I rarely carry my Sony A6000 camera with me unless I’m on vacation. I’m always too worried about it getting broken in my backpack! However, I took it with me last week when I went for afternoon tea with my sister and a few friends, and managed to capture the gorgeous sunset on my way home!
Prior to embarking on a relationship with the Prince (he’s a cutie, isn’t he?!), I never even took into account the amount of mistranslations in a multicultural relationship! In all honesty, we speak English at least 90-95% of the time. Occasionally he’ll speak German to me (which I can understand fast alles) but then I get too lazy and reply back in English. I’m seriously amazed that the Prince last took a formal lesson of English 7 years ago and speaks perfect English…on top of knowing French and Dutch (although not fluently, he’s much better in both languages than he admits!). Did I mention how incredibly smart he is? Jaaa, just a bit of an underachiever 😉
I’d like to think I am a bit of trendsetter 😉 When Lonely Planet named Kotor, Montenegro the #1 place in the world to travel to in 2016, I felt quite proud of myself. Why? Because I had already visited Kotor in mid-2015!
Schengen Zone! If you live outside of Europe, you’ve probably heard the word but have no idea what it means and how it affects your European travels. I’ve broken down all the most commonly asked questions I get about the Schengen Zone and sneaky ways you can work around it!
Tucked away on the island of Malta is the fortified city of Mdina. With a population under 300 people, this charming city has been around for almost 4,000 years and is the center of Malta’s nobility. Nicknamed the “silent city” due to the lack of cars (only a handful of individuals are allowed them) and lamp-lit streets, the city is a well-preserved slice of paradise on the island of Malta.
Remember that one time I lived in Bulgaria? Well, I’m finally getting around to blogging about all my experiences there and realized I overlooked a major event: the Kazanlak Rose Festival! Did you know that Bulgaria produces up to 85% of all the world’s rose oil? And that it takes 3.5 tons of rose petals or around 1 million roses to produce 1 kilogram of rose oil! Seriously crazy. Rose oil is highly sought after because it is the basis of many perfumes and other cosmetic products.
Blogging friends, I have a confession to make. I haven’t been totally truthful about all my trips back to Germany recently. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been back to Germany twice in the past two months with trips planned in the future. Anddddddddd, if you’ve been really observant, you’ll realize that I’ve been going back to Hamburg over and over again. You’ve probably guessed by now (or if you’ve stalked my social media!), but I’m dating a guy in Hamburg!
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Scotland, I’ve learned that the weather is constantly changing! Do you see what I see above? SNOW! Now I feel like it is only appropriate to share a photo of what Edinburgh looked like earlier in the day…
I can officially proclaim that I’m having a quarter-life crisis. Yes, I turned 25 this past Saturday. But with this crisis (job? life direction? where to live?), I’ve also acquired quite a bit of advice from my parents, friends and loved ones as well as through my travel and life experiences. Without further ado, here are 25 lessons from 25 years.
On July 22, 1620, a small group of individuals boarded the Speedwell in Delfshaven (Delft Harbor). This wasn’t an ordinary journey though. These individuals were leaving Europe behind and embarking on a journey to a new, foreign land – present-day United States. A few days after leaving Delfshaven, the Speedwell met up with the Mayflower to continue the journey to the New World. Due to taking on water, the Speedwell never made it the New World. However, almost everyone abroad was transferred to the Mayflower. Those people on the Speedwell – their beliefs, perseverance, religion, and faith – founded what would become a new nation, the United States of America.