Photo by Vicky Tran on Pexels.com I'm currently researching and preparing for the biggest adventure of my life - long-term travelling throughout 2024, starting off in Southeast Asia. My plan is simply to take a backpack, the kind that fits on the overhead compartment in the airplane, and a smaller day pack to fit under … Continue reading Backpacking’s (un)spoken rule & why I am not following it
Richmond Park, London, 2015 "Where is home" is a question I have been asked often during the past eight years I have lived in London. Other variations would include "Is London Home?". I don't know how to answer this question, that is the truth. The words were stuck in my throat, and would hesitate. I … Continue reading Where is home? Expat’s most asked question
Joana Vasconcelos's art is something for our eyes to devour, for our soul to rejoice. Our senses get flabbergasted with explosions of colours, with the idea that such beautiful things, put together using the most diverse materials, also send such strong messages. Vasconcelos's work is unapologetically feminine, loudly so. It is also juvenile - the … Continue reading The art of Joana Vasconcelos – finally seeing some of her work in Lisbon
Slovenia is not a country that often pops up at the top of travel wishlists, but these are the countries that often take us by surprise for their natural beauty, intriguing history, and hospitable locals - mostly, because the expectations were almost non-existent, or perhaps you really had heard little about it. I read about … Continue reading How to spend a long weekend in Slovenia
sunset back in Portugal, Sept. 23 I've been writing in this corner of the Internet for a while. 2015 was when I started. At that time I had no idea that 8 years later I was going to still be writing here. I had no idea my life would allow me to make this space … Continue reading Oops, I’ve resigned!
