Experience

Photo Essay: Hiking the Trails of Montserrat (Catalonia, Spain)

May 30, 2013 5 comments
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As soon as I declared the news of my move to Barcelona, I started to receive messages of friends and family that told me how much I would love Barcelona and its surrounding. I’m not going to lie to you: I knew that as well – even before I set my feet on its ground. [...]

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Photo Essay: Hiking the Lost World of Masca’s Ravine (Tenerife)

May 21, 2013 9 comments
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Masca is a tiny and remote village in the Northwest of Tenerife. When I say tiny, I really mean it – Masca is home to merely 80 habitants. Its access is an adventure of its own. Well, for visitors, that is. – Us locals are used to the twisting and turning of narrow roads that [...]

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Photo Essay: Hiking Mutianyu – The Great Wall of China

March 14, 2013 7 comments
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“Only one week in China? You’ll manage to see the airport and bits of Shanghai – but don’t expect any more than that.” Friends and colleagues warned be before my departure. I was crazy to fly over 12 hours across two continents for only 7 days of fun. I knew it was impossible to visit [...]

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Photo Essay: My Winter Escape to the Country Side

February 1, 2013 8 comments
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Anyone living in London knows (or will soon learn) the importance of balancing your fast-paced city life with something else to maintain sanity. No wonder many Londoners retire to the country side over weekends – I can’t think of any better way of disconnecting from the city’s buzz, than with a home-made meal accompanied by [...]

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Photo Essay: Walking On Lava

January 9, 2013 4 comments
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Growing up on a volcanic island, it’s hard not to be aware of volcanoes – not just when I studied their formation in geology, but every single morning when I stepped into my front garden and saw El Teide (a volcano located in the centre of Tenerife). El Teide is not only the highest point [...]

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2013: Looking Ahead

January 5, 2013 4 comments
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Happy New Year to Everyone! I realize I’m slightly late with my 2013 resolutions; I took the past few weeks off to celebrate the holidays at home in Tenerife and in Chamonix. But, oh well, better later than never. My last post from 2012 summed up my the moments I am most proud of in [...]

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My Badass Moments of 2012

December 23, 2012 6 comments
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I have never been fond of New Year Resolutions. I used to believe I had a short attention span and so, something that I might have considered a goal at the beginning of the year, ceased to be interesting by summer. The truth is, I wasn’t focusing my energy on things I really wanted – [...]

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Experiencing Berlin – Festival of Lights 2012

November 5, 2012 4 comments
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Last month, I visited Berlin for the first time in more than 5 years. Well, more than 15 years, considering that I spent the previous time trapped in a shopping mall with -20ºC outside. Each of my previous visits had a fundamental purpose – visiting family. I hardly did any sightseeing, and part of me [...]

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15 Life Lessons I’ve Learned from 5 Years Living Abroad

September 29, 2012 14 comments
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Phew, Five years – that’s easily said. I first moved abroad when I was at University. Deciding to study European Business Management meant that half of my time would be spent abroad. For me, abroad was Germany – a country that felt so close and yet so different to me! At first, I wasn’t identified [...]

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An Expat in Shanghai: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

September 23, 2012 9 comments
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One of the many advantages of visiting a friend living abroad is that, after a short time, you can already get a grip of his or her daily life in this city. You’ll quickly understand which aspects they enjoy the most and which drive them mad. After only 6 days in Shanghai, I already had [...]

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