It was a welcome relief to drive into the “Land of a Thousand Hills” after our jam-packed, ten-day schedule in Uganda. While our time there was incredibly fruitful and we made the most of every day – many starting before dawn – I was looking forward to some slow-paced, independent exploring. Kigali has caught the … More Slow days in Africa’s cleanest city
Our journey that started from Entebbe took us through the varied landscapes of Uganda; from the city of Entebbe on the shores of iconic Lake Victoria, to the hot plains where we visited some of most renowned national parks in the country such as Queen Elizabeth NP and Murchinson Falls NP, to the cool forest … More Face-to-face with giant apes in their home
Fellow blogger friend over at STPA, Amanda came up with an interesting idea some time ago. She had traveled to Bhaktapur, Nepal in 1986 and wanted to share photos and talk of her experience. I on the other hand have memories of more recent times of Bhaktapur and as a native from Nepal, have a … More Memories from Bhaktapur Durbar Square
For this Friday, one of the hosts of Friendly Friday Photo Challenge, Amanda, has come up with a fun topic. I’ve always loved yellow so the moment I saw this week’s topic, I knew I had to post my collection of yellows. Yellow is such a happy color and I have warm memories from childhood … More Friendly Friday: Yellow
After skipping the actual hiking on the first day, we were ready for some walking the next day. The weather was beautiful right from the morning, so we decided to walk around the village for a bit before moving on to our next destination. Our plan for the day was to reach a viewpoint called … More Trip to Ghandruk, part 2
Hello, my virtual friends! I’ve finally found the time to get back to blogging, especially as I now work from home because of the Corona outbreak. I hope all of you are safe and doing well! This time my blog will be about an old trip, when I did hiking/small trekking in the Annapurna region … More Trip to Ghandruk, Nepal: part 1
As is always the case this time around the year, I am in disbelief that it’s the current year, which is 2020! This makes my sister who’s born in the 2000s an adult! 😮 It’s unbelievable and scary how quickly time seems to fly. However, I had a fulfilling and a memorable 2019, so embrace … More 2019, a busy and a big year!
Since I was away for almost 1,5 months in Nepal and Thailand, and also quite inactive in this blog for sometime due to various things going on in life, I thought a recount of a very recent snowboarding trip in the Polish mountains will push me back on to the blogging track again, which I … More First snowboarding this season
I am a lover of the sun, the clouds and the sky, especially during the dawn and twilight hours, but given that I rarely wake up early enough for sunrise, I thought I didn’t have a single sunrise photo in my gallery when I saw Amanda’s weekly challenge on the topic. But once I typed … More Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Sunrise
Ever since I was a child, I found rainy days so cozy. Perfect days for hot bowls of soup, movies and skipping school 😉 Time and again I get to relive the nostalgic feelings when I can enjoy downpours outside from cozy indoors. My memory of Nesebar, a beautiful town on the Black Sea coast … More A relaxing day in Nessebar
Stories from Europe 