Growth, ponderings and adventures
So many times, I hear people say how they would love to travel but they can't because they don't have the means. Well, my friends, I come bearing good news: traveling is not as impossible as you might think. Money is such a personal topic that it's hard, and actually not even correct in my [...]
Ah, Helsinki. I love you. When I moved back to Helsinki as a 15-year-old, I wasn't too happy about it. But during the years, I've grown a deep love for this place that is after all my hometown, even when my heart keeps dragging me out of here. But the good thing about that is [...]
As someone born in the late nineties, I remember life without smartphones, but I have still pretty much grown up used to taking my phone out whatever the problem is. When traveling, I try to take the opportunity of not having an internet connection 24/7 (and don't buy a local sim card on purpose) to [...]
Day 46: Surf requires patience If there's one amazing thing about waking up at 5.30 for surf, it's to be able to witness the sunrise. The colours in the sky and on the ocean are something I have never seen anywhere else. It's a light, pastel-toned rainbow of pinks, blues, purples, yellows and greens, and [...]
Day 41: Snorkelling in Gili islands I had heard that the Gili islands are a great place for snorkelling, and especially if you want to see sea turtles. I booked the island-hopping snorkelling tour that my hostel offered. Our boat had a glass bottom, meaning a sort of glass window on part of the boat, [...]
Day 36: Ubud's only club Some days you just feel exhausted. Not your body, but your mind. It was one of those days. I felt like talking with people or planning a trip was too much of an effort and that I needed time for myself instead. There was a Hindu celebration happening in town [...]
"But isn't travelling all by yourself really lonely?" This is probably the question that I get asked the most. To put it shortly, my answer usually is "absolutely not". But there is a longer answer, so I thought it was worth a post of its own. The real answer I should give when people ask [...]
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