December 7, 2023
Are these names familiar? George Sand. Colette. Simone de Beauvoir. Madame de la Fayette. Gertrude Stein. No? How about Moliere, Voltaire, Balzac, Victor Hugo and Zola and Proust. Yeah? Yeah, now I know what kind of reader you are. š So yes, these are some of the most popular writers [ā¦]
November 20, 2023
I would say depending where you are based at. If you’re based in Munich, Strasbourg is a definite yes! As one of the closest French cities, its charm is a stone’s throw away. However, if Paris is your base, exploring closer and more intriguing destinations in West Europe might be [ā¦]
November 6, 2023
When I thought of Slovenia, embarrassingly, I single-handedly thought of Lake Bled and nothing else. Traveling from a region of lakes, Bavaria, Germany, I thought at first that it was not worth the visit. But it is just an hour away from Ljubljana. So on the very last day of [ā¦]
November 2, 2023
Ljubljana is less complicated than it sounds. Pronounced as /lubleyana/, this city is compact for a capital of a country known for its green lushness. I did stay here for three nights, but I spent one day in Lake Bled, and another day in Trieste, a coastal Italian city, just [ā¦]
October 31, 2023
Is it even possible to experience Venice in one day? The endless canals, labyrinths, and similar-looking gondolas gliding through them with their gondoliers, who for some reason, reminded me of Popeye the sailor man and the aristocratic buildings are too many that you end up feeling overwhelmed. Well, I was. [ā¦]
October 29, 2023
Straight to the point, my three-night stay in Vienna as a solo female traveler was nothing short of wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed it even though I did it in winter. Vienna in winter is Vienna in spring or autumn with more layers. š Literally. Metaphorically. And even though I stayed [ā¦]
October 26, 2023
When I still lived in Hanoi, we played guess the word game over food and alcohol. I was with my group of friends, the usual ones. I badly wanted our team to win. When it was about cities, I knew it was my turn to shine. They gave me the [ā¦]
October 19, 2023
It is in my DNA to check out the local bookstore scene wherever I am. Most of my favorites are usually independent bookstores that have that well-kept forgottenness kind of vibe. If you get my drift. Think of Paris’ Shakespeare and Co. Or Hanoi’s Tiny Cafe franchise (although this one [ā¦]
October 18, 2023
I would not pretend I knew anything about Maastricht (The Netherlands). I was in Bielefeld for work and told my then-coworker, I would squeeze a weekend trip to Aachen and Cologne. And she, a local in the area, told me I should check out Maastricht too as a day trip [ā¦]
October 3, 2023
I have a flippant mind, but in this life, my obsessions have been quite consistent the past fifteen years or so. Books. Cats. Travel. Plants. My hobbies, as I love saying now in German, das passt nicht zusammen. They don’t fit together. Well, living in a camper van will make [ā¦]
September 22, 2023
Prague was the second European city that I traveled to solo. Traveling to Paris solo didn’t really count since every day I spent with friends that I hadn’t seen for so long, and while I spent some days alone in Split, Croatia, most days were spent with some marvelous girls [ā¦]
May 10, 2023
Personally, Hvar Island was my bet among the Croatian islands I visited. It got this Mediterranean-Adriatic vibe. I’m a sucker of overlooking the sea spots, and Hvar, especially its many beaches, has plenty of that. Hvar Island is a sun-soaked paradise with beaches that are the stuff of legends and [ā¦]