“So, where’s home?” a Mexican-American guy asked me once while I was in Belgium. I had to stop and think about it for a moment. Since this summer, home has become a very flexible term…
Category: Destinations
Where am I right now? How am I managing? How many times I’ve gotten lost? Here is the place. Read my everyday stories abroad and laugh about my misfortunes.
Inside Belfast Christmas Market
If you (like me a few years ago) are not familiar with the concept of a Christmas Market, let me explain it real quick. Some would say that a Christmas Market is a European tradition,…
A weekend in the Highlands
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. The opinions I express here are entirely my own. (Unfortunately) I’m not getting paid to write any of this (yet). I had been dying to go to the…
On how I was kicked out of a hostel in Scotland (sort of)
Disclaimer: The contents of this publication may or may not be real. Some parts of this piece could be only the product of the delusional mind of the author. Also, she wasn’t wearing her glasses…
Derry: The Best Halloween Destination in the world
I am breaking any sort of chronological order with this post. I know I am still writing about Scotland and I should write about Belgium before starting with Northern Ireland (my current location). However, I’m…
Doing the Potter Trail in Edinburgh
So, if you have been reading me for a while, you’d know that I’m a bit of a Harry Potter geek… OK, more like a crazily obsessed, slightly delusional, midnight-book-release-and-premiere-waiter kind of geek, but that…
The weirdest things that have ever happened to me in California
Since I’m running out of posts about California and I’m getting close to the Scotland theme, I thought about writing a sort of homage. My history with California goes way back. My dad has been…
What to do in San Francisco: A guide for First-timers
A friend of mine is visiting San Francisco in a few weeks and she asked me for some advice. She wanted the absolute musts for a first-timer and I though it would be a great…
Walnut Creek: One of the secret gems of the Bay Area
I guess it’s normal to automatically think about San Francisco when talking about the Bay Area. I’m not innocent of this charge. After all, good old San Fran is one of my favourite cities in…
How to Spend a Perfect Day in Napa Valley
I’ve always wanted to visit Napa Valley. But between me being underage in this country and my dad not being a fan of wine (I must be adopted), it hadn’t been possible. However, this year,…