When you're young, you're a student, and you're in Erasmus, things such as sleep are not necessarily considered essential. The motto was something of the sort "you'll sleep when you're dead", which frankly is not healthy at all at any age or time of life. Still, in most cases, this didn't really apply. I would … Continue reading Erasmus Memories: a 24-hour visit to Zaragoza, Fiestas del Pilar (2012)
View of Bologna from the top of the tower degli Asinelli. At the start of 2020 we could still book trips impulsively. The world was my oyster. One day I was having one of those days at work when I got a text from a friend saying "Me and a couple other girls are going … Continue reading Ciao Bologna – highlights from the friendly Italian capital of knowledge
I always like to visit the markets where the locals shop in every town. Not that I need to buy organic vegetables and fresh fish. Yet there is a certain pleasure in seeing how the locals behave so naturally and at ease in the market they are used to go every day probably since they … Continue reading The Old Market of Zagreb
I was taking a nice walking tour in Zagreb when the guide asked if we knew where the oldest pharmacy in the world was located. Very confidently I said Tallinn, since that's what I was told when visiting Estonia, ironaically (or maybe not) during a free walking your in Tallinn. He smiled, clearly expecting the … Continue reading Where is the oldest pharmacy in the world?
Most people who know me whether closely, or not so closely, will know. I am a "cat lady". While this must sound a little derogatory and, to be quite frank, I can't deal with battles between cat vs dog lovers. I also love dogs. But I use the term "cat lady" to say that I … Continue reading Dubrovnik’s oldest citizens – the cats
The Winged Bone 