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

2019 in Travels

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.

Travel Memory Rambling – Seville

This week’s inspiration is Seville, Spain.

I took this photo on a very hot day at the Plaza del Toro.

Here goes.

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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

Travel Memory Rambling – Banff

i was told

more than once

there’s a spark

Travel Memory Rambling – Nicaragua

Hey, folks!

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.

This week’s inspiration is Nicaragua.

I took this photo on the beach of San Juan del Sur.

Here goes.

The I-Wrote-a-Book-and-I-Need-to-Get-Away-to-Refuel Trip

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.

So I went to the mountains.

More specifically, to Gaspésie National Park, in Quebec. Here’s my hiking/emptying-my exhausted-brain trip in photos.

UPDATE on my 5 (Unusual) Travel Goals of 2019

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!

Why Hiking Fuels my Writing

**Starring: Photos of my latest hike in Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Malbaie National Park, Quebec**

Because it’s the best way to empty my mind of my daily problems.

Because once I let go of those silly problems my mind has space for badass brainstorming.

Because actually getting physical (wink-wink) in any kind of outdoors sports has proven the best way to reduce my anxiety.

Hallstatt in Photos

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.

Prague and the Infinite Tower of Books

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.)

And that’s where I found out about THE INFINITE TOWER OF BOOKS.

I just about died.

I had to go.

Mount Ham in Photos

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.

5 Things I Learned from Sleeping at the Top of a Mountain

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.

My 5 (Unusual) Travel Goals of 2019

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.

Top 5 Travel Moments of 2018

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:

How I Plan my Trips – Travel More Series

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.

But the way I plan a trip can be divided in THREE CATEGORIES. Here they are:

How I Travel So Much

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!”

European Countries I’ve Visited – Updated 2018

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:

Walking in Florence, Italy

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.