2018-08-22 12:07
When we took our first cruise on the Mediterranean Sea, the starting point was the port of Civitavecchia, directly linked to Rome by train. Since they always recommend arriving one night bef… Read More
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I am Ingrid, living in Bucharest, Romania with the world in my heart, trying to blend in travelling (whenever and wherever possible), reading and yoga into the boring corporate life of a financial controller.
When I was a kid I used to look at the lines airplanes make on the sky and imagine what it feels like to travel so I abused my only means of seeing different cultures and places, through books. I still am a book addict, but I have become even a bigger travel addict and I think it would be a pity not to share with the world from my learnings. More easy said than done, having a cultural background that emphasizes talking only in some acceptable parameters and only after being absolutely sure you are going to say the “rightâ€thing.
But I live, love and breath travel so why not give it a try?
Come join me in the relentless try of making life better each day and breaking down barriers!
2018-08-13 12:32
Italy is amazing! If I were to choose a place to live in, it would most probably be Italy, no doubt about it. But not in the crowded touristic cities. Sure, Rome is charming, Milan is stylis… Read More
2018-07-01 15:19
Ok, ok, people who know me, know that I have a new obsession for lavender fields. I’ve searched for them last year while in Bulgaria on the Black Sea, but I couldn’t find any tha… Read More
2018-05-16 14:51
I’ve always heard great things about Sweden’s capital, but somehow I was never drawn to actually explore it. Or maybe it was the price tag linked to the Northern part of Europe t… Read More
2018-05-01 19:08
As you might know, if you’ve read my article on Genoa, I’ve finally made it to one of the most beautiful places on Earth (in my view of course): Cinque Terre, Italy. And bec… Read More
2018-04-28 07:15
Stiu, te inteleg perfect, fiecare saptamana de munca este diferita, insa este invariabil obositoare si stresanta. Incepem fiecare noua saptamana cu forte proaspete si speranta ca nu vom mai… Read More
2018-04-27 18:55
I’ve finally made it! After all these years with a strong passion for Italy and its lovely little towns, I’ve managed to finally go and see the crown gems, the holy… Read More
2018-03-16 12:44
As I’m sure not many people might know this East European capital, Bucharest is, in fact, the capital of Romania. That fish looking country (as they taught us in school ba… Read More
2018-03-13 18:42
Guest post by Ella @ Ella in Wanderlust
When I think of the most Zen places that I have ever visited, one tranquil oasis comes immediately to mind.
Nestled in the lush, tropical hills of Mah… Read More
2018-03-11 14:27
If you’ve read the first part of our Sri Lanka Trip Itinerary, you know by now I’ve been smitten by this charming island in the Indian Ocean.
The last… Read More
2018-03-07 16:17
One of the cities I will always go back to with an open heart and soul is of course London. I’ve visited this beautiful European capital last Spring for the 3rd time and I can promise… Read More
2018-03-02 17:38
Have you booked your first ticket to Germany? Or have you been before but not to Munich or Bavaria for that matter? If that’s the case count on me (and this post) to fill… Read More
2018-02-16 10:58
I just can’t believe everything has passed so fast and it was almost one month ago I was doing our Sri Lanka itinerary and writing the article about all the things t… Read More
2018-02-07 17:26
Since is February and if you’re like me (come on, admit it) you are constantly thinking about the hot days under the sun, next to the ocean or a swimming pool. But if you… Read More
2018-02-05 18:48
by Eloise at Ms. Meeting Adventures
Sagada, Mountain Province – so far, this is the place that made me feel disconnected, pampered and relaxed. It is a town in Cordillera, a mountainou… Read More
2018-01-20 15:28
So you followed my advice and are heading to Munich for the Christmas Market or just for a magnificent city break at any other time of the year. You’ve spent some day… Read More
2018-01-16 18:20
When I met my boyfriend 4 an a half years ago little did I know I will also be introduced to a Romanian charming city. Only half an hour away from the Hungarian border, and not less than 12… Read More
2018-01-14 19:40
When choosing to visit the island formerly known as Ceylon, I faced the challenge of choosing the best Sri Lanka itinerary for 3 weeks stay.
After reading a lot of articles and experiences o… Read More
2018-01-10 13:05
It was a cold January day in Bucharest when we first decided to take our first trip to Asia and decided that the second part of April would have been the perfect timing for all of us, t… Read More
2018-01-04 13:44
For the past ..mm… I don’t really remember how many months – because I always tend to overdo things – I’ve gone through so many articles on Sri La… Read More
2018-01-04 13:44
For the past ..mm… I don’t really remember how many months – because I always tend to overdo things – I’ve gone through so many articles on Sri La… Read More
2017-12-29 17:36
It is not very often that I focus on the personal and step a bit further away from my main focus on the blog (travel, of course), but since another year is rapidly getting closer and closer… Read More
2017-12-08 19:34
When it comes to Romania, it is all about one thing: location. Having been for so many years at the crossroads of several so very different and strong cultures, Romanian cuisin… Read More
2017-11-22 19:47
It was a cold November day in my Bucharest when I set off for Athens with one of my best friends, hungry for new and interesting things in a history packed destination as Athens is. We had p… Read More
2017-11-11 17:29
Winter is coming and sadly, unlike the well-known TV show, you won’t have to wait until 2019 to see it and feel it, it will sneak through the back door and slam you in the face with a… Read More
2017-10-08 17:46
Living in Bucharest is nice, not as filled with tourists as many other European Capitals, but still crowded, having lived for the past 30 years in the city I have developed some sort of stra… Read More
2017-10-04 18:55
Until very recently I thought The Netherlands stood only for, oh well, Amsterdam, cheese, tulips and coffee shops ( wink, wink). But in late July I found myself planning a 5 day trip to the… Read More
2017-09-24 16:55
guest post by Cristiana Pambuccian
This is the first time I am writing about traveling experiences. Most of the times I try to give feedbacks as accurate as possible without actually sharing… Read More
2017-09-20 18:20
As many of you in today’s world, in the time when I’m not traveling and writing I actually work for a multinational company having its headquarters in a Western European country… Read More
2017-09-17 13:51
by Chiera at Young and Undecided
My trip to Corfu was very last minute, and as is the case with most of my trips, I booked the accommodation a couple of days before I was due to leave. It wa… Read More
2017-09-10 18:35
Everybody and their mother is talking about Santorini Island Greece! Either they have been there, planning to go or are dreaming about organizing a trip on the lovely picture perfect Greek i… Read More
2017-08-26 19:30
For my 30th birthday, my boyfriend offered me the perfect gift: a trip to Amsterdam and tickets to a U2 concert! And since it was our second time in the city, we figured we would spend the t… Read More
2017-08-23 20:30
I don’t know what books will you read on vacation, but I know what I’m taking with me today as I am heading South (Santorini, Greece) for one full week of relaxation and delight… Read More
2017-08-21 16:35
by Karen from Tara Lets Anywhere
Luljetta’s Hanging Gardens and Spa is a secret getaway in Antipolo, Philippines. It is one of the most scenic and relaxing places I’d been to in… Read More
2017-08-16 14:03
Are you thinking about visiting Bucharest, Romania and you don’t know what the outskirts of the city might have in store? Or better yet, you are already here for a period of time and a… Read More
2017-08-11 15:24
We all get sad and blue from time to time, or is it just me? I sometimes fall into this deep state of melancholy and most of the times it’s even for no reason at all, but what can I do… Read More
2017-08-06 16:27
It was a hot summer Friday in July – my kind of day – when our feet (let’s make it wheels) lead us, in the arduous need of escaping the heat in the scenic small town of Bal… Read More
2017-07-29 06:33
Kaliakria Resort – the Friendly Place. This is how they label themselves and I was a little surprised to discover that the place really is a friendly one where you can find anythi… Read More
2017-07-23 13:45
Italy is my second home! Ever since I first step foot on this land I have fallen helplessly in love and nobody could make me change my mind. Not now, not ever! Since I think everyone should… Read More
2017-07-16 18:22
by Ellis Veen from Backpack Adventures
One of these places where I felt totally disconnected with the rest of the world was at Vijay’s homestay at Monro… Read More
2017-07-08 17:51
I’m sure that if you have reached my pretty (I certainly hope) little page here you are a more or less travel addict, like myself. And when you plan your next trip(s) how do you go abo… Read More
2017-07-08 17:51
I’m sure that if you have reached my pretty (I certainly hope) little page here you are a more or less travel addict, like myself. And when you plan your next trip(s) how do you go abo… Read More
2017-06-30 15:15
One thing I have noticed (at myself and at others as well) is that we tend to overlook the places we live in and treat them as a given, being too busy with the everyday life and not botherin… Read More
2017-06-25 14:07
We left on a cold snowy day, on a strong blizzard dreaming of a sunny beach, cold cocktails, and tropical settings. Little did we know the journey will not turn out to be as fast and easy as… Read More
2017-06-12 19:17
Summer is here! And with it, the urge to leave everything behind and go somewhere, near or far, road trip, long weekends, even longer holidays, it does not matter as long as you are not home… Read More
2017-06-12 19:17
Summer is here! And with it, the urge to leave everything behind and go somewhere, near or far, road trip, long weekends, even longer holidays, it does not matter as long as you are not home… Read More
2017-05-31 10:03
Guest Post by Penelopi
I love spending my holidays in Zen and yoga places. One of my favorites so far is the Plantation villa in Sri Lanka. The villa is very well maintained with just 8 ro… Read More
2017-05-25 09:16
Most of the people I know like to travel, largely for the yearly holiday but in the last years, they have started traveling more and more, squeezing in at least one city break, choosing trop… Read More
2017-05-03 17:32
Oh, that beautiful time of the year is here once again: Spring! The time when the whole world comes back to life and together with it the urge for travel becomes even more urgent. Flowe… Read More
2017-04-29 16:59
For such a long period of time, I was an ignorant. About the world around me and about the places, I could have loved. But thankfully, life brought me to a lot of incredible places and opene… Read More
2017-04-24 18:58
Since gratitude is my “improvement area” and in an attempt to make a change in this area and become better at practicing it, I have decided to create a new section: “My Zen… Read More
2017-04-23 17:22
Needless to say, I love books and everything related to them: libraries, antique book shops, hard copy books, kindle, my iBooks. I always walk out of a book shop with at least one book and t… Read More
2017-04-21 21:13
I have decided to offer you the shorter version of my Ultimate guide to Ho Chi Minh in a visual way for those of you who are looking to spend less time in this beautiful city in the Sou… Read More
2017-04-18 20:31
It was my third time in London and the first time I hopelessly fell in love with it. Maybe it was because it was Spring, the time when the world comes to life or maybe just because I had cha… Read More
2017-04-09 15:27
The other day, driving back from work something hit me. I’m not sure if you ever felt it before, this intense desire, need and longing. Not for a person, but for a place. A distant, hu… Read More
2017-04-09 15:27
The other day, driving back from work something hit me. I’m not sure if you ever felt it before, this intense desire, need and longing. Not for a person, but for a place. A distant, hu… Read More
2017-04-02 18:53
Growing up I didn’t have the possibility to travel, financially speaking. Being from Romania and having to grow up in the early 1990s in a country barely recovering after the communist… Read More
2017-03-30 19:00
What makes you happy? What makes you zen? At what do you turn to whenever you feel like you have had enough, but not only? What do you do in your spare time to disconnect?
I personally thin… Read More
2017-03-28 15:21
Barcelona is incredible. Is fresh, crazy, young and free!
Barcelona was the first destination I have ever gotten on a plane to visit and it sure did the trick, since I came back some years l… Read More
2017-03-28 15:21
Barcelona is incredible. Is fresh, crazy, young and free!
Barcelona was the first destination I have ever gotten on a plane to visit and it sure did the trick, since I came back some years l… Read More
2017-03-22 08:40
It was my second trip outside my home country and with an airplane and I had waited that moment for so long and had saved even longer for it. Don’t quite remember how everything got pl… Read More
2017-03-19 20:57
Yes, if you follow my blog, you know that I have always had a deep desire of traveling, but for a long time, I did not really have the means to do it. Whenever someone talks to me about a tr… Read More
2017-03-19 20:57
Yes, if you follow my blog, you know that I have always had a deep desire of traveling, but for a long time, I did not really have the means to do it. Whenever someone talks to me about a tr… Read More
2017-03-16 18:39
I have always been a seeker. Not the calm and peaceful type, but the restless, anxious, nervous, tragic type. And sometimes I have been a “founder”. But not because of all the re… Read More
2017-03-12 19:02
It was the first time I was leaving the country on my own, I was going to live away from my parents and from home for what seemed at the moment such a long time (6 months) and the first tim… Read More
2017-03-08 19:11
Ok, maybe not so secret, but definitely not very well known and frequented by tourists.
1. Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece
While I was on vacation in Corfu, we took a one-day self-organized trip… Read More
2017-03-05 11:14
Munich – a city in which I find myself almost every month (or every other month) and where it is still complicated getting around at times, especially if I get out of my comfort… Read More
2017-03-01 19:40
Early Spring is the perfect time to plan you Summer vacation (in my case, everyday is a perfect time to plan a Summer vacation, considering the fact that somewhere out there you will always… Read More
2017-02-26 15:07
You know what’s my biggest problem when it comes to traveling? I dislike the actual “travel” part of it! As much as I would like to be that kind of traveller (you know what… Read More
2017-02-22 11:57
First of all because even in 2017, it deals with a very current topic.
But not only th… Read More
2017-02-19 10:48
I am sitting on a bench with my eyes closed, caressed by the hot African sun, a slant of wind fills my nostrils with the smell of ripe grass and all I do is take it all in. And suddenly I op… Read More
2017-02-11 14:05
On my desk in the office I have this post card that reads “Mindfulness is a source of happiness”. I’ve found it on one of my business trips to Munich, when I was… Read More
2017-02-09 14:24
Today is heavily snowing here in Bucharest and I cannot come to think that precisely one month ago I was still in lovely Zanzibar. Today, I’m stuck at home because it would be an adven… Read More
2017-01-28 12:09
So you’ve passed the part of thinking about it, actually buying the plane ticket and booking a stay, getting (or not) the vaccines and you find yourself landing at the Zanzibar Airport… Read More
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