I knew I wanted to see the tulip fields in The Netherlands but somehow Amsterdam felt both expensive during that time of the year, and I had already seen it on two other occasions. Thus after carefully analyzing all the potential options, I chose to mix it together with a weekend in Brussels. Chocolate and […]
Inspiration corner: interview with Crystal from Adventures with Crystal
Crystal Bui is an award-winning TV news reporter and former middle school English teacher. She’s the avid female solo traveler and travel blog writer for Adventures With Crystal. Crystal has traveled to many countries by herself while also moving to six different states alone: Massachusetts, Hawaii, Washington State, Rhode Island, New York. Away from the camera, she […]
Most Instagram perfect spots in Bucharest – by a local
Bucharest, aka my hometown, has so many pretty spots so please get ready to discover them all with me. Of course, I won’t be able to include everything in one post, but I will at least do my best and share with you all the most Instagram perfect spots in Bucharest. Since a few months […]
Inspiration corner: interview with Geena from “BartenderAbroad”
Geena Truman is a bartender and passionate free-spirited traveler. She runs the blog BartenderAbroad where her partner Evan and herself chronicle their off-the-beaten-path adventures around the globe. They pride themselves on having immersive inexpensive travel experiences where they can really get to know the culture and the locals. Her biggest pet peeve is tourist traps […]
Tulip Frenzy – a sea of colourful tulips and windmills in Holland
When Spring comes you all know that Instagram feed will get packed with perfect dreamy pictures of some of the most incredible tulip fields in The Netherlands. But this year, I was looking for the greatest experience: finding the best tulip fields near Amsterdam. And I won’t lie to you, I’ve done just that: found […]
Surprising Bologna – red streets, charming towers and tortellini
I had only been once in the past in Bologna in Italy, only passing from the airport to the train station, and I wasn’t really impressed. That’s why when we found the cheapest tickets to Italy, for two days in Bologna, I wasn’t expecting much. Little needs to be said that the first few hours […]
3 of the less known Greek islands you haven’t heard of, but should!
Living in Romania the closest blue destination (where the water is clear, food is great and beaches are sandy) is Greece. But when I have recently visited the Romanian Tourism Fair I’ve come to meet the harsh reality: travel agencies only offer a limited number of destinations, usually the same, busy islands. So I’ve decided […]
Last part of our Sri Lanka 3 week escape: Bentota beach
I honestly cannot believe more than one year has passed since we’ve been to Sri Lanka and I haven’t managed to write this post about our last part of the itinerary. Maybe it was because things did not turn out as planned, and we encountered some issues with the hotel we booked many months in […]
Road trip through Romania – one week of Transylvania exploration
Since we haven’t been exploring Romania that much lately, and the budget for the first part of the year was going in another place, we have decided to take a short one week holiday and hit the road in our beautiful home country, and more specifically to take a Transylvania road trip. Romania is such […]
2018 and all my pretty adventures
As stated last year in December, it is nice to lay on paper (ok, not really paper) all the places I have visited in the year that has passed, and all the adventures I had along with friends of the family. For me, 2018 was as beautiful as 2017, filled with trips and experiences. A […]
