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Tapas are the Spanish heritage that you must taste
When I say tapas tell you automatically Spain. It is their culinary heritage. But did you know that all regions in Spain make different types of tapas? Let's dive into this delightful heritage together. Cantabria In Cantabria there are two types of tapas that represent the region: ansjovis uit Santoña in The Note Cheese or Picón Cheese. The quality of the milk in Cantabria is very good, so is their cheese. Madrid The squid sandwich is typisch Madrid. But when it comes to their tapas culture, don't expect large portions in the capital. But the capital has a lot to offer as you can read here. Despite the limited size of…
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Uruguay: as you discover its charms
Uruguay is still relatively unknown among travelers. Most travelers choose for her big brothers Argentina and Brazil and Uruguay allow ignore what is very unjust. Therefore, I see it as my job to introduce you to the charms of Uruguay. The capital of Uruguay has more than 20 year ago, robbed the heart of my parents, so I've lived in Montevideo more than two years. Now many years later, I return to rediscover the country's top experiences through the eyes of an adult woman who once walked the streets of Montevideo as a child. One of the things that…
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Travel lesson 18: A Post-Travel Depression is real!
It's December 2018 When my feet finally hit Dutch soil. The return flight from Asia to Europe was safe and comfortable. I am home again. Coming home this time felt completely different. It was the end of my greatest adventure. It was the end of my world tour that began in 2015. Coming home will be a difficult transition, other travelers had warned me. They talked about a Post-Travel Depression , something I could barely imagine as I follow my heart's ardent desire. I wanted nothing more than to see my family, meet up with friends and wander through the streets of the famous cities that still smell like mine…
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Travel is your best life coach
Travel is your best life coach Why choose coaching sessions anywhere in a confined space, if the world is at your feet with the best advice and customized change management. For me personally travel the best way to get my life back on track, I do not need a life coach. Still, I was curious about the opinions of others, they would travel also experienced a life coach? And like every Tuesday last week was my turn to ask a rating question to my followers on Instagram. was the question: “Which trip has your life changed forever?” The answers were very different and inspiring, therefore…
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SMART TIPS: How to save money in your world
That takes a world money, everyone knows if you're smart with your finances, you can save money here and there. As world travelers we have collected a few tips SMART together we like to share with you. We believe that can save you money and can make a world. To begin, it is important that you have all the ideas you have about money as release. Money is only a means to achieve your desired dreams, but the initiator behind your dream is yourself. You decide where you put your money on, dus wees er SMART in en maak gebruik van deze…
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What can you learn if you are traveling long?
“Of all the books in the world the best lessons are found between the pages of my passport” What life lessons do you receive after a long journey? From the moment our heart says hello to the world, our learning path begins, we start to develop personally. The personal development path is not straight or smooth as most people think. The trail which travelers make is full of bumps, potholes, sharp edges, unknown roads and dangers. That makes learning intense and unique to each traveler. Past two years I have walked this path and it has taught me life lessons that I find worth spreading. Why? Because…
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Why more and more people travel to Colombia
I've already written a few blogs about distant destinations, but today I want to dedicate a special blog to my homeland, Colombia. Colombia was until a few years ago a forgotten place somewhere in South America, where almost no one dared to travel to. Luckily, more and more people find my great country. Colombia has everything you are looking for as a traveler: nature, culture, beach, ecotourism, adventure and the main: the contagious optimism of its inhabitants. The famous book by the Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez must: “Honderd jaar eenzaamheid optimisme” heten i.p.v. loneliness. Because one thing is certain, you will experience all in Colombia, except loneliness. Wie ooit in aanraking…
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Travel lesson 17: My curse is now my blessing
As a child I was traveling with my parents throughout South America. A real choice I had not, because where my parents went, I had to go. At that time there was no democracy, For mothers word was law. This felt to me like a curse. my children “mind” could barely comprehend what was happening around me. While my peers year after year went to the same school, I was like a chameleon look to adapt to new countries, new schools, new fragrances, new people and strange children. My childhood memories are from the window of a vehicle, staring at an outside world that is too for me…
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Travel lesson 16: The reflection of 35 to be able to blow out birthday candles
Today I am 35 become year, I feel the best age I can ever reach. I'm not too young nor too old, but as one would say in words Gouda “show jong” :). Although I must admit “Old” I tastes better. Unfortunately, I still miss the savory wisdom that can only come with age. So is there anything else, then wait patiently for things to mature a little further. I'll have to wait until the day when everything is so simple it's daunting. Wait for the needs and wishes are with less days. Waiting for my luggage to get lighter…
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Travel lesson 15: Escaping is useless
How often I wanted to escape from a situation, feeling, intense sadness and yes, also a destination like Hanoi, which broke my heart into a thousand pieces. There I received the news that one of my loved ones had died. I think we have all wanted to escape from reality, which can sometimes be hard and painful. Yet escape no sense. All of this, how painful and hard too, forming one or more chapters of our story, that story, paragraphs exposes every day. And no matter how unreal it may sound, that story is about us, but not about us. The life story is one of them…