Cyprus in February: the post-birthday escape we needed
Cyprus was my little post-birthday trip this year. My birthday is the 8th of February, and we didn’t actually travel on the day — we travelled a few days later… Read more »
Category: Europe
Travel Postcards of 2025
I’m doing the thing again. Another year has flown by, another year where airports and train stations became part of our normal life, and another year where I’m sitting here… Read more »
My Solo Travel Career Began With a Lie (and a Spice Girl)
Some people say the travel bug is something you catch as an adult, but mine bit early. My family always traveled – Spain, France, the usual “next door” holidays. But… Read more »
October 15, 2013: 12 Years of Living Differently
October Always Brings Change There’s something about October that pulls at me. I moved to London in October 2006. I left to travel the world in October 2013. I came… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2024
OPS, I’m almost a year late writing this, which feels appropriate somehow. I only realized a few days ago that this post was never written so here I am as I… Read more »
Athens: The Beginning of My Greek Love Affair
I have a tradition of going away for my birthday every year, and this February I found myself wondering where Romeo and I should escape to. My birthday is February… Read more »
23 Countries Before I Turn 6: Romeo’s Travel Adventures
Tomorrow my little explorer turns 6, and I thought it would be fun to interview him about his incredible travel journey so far. What started as a simple chat turned… Read more »
The Robbery No One Warned Me About
“Be careful in Tunisia.” “Watch out for pickpockets.” “Muslim countries can be dangerous for women traveling alone.” I heard it all before we left. In fact, I have heard it… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2023
Hello, dear readers! It’s been a moment since we caught up, hasn’t it? Life’s unpredictable journey has taken me through some unexpected twists, and my blog has been in a… Read more »
A Decade of Footprints in the Clouds: Reflecting on 10 Years Since the Epic Journey Began
Exactly a decade ago, I embarked on a journey that would forever change the course of my life – an adventurous expedition around the globe, solo and undeterred. On this… Read more »
Lusitania Adventures – Algarve with Romeo
🌞🌴 Introduction: A Journey of Discovery 🌍✈️ Step into the world of sun-soaked landscapes, charming cobblestone streets, and crystal-clear waters as I take you on a captivating journey through the… Read more »
A Ode to my Friend and Traveler Partner, Danny Wolsey!
1ST PAINFUL ANNIVERSARY 1 year! 12 months! 365 days! 8760 hours! 525,600 minutes! 31,536,000 seconds! That’s exactly the time that has passed since I received that call from your niece…… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2022
It’s been a long time, a very long time, I know. But Covid hasn’t really helped and then another 9264748 things happened… So my blog has been here, quiet and… Read more »
Traveling during the Pandemic
We are living through uncharted territory. The world is changing and so are we. I could write for hours about how I feel about this and how stressful and sad… Read more »
Something is up…
It’s February. My month. And it has been a mixed feeling one… On the one side, I am having a wonderful time. It’s my birthday month and I am usually… Read more »
The end of a Era – Brexit
Today is a SAD day. As a European, living in London, I can’t ignore that I feel hurt and disappointed that today, the 31st of January 2020, means we are… Read more »
Octobers!!!!
October. It has been a special month for a long time now. It has been a month of beginnings. New starts. Synonymous with adventure and white canvas. October 2006 –… Read more »
UK tour – a Spicy tale
So I have been living in the UK for the last 13 years, therefore it might come as a surprise that I am not very familiar with the United Kingdom… Read more »
My 2018 in Travels: The Review
At the end of every year, I like to do a balance of how my year went: the lessons I have learned, the people I have met, the goals I… Read more »
Are you ready for 2019?
It’s 15th of December and we are pretty much 2 weeks away to finish 2018. What comes to your mind? Transition? New begging??? Well, as the New Year is… Read more »