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The Lighthouse Award, my first blogger award!
For someone like me, who has only just started travel blogging and whose past writing experience consists only of research papers and technical documents, being nominated for The Lighthouse Award by a...
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Life on the road
On my last trip I was “on the road” for just over two months (9 weeks, or to be precise 64 days), the longest ever for me. Mostly travelling on my own. Nothing compared to what a lot of people do but...
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My Wanderlust special mention!
I had a nice surprise this morning. As I was on my way to attending my first Travel Blogging workshop, I started receiving email comments on a short true story that I had submitted for a travel writing...
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Backpackers vs Flashpackers
My red suitcase is standing in a corner amongst a sea of large backpacks. As I left it in the care of the receptionist after checking out from my hostel in Luang Prabang, Lao, I became suddenly aware...
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Life ending for a suitcase
I had never thought that disposing of an old suitcase could turn into an interesting half hour… I guess you would normally throw it in your weekly house garbage. Or into a skip. But that would have...
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On a plane
I am sitting on a plane. Window seat. Holding my mobile phone at eye level and shooting non-stop. Marvelling at the scenery outside. Like someone on their first flight, like an absolute beginner....
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Escapism
What do you do when the pressure of daily life becomes too much? What do you do when you are not happy with all that is going on around you (or inside you)? Do you treat yourself to a lovely meal in an...
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Merry Christmas!
To all my readers and followers: I wish you a wonderful and happy Christmas! May Santa bring you lots of travel-related gifts :-) A curiosity: the photo above is from the Nativity (Presepio) in the...
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Happy New Year!
And another year has gone by… 2014 has whizzed quickly. Gone in a blink of an eye. Am I the only one who feels that time is going faster and faster? It’s now time to look back, but only briefly, before...
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Where do we go from here?
My travel & photography blog has been suffering. I have been neglecting it. 2015 was supposed to be another year of extended travels. Instead, I have only crossed the border twice and only for...
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New Passport!
Yes! I finally have my new passport! 9 weeks since I booked the appointment at my consulate – this is standard waiting time apparently – I am now ready to go again :-) With less than six months to the...
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Happy New Year!!!!
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams”Filed under: General Tagged: dream, New Year, travel, travelblog, wishes
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Isla Mujeres (Mexico)!!!Filed under: General Tagged: christmas, featured, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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Happy New Year 2017!!!
This January why not start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about things that happen. Then, on New Year’s Eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year! Below is my jar 😊...
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I am a traveller, not a tourist
I am a traveller, not a tourist. You are a traveller, not a tourist. We love discovering places, experiencing their authentic side, going under the surface of what glossy tourist magazines show. Smell....
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My red suitcase is standing in a corner amongst a sea of large backpacks. As I left it in the care of the receptionist after checking out from my hostel in Luang Prabang, Lao, I became suddenly aware...
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I had never thought that disposing of an old suitcase could turn into an interesting half hour… I guess you would normally throw it in your weekly house garbage. Or into a skip. But that would have...
View ArticleBlog Relaunch
Some of you may remember that in early 2014 I quit my job to go solo travelling. This is how this travel&photography blog originally started 🌍 I planned the best solo trip I could think of, gave...
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