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Morocco (October 2018)
Last week I visited my first country on the African continent which was super exciting. I grew up watching a series called The Clone filmed in Morocco which really made me curious about the culture of this country and Morocco did non disappoint indeed. I was fascinated by the place, the variety of landscape and intrigued by the bargaining culture :)) Before you travel drones are illegal and they will be confiscated at airport, do NOT bring with you (ours was taken, RIP dronie) wear clothes covering your shoulders & knees pork and alcohol are not common as this is mainly a muslim/islamic country, but some places serve alcohol book…
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Spain – Costa Brava (August 2018)
We went to Costa Brava recently, so here is a quick overview of our trip with places we liked (I am trying a new format this time – instead of Day 1,2,3, I am structuring the tips based on categories: places to visit, beaches, restaurants). Main tip: we stayed at Rosamar hotel near Palamos, but if I had to redo the trip I’d stay in Cadaques town as it is one of the most beautiful beach towns I have ever been in. It reminded me a little bit of Santorini. Places to visit: Cadaques town (my favourite place by far, I would choose accommodation there next time!) Salvador Dali museum…
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Moldova (August 2018)
This will be a short one, as I have already written an article on Moldova. I wanted to share some places to visit, restaurants that I liked and some wedding traditions as I’ve recently been home. My top places to visit in Moldova (so far): Milestii Mici winery -> biggest underground wine cellar in the world (book in advance on their website/via email; 30min drive from Chisinau) – I have also been to Cricova winery, but the customer experience, wines from the tasting package and food was better at Milestii Mici Orheiul vechi historical and archeological complex/monasteries & Butuceni restaurant (1h drive from Chisinau) Restaurants in Chisinau (the capital): Gastrobar, Osho, Acasa…
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United States – Colorado (July 2018)
I went for a business trip at our Boulder office last week and also stayed for the weekend to visit some of the sights in the area. We visited Boulder, Rocky mountains & Bear lake (~1h drive from Boulder) and Chatauqua park (near Boulder). The highlights of the trip included: chipmunks, a gother/groundhog, an elk, some rabbits and a deer 🙂 We also visited the Devils Thumb Ranch which had great outdoors activities such as: hiking, horse back riding, ziplining, archery, etc. Finally because no trip is a proper trip without a food coma, we ate at the Med (Boulder center), which turned out to be a wonderful place for…
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Romania – Brasov (July 2018)
We were invited at wedding a couple weeks back in Transylvania, in a beautiful town in the middle of the Romanian mountains called Brasov (2h drive from Bucharest, the capital). I have been there a few times on school trips, as well as with my family once, but I was curious to see how the city changed. We only had a few hours to stroll around due to the wedding. We ate at La Ceaun which had good traditional food and then I had some Middle Eastern desserts on the main shopping street (not a big fan of Papanash, which is the Romanian desert so went for Baklava instead :D).…
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France – Nice (June 2018)
This weekend we celebrated the bachelorette party of one of my friends with a group of 6 girls. We decided to go for Nice as we heard Nice has it all: beach, parties, beautiful narrow streets, good food, etc. After 2 days in Nice I have to say it did not disappoint and even exceeded expectations 🙂 My advice is to take accommodation close to old town (we rented a lovely airbnb near Rene Socca restaurant where you should absolutely try their Soccas). Day 1 We started with brunch at Marinette. They had this lovely granola, yogurt, honey and red fruits combo as well as pancakes and good coffees. We…
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Italy – Sardinia (May/June 2018)
Last week I celebrated my bday and I really wanted to make sure that it is a sunny warm day. Some of you may not know, but I live in Ireland, which means I have to escape to ensure predictable weather. This time I chose Sardinia. Some quick tips based on our experience there, that I wish I knew before our trip: best time to visit is June or September (25-28 °C), unless you enjoy crowds and scorching temperatures around July & August if you have just a few days, spend your time in the region around Olbia (fly to Olbia airport) if you have ~ 1 week, spend them…
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Latvia – Riga (May 2018)
My friend who lives in London and I have this tradition in which each year we meet in a different city in Europe (in which we both haven’t been to before). This year it was Riga 🙂 She also loves to walk a lot so I prep for a 10h daily walk when I see her. We stayed at hotel Edvards which was super good quality and price (55eur per double room per night) and centrally located, with good breakfast included. Day 1: Art cafe Kolekcionars, ESPA Riga, Galerija Centrs As my friend was only going to arrive in the evening, I decided to spend the day eating good food,…
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Spain – Ibiza (April 2018)
We found a good deal via Ryanair fare finder feature of 60euro return tickets to Ibiza so we decided to go for a long weekend 🙂 I really needed some relaxation in this period and so far I think it was a great idea. We are not party people with my bf so we went for a relaxed vacation instead. We took an apart in Portinatx in the north as we were afraid of Ibiza town crazy parties, but actually regretted it as the town is amazing and is much more than parties. Maybe in the summer months is packed but end of April is good to stay in the…
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Living in Moldova (1990-2017)
I lived in Moldova for 18 years until I graduated from high-school and given that I had only seen Romania (our neighboring country) and hadn’t traveled due to lack of finances to other places, I had little idea of how life might be like elsewhere. Moldova has excellent weather (all 4 seasons with hot summers and cold snowy winters), amazing local food & wine (biggest underground wine cellar in the world), doesn’t have mountains & beaches, but it has simple picturesque sights, a few small waterfalls, some lakes, etc. Roads are quite bad, many people put loads of emphasis on how they look, what they drive, owning an apart/house, but…