Getting back in the saddle: Flying and traveling for the first time in two years ✈️🌏🌞

Long time no see, I’m back with a travel blog: Hello from Barcelona πŸŽ‰! I’m writing to you from my second stop of the trip: a beautiful apartment in the neighborhood Barceloneta. It’s tiny but so beautifully styled and well-organized that I would sign today if they asked me to move here. The apartment is… Continue reading Getting back in the saddle: Flying and traveling for the first time in two years ✈️🌏🌞

A love/hate letter to London – 1 year in this crazy city

Dear London, I can’t believe it’s almost been a year already. It’s my last week here, and I catch myself wandering your streets teary-eyed. Living and studying here has been one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had. As I walk some of your streets for the last time, I already experience ‘saudade’ –… Continue reading A love/hate letter to London – 1 year in this crazy city

An ode to big cities

Nederlands onderaan! The past few weeks, I’ve gotten to know many sides of London. In one weekend, I was viewing idyllic coloured houses and strolling through antique markets in Notting Hill one day, walking around the deserted Olympic Park in Stratford another day, and overlooking London from one of the top floors of Tate Modern… Continue reading An ode to big cities

Conversations with strangers & Christmas lights

(Nederlands onderaan!) Saturday afternoon, I was sitting in the metro (or underground, as they call it here) with my aunt and uncle, just having picked them up from Heathrow Airport for a weekend visit. A woman sits down to me and just starts talking and asking me questions. Whether I’m from here, what am I… Continue reading Conversations with strangers & Christmas lights