Oh the good old days, when I could just go for a quick weekend getaway... In 2018, I found some cheap flights to Dublin, leaving from London quite early one Saturday morning (or late into the night) and coming back on the following Sunday at the end of the evening. I had never been in … Continue reading Postcards from Dublin
In this blog, I've written about tips for solo travelling and the many reasons why I love it. But there isn't yang without yin. I want to tell you the other side of the story, reflecting on a particular episode that happened to me. And no, it wasn't about being robbed, or harassed or anything … Continue reading [Story Time] – That time I didn’t like solo travelling
My last trip abroad was to Romania (I'm excluding the trip of me coming back to Portugal or the quick 2 days work trip I was still able to do to Dublin in January of 2020). It's insane to think that. It looks like it was so long ago. Because well... it was. Romania was … Continue reading Postcards from Bucharest
(today's bonus post... read about how we celebrate Easter in Portugal here!) Many countries celebrate Easter in different ways and even on different dates. In Romania, as well as other eastern European countries Easter (known as Orthodox Easter) comes after the western Easter we're celebrating at the moment here in Portugal and many other Western … Continue reading Easter Eggs from Romania
Happy Easter (Feliz Páscoa in portuguese) lovely readers! (if you don't celebrate it, then happy Sunday and hopefully you'll still enjoy this article!) First of all, I'd like to say that I never cared much for Easter. Since I entered adulthood, Easter was just a nice break to travel. I'm indeed a Catholic in paper, … Continue reading How Easter is done in Portugal
