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What to Expect: Long distance friendships
For six months now, one of my absolute closest friends has been living on the other side of the world, in Brisbane, Australia. She’ll continue to do so for the next six month. Traveling and settling in...
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Christmas Present Guide: What every traveler ’needs’
Except for an actual trip, there are certain things you always ’need’ (or want, really) as a traveler. For me, some ideal presents would be: Travel guide books for upcoming travel adventures. For...
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Being an Expat: Living abroad as a foreigner
Relocating abroad automatically means that you become categorised as an expatriate – also known as an expat. As such, you have decided to reside in another culture than that of your citizenship – you...
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Wonderlost Wednesday: Blarney Castle
Build in 1446, Blarney Castle is one of Ireland’s oldest castles that is world-known for the Blarney Stone. According to myths, you can gain the gift of eloquence by kissing the stone. You will have to...
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Moving Day: It’s time for my abroad relocation
Finally! The day has arrived. Moving day… Or moving weekend, really. For so long now, I’ve been looking forward to this day with pure excitement and happiness. Finally, my dream is coming true. With a...
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Travel Tip: Get lost
It’s, of course, important to plan and organise a trip in order to know what exactly there is to explore and experience, when to do so and if there are certain areas to definitely explore or avoid....
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Roomies: The roommate rules
Since I moved away from my parents five years ago, I’ve been living with roommates. All sorts of roommates – some where friends, even close friends, others were just roommates with whom I shared a...
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Wonderlost Wednesday: Berlin
For six months this year, I lived in Berlin. Here, I took advantage of every free moment there was from writing my MA thesis to explore this lovely metropolis with all its delights. However, even...
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New Year’s: Goals in a jar
Happy New Year, dear reader! It’s that time a year again. New year’s… This year, it marks a new beginning to me, as I’ve just moved abroad permanently to start my post-graduate life as a grown-up...
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Lazy Sundays: My top 10 favourite Television series
We all have them. …Lazy Sundays. Sundays where you just want to stay in bed recovering from a busy week. And on Sundays, that one day a week (especially in winter), it’s more than okay to stay in bed...
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New Beginnings: Settling abroad
Step-by-step, I’m settling here in Amsterdam, Holland. My new room in a shared apartment has been filled with furniture with a little help from IKEA, and all the official paper work has been sorted...
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Wonderlost Wednesday: Mackinac Island (guest post)
Hello there! Melanie here. My dear blogger friend, Pernnille, asked me to do a guest post on her blog, Wanderlust, because I hail from the United States of America, a place she has yet to travel. Now,...
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Taking Responsibility: Helping planet Earth
No-one can no longer deny the fact of global warming. It’s a serious and important issue to consider – not just for politicians around the world and people as well as companies in power, however, also...
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Social Media: Keeping in touch with friends and family as an expat
When you live abroad, it can be challenging keeping in touch with friends and family back home. However, thankfully we live in the 21st century in which technology plays an increasingly part of our...
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An Ode to Winter: The ten best things about winter
Winter… There’s something truly magical about this season. I think it has to do with the snow? For some reason, I get hypnotized by the beauty of this specific winter wonderland feeling – often linked...
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An Open Letter: The undesired, yet desired sparkle
For so many years, you’ve been stereotyping all guys to mirror the absolute worst of the worst. When approached, you have pushed them away with a twinkle in your eyes and a smile that convinced both...
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Travelers: The best job candidates
…Yes, you travel in order to enjoy yourself by exploring foreign cultures …with everything that entails. However, in the process, you learn – it’s an education, really. You learn about the foreign...
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Travel Tip: Keep a travel journey
For the last five years, I have been keeping a travel journey. The reasons for this are many, however, it’s mainly because I wish to remember the details and my observations made when abroad....
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Travel Tattoos: Inking memories
Today, it has become normal for people to have a tattoo. It’s no longer possible to pin point certain types of people that are likely to have tattoos, as people with tattoos no longer belongs to...
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Lost: When circumstances influence you
Sometimes you get lost in circumstances… …It’s not necessarily a bad thing. However, when you awake, you’re somewhat baffled by yourself. Relocating abroad this time has proved to be a somewhat...
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