Yearning for travel
I should start with a disclaimer: “This text is a personal recount of my struggles to become a better photographer. Do not expect any “how to” tips as I am a couple of years away from being able to give you advice on photography (if I ever reach that phase at all). Also, if you are…
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I love the concept of street food markets. I don’t think there’s a better way to taste all kinds of food from all over the world in just one extended meal. Eating on a street is a casual affair – but sharing a table with total strangers, eating from plastic plates using plastic cutlery that…
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Recently I read a great blog post about 5 Tips to Make The Most of Weekend Getaways. While I really love travelling this post got me thinking about how much comfort I am still prepared to sacrifice for that. Don’t get me wrong, I could come up with a different destination to travel to every…
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1. Local winemakers produce some top-notch wines and are fun to hang out with I bet some sooner or later some trend-conscious wine connoisseur will describe Goriška Brda as a “concept wine store” – not that one necessarily understands what the expression means, but it sounds extremely fancy, so it must be something cool. I…
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I’m a proud new owner of an inflatable stand up paddle. I don’t want to go into detail why I thought it was absolutely necessary to own a SUP board even though I have only paddled a couple of times so far and I don’t live on a beach somewhere in Australia. So let’s just…
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If I had unlimited financial resources and time I would probably spend most of them travelling the world. Until this happens I am bound to spend more time doing my second favourite activity connected with travelling – travel planning. And since my husband has already agreed to a week away from work in November (following…
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You can take the girl out of the village, but you can’t take the village out of the girl Yes, I grew up in a village. And, should you listen to my husband, a bit of a farm girl will always remain in me although I never lived on an actual farm. That’s why it seemed…
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I love animals and I am grateful that our house, although located in an urban area, is surrounded by greenery. If our busy lives prevent us from having pets of our own I can at least enjoy observing all the wildlife around us. And surprisingly, there is a lot going on. But my love and…
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One of the main reasons we’ve been spending our summer holidays on the Brač island in Dalmatia for the last eight (or is it nine?) years is a restaurant we discovered during our first stay. Come to think of it, it’s more likely the sole reason for our annual pilgrimage, the joyful anticipation of it…
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Travel enriches your life. No matter why or how you travel, you will inevitably learn something. Sometimes it’s just basic common knowledge, for instance that you should not pack your jacket with the passport in one of the pockets into your checked suitcase. At other times travel may forever change your world view. On our…
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Travel-Sehnsucht 