Growth, ponderings and adventures
Maybe you read my last post about my general impressions of St Petersburg. Maybe you didn't, in which case you can head there right now from here. In just one week, I feel that I saw so much in this city that one post isn't enough to tell it all. So here's a second one, [...]
I guess there are many reasons people may have prejudice towards Russia, the biggest being politics, history, and hear-says (media <3). These probably all contribute to the fact that not so many pick it as a holiday destination. Add the extra struggle of a visa application (and its cost), and why would you want to [...]
Often, when you travel you only hear the best tips of things to do when you get to your destination and talk with locals or people who have seen more of the place than you. But then you have already made some bookings based on the research you've done online so you can't change your [...]
Hi. What's up? For me, a lot of things. So I'm writing this update about what's ahead for me and how that's going to affect what I do here. First, the biggest new is I'm moving to the Netherlands to do a MA in Media Studies, majoring in Social Media and Society at the Rijksuniversiteit [...]
When I tell people that I'm traveling by myself, I often get comments on how brave I am or questions about whether I feel safe. I find that funny, because for me, that was the least of the issues when planning a solo trip. Wherever I have been, I have never felt unsafe, alone or [...]
If you enjoy working out, and especially if you’re traveling for a longer period of time, you might start missing your home gym at some point. Fortunately, you still have two legs, two arms and a body wherever you go, so even when traveling, exercising is possible. I personally have quite an intuitive take on [...]
This post is the second (and last for now) part of my blogposts on traveling and money. In the first one, I talked about how you can travel for cheaper and find good deals. Go check it out. This one won't be about traveling on a budget, but about my travel budget for the seven weeks [...]
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 [...]
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