September Challenge: Where’s North Again?

September 1, 2012 5 comments
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I’ve got a terrible sense of direction. In fact, even after one year in London, I occasionally find myself taking a complete different course. I blame those small curly alleys that characterize Europe’s oldest towns. I love them – they’re mysterious, obscure and full of history. But they’re charm distracts me and confuses my senses. [...]

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Picture This: Somewhere Extravagant

August 27, 2012 0 comments
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Imagine you had a World-renown architect at your entire disposal and absolutely no financial limitations. Imagine you could convert all your dreams and eccentricities into one unique piece of art. You know that not everybody around you will like it. Some will say it’s childish, silly and vulgar. Others will believe it’s witty, extravagant, but [...]

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Why I’m Not Going to TBU This Year (Again)

August 23, 2012 6 comments
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I’m not usually someone who plans her weekends and holidays months in advance. But when I do, chances are, I will change it last-minute. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to become a planner because, let’s admit it, knowing exactly what you’re going to be doing for the next few months is comfortable. [...]

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Finding The Place I Belong

August 19, 2012 7 comments
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A few days ago, I came across a very simple test that claimed to point you towards the city where you belong. I only pick up on these sort of tests when I’m sleepy, or blocked. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. Then I hit the button and there it was: London. Funny, I [...]

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Picture This: Embracing My Inner Tourist in Brighton

August 15, 2012 5 comments
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Sometimes, I envy tourists. It’s such a great feeling to walk through a new city or landscape with your camera hanging around your neck – ready to take memories and evidence of every moment. Sitting down at a beach bar to order exactly what everyone else is ordering, something that you were told is local [...]

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That Time I Hiked Semi-Barefooted

August 6, 2012 6 comments
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Every time I travel somewhere known for its mountain filled landscapes, I pack my pair of alpine trekking boots, taking up a third of my overall travel size and weight restrictions. I don’t mind these limitations, when I’m really going to be making use of its advantages (like the time I hiked to Mirador Las [...]

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August Challenge: Make Time Fly

August 3, 2012 4 comments
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Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity. – Albert Einstein One of the many things I’ve done to make time pass quickly: watching planes fly over me in the park. [...]

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Picture This: My Next Challenge

August 1, 2012 5 comments
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Well, yes – To master windsurfing and/or kitesurfing is another project of mine. Mastering the sport is probably a bit too ambitious – unless, of course, I’m a born natural and I’ve wasted 28 years of life. So, for what’s left of 2012, let’s just keep it at learning how to fall properly, how to [...]

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Capture the Color Contest – Colors of Nature

July 31, 2012 12 comments
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The Capture the Color Contest is organized by Travel Supermarket and requires each blogger to choose 5 photos representing each color. The winner of each color category will win an iPad, and the overall winner will take home 2,000 GBP. Photographs have the ability not only to evoke lost memories but also to lit up [...]

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Picture This: The Olympic Torch

July 26, 2012 3 comments
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I have a confession to make: I haven’t been very excited about the Olympics taking place in London. For me, the Games meant lots of traffic traffic, unpredictable tourists, a packed and sweaty underground, noise and even longer commuting… for a whole month. I’m a person of wide open spaces, clean air and walking distances, [...]

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