A love letter to culture and slow travel
My name is Els and I have an addiction. I go to bed with it and it’s the first thing on my mind when I wake up. If I could program my dreams, it would hunt me in my sleep too! I have a “travel addiction”! “So, what’s so bad Continue Reading
The eerie dense fog is draped over the mountains and bog lands as I enter the tiny village of Roundstone, the start of my road trip in Connemara, western Ireland. A “Galway hooker”, a rather unsettling name for a traditional fishing boat, is waiting in vain for clientele in the Continue Reading
This looks good, what is it?” I ask the waiter in front of me. The answer gets lost somewhere between the background noise of the bar and his strong Andalusian accent. It doesn’t matter really, I’m not even hungry.Seeing the perfectly displayed tapas in front of me, a glass of Continue Reading
It’s been over 5 years since I moved from Belgium to Northern Ireland. Although I like to think of myself as being “easily adaptable”, I must be honest and say that life as an expat hasn’t been and isn’t always easy. There are different phases every expat will go through and while Continue Reading
Nestled in the glorious scenery of the Moroccan Rif mountains lies Chefchaouen or Chaouen as it is often called by Moroccans. The city with the most photographed and instagrammed medina of Morocco. A quiet place where people come to take a break from the otherwise frantic Moroccan cities. There’s a sort of Continue Reading
Whoever said “travelling is relaxing” never had to get up at 3.15 am to catch a flight! After spending a few weeks on mainland Nicaragua, I am off to discover the Caribbean charm of the Corn Islands. They are situated 65km off the coast of Nicaragua and consist of two islands: Continue Reading
Saint Patrick: associated with Ireland and shamrocks, and responsible for green coloured rivers, buildings and pints every year on the 17th of March. But what do we really know about the world’s most celebrated Saint and what’s left of his legacy in Ireland? Making a selection on which locations to visit on Continue Reading
I am standing on the walls of the Guzmán El Bueno Castle. Below me are the blue waters of the Mediterranean and in the distance I can spot the lights of Tangier, Morocco. I have arrived in Tarifa, Spain, at the southernmost point of the European continent, the place where Continue Reading
One of the best parts of independent travel is the people you meet on the road! Connecting with people when travelling means a lot more to me than seeing the Eiffel Tower or the Taj Mahal. There’s so much you can learn from locals, they can show you so much Continue Reading
On a sunny Sunday morning, I leave the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv behind and head for the north of Israel, to a place that is home to a huge number of Bible Stories, to the homeland of Jesus Christ himself: Galilee. I was raised a Catholic and although I’m no longer religious, Continue Reading