Category: travel

  • International Reflections: Australia

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    I’ve been away from this blog for far too long, mainly because I went on vacation to Australia! (The last almost two weeks I really have no explanation for…) Going back, this trip was first proposed by my father, who had been saying that he had wanted to visit Australia for as long as I can remember. He was admittedly jealous when I visited back in 2013. It was after my solo trip that we devised a plan to get him to Australia within the next five years. In the winter of 2015 I suppose he figured it was time to get moving…

  • Don’t Just “Share” Your Travel Plans, Live Them

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    Wanderlust is a great thing when it leads us to experiences that open our eyes, changes our perspective and brings us to places we could never imagine in our wildest dreams. It can also be just that: lust. It can start and end right there. Sharing a video of an isolated natural wonder on Facebook or following an Instagram page of swimming pigs in the Bahamas (guilty!) alludes to the fact that there is an interest in visiting such places, but in reality, it doesn’t get us one step closer. Don’t get me wrong, I think social media one of the best tools out there…