I was stepping off a night bus from Switzerland to Italy and looking up at a warm and crowded Florence for the first time in my life.
It was magical.