A love letter to culture, responsible tourism and slow travel
It’s February. Where I come from this means dull and miserable weather, cold temperatures and basically waiting till Spring comes around. Not this year though! This year, February means rooftop aperitivo’s, reading by the pool and sunny countryside walks. We’re spending winter in Andalucía, taking care of 2 lovely doggies, Continue Reading
The 16th of April 2020: the start of our new life. A date that had been engraved in our minds and our agendas for nearly a year. Detailed plans were made and by the beginning of March we had started the countdown: 5 weeks to go, 4 weeks, 3 weeks, Continue Reading
“So, what are you going to do during your career break”? my boss asks me on my last day. “ “I’m heading off to Albania, working in a hostel” The look on his face speaks volumes. “OK, there are two things I don’t understand in that sentence. First, you are Continue Reading
Let’s face it, due to work or finances, most of us don’t have the luxury of unlimited travel time. Some people work hard all year round to afford those well-earned two weeks off. They often tend to cramp in as much as possible and as a result come home exhausted… Continue Reading
What is it about travel blogging nowadays? Everybody who ever set foot out of their own country seems to feel the need to document it on their own little corner of the world wide web! Millions of stories are up for grabs, millions of tales to inspire future travellers to Continue Reading
“How I became a full-time traveller and so can you” ! The number of articles dealing with the subject pollutes my e-mail nearly every day. Everybody and their auntie seem to call themselves “digital nomads” nowadays, it seems to be the new trend. Even though I travel very often, I Continue Reading
Aah, the joys of travelling: exploring new cities, meeting new people and the only thing you have to worry about is “where am I going to eat and sleep tonight?” But occasionally, travel goes wrong. These were some of those times: 1/ The car crash in Ireland I am sitting on Continue Reading
I don’t know about you, but for me, travelling is a lot more than simply seeing the sights. Of course I want to visit the Louvre on a trip to Paris and yes, I’ve been to Lady Liberty in New York, but what really makes a trip is to meet people Continue Reading
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
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