Category: TRAVEL

MEETING THE PRINCE OF LIECHTENSTEIN (NOT)

Check out my latest adventures in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and our failed attempts at meeting the prince. Features lots of awkwardness and social anxiety.   Have a lovely day! Elena

SURVIVING A 13-HOUR TRAIN RIDE IN VIETNAM

This is not going to contain detailed instructions on how to look up, book or find a train in Vietnam, how their railway system works or what kind of trains they utilise in their daily rides. This is going to be a post on… Continue Reading “SURVIVING A 13-HOUR TRAIN RIDE IN VIETNAM”

NO PLACE IS PERFECT.

I love Italy. I truly do. Countless times we’ve been told there is no place like home, and I can testify and support that thought like I can scream my own name to the world. After travelling to many places and falling in love… Continue Reading “NO PLACE IS PERFECT.”

WHAT MAKES A TRIP WORTH IT?

(Did I go to Berlin?) They say travelling is the food of the soul, a tool to widen your horizons and experience life in a different way. Reaching for the unknown and coming back richer than you were before. Travelling is about exploring, discovering,… Continue Reading “WHAT MAKES A TRIP WORTH IT?”

VIETNAM GUIDE: a day in Hanoi

Remember how I told you guys I had missed my chance to see south east Asia this summer, as there were no more spots available for that Vietnam / Cambodia trip in late August? Turns out there was one left. And I got it.… Continue Reading “VIETNAM GUIDE: a day in Hanoi”

6 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SOLO TRAVEL MORE

Most people like travelling in groups. Be it a summer holiday with your friends or a quick winter escape, we sometimes feel more comfortable and safe travelling with someone, scared of the loneliness and the feeling of uncertainty tied to being on your own… Continue Reading “6 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SOLO TRAVEL MORE”

STORY TIME: Getting fined in Portovenere.

They say a life without risk, is hardly life at all. And isn’t this true – from smaller adventures to full scale escapades, our life’s most exciting times are hardly ones where we follow rules closely. You see it in history – what would… Continue Reading “STORY TIME: Getting fined in Portovenere.”

SUMMER PLANNING

When I was younger, summer used to be the time where I got to escape from the reality of my hometown for a little bit. Be it a week, three or four, I always managed to retaliate a short period of time for myself,… Continue Reading “SUMMER PLANNING”