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

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

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!

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: