I share my thoughts on stuff, things that inspire me and some of my memories that might as well inspire you. Hope you have a great stay!
It is true that moving to London involves a vicious circle of dependancies and it’s very easy to get lost and frustrated in the process. A very good example: you need a bank account in order to rent a flat but you can’t open a bank account if you don’t have a permanent address in the UK… What the actual f**k?!
I don’t really have good memories from Morocco. I guess I was just too young, too naive and too idealistic to travel there by myself but the fact is that the reality hit me hard. I ended up with wrong people, was completely disregarded and disrespected as a woman, as a European, as an atheist, even as a vegetarian I was at the time.
I got really sentimental lately writing all the throwback post about my first big journeys but it’s the last week’s post about Iceland that really got me the blues. As I already mentioned here, Iceland is where I left my heart many years ago and no other places in the world has managed to win over it by now.
S o b e a u t i f u l.
I can’t remember last time I was so impressed with just how beautiful a city is (perhaps the first time I visited Paris years ago). I know we got lucky with the weather (almost no rain and beautiful sunshine for the whole weekend) and did choose a charming season to visit (full spring = the city covered in blossoms and very little tourists), but I do believe you will be as impressed no matter when you visit.
So this is the way we travel - we wander. Prior to our trip I of course plan a bit ahead, prepare a Google map with some landmarks to see, or particular spots I would like to pass by, some restaurant recommendations I have… but the principal is just to walk around and see where we get.
Coming back from our trip to Cuba (you can read all about it here), we had a chance to stop for one day in Mexico City. It was a conscious choice and I couldn’t be more excited about it (Thomas needed some convicts though…). Verdict? We can’t wait to plan another and this time longer trip to Mexico!
Living in London is great (yes, and you hear it from me, who’s been complaining about living in Paris for the last 3 years). It does have its obvious downsides though - it’s expensive, crowded, polluted… well, nothing new really but definitely enough to make you feel like you need a break once in a while.
We didn’t travel much last year. Well, we knew we would be moving countries towards the end of the year and that needed some extra savings. This time has passed now (fortunately) and we’re successfully and happily moved to London (the best decision we could have made!), so the travelling bug is kicking in strong again.
Right after our wedding we headed to the beautiful Cadaques for some quality family time. There’s no better place to do that – the weather is always nice, the surroundings are just breath taking, sangria poured everywhere and tapas as good as they should be. What else do you need, really?
