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I just turned 15 when I began to realize that staying in one place for too long was not the thing for me. All of a sudden, people around me started going abroad for a highschool year in the US and Canada or an Erasmus semester in Denmark or Spain. That was something I definitely wanted to try too. I dreamt of the whole wide world at my feet, in …
Before visiting Cape Town for the first time I really did not know much about it. Every now and then I heard about a TV production (anything from “The Bachelor” to “Germany’s next Topmodel”) being produced there and that models and photographers went down there during the months of December to March (the South African summer) to shoot swimwear editorials for the upcoming season while we back home froze our …
After having lived in London for three years I have learnt a lot about the city and the difference between visiting a place as opposed to actually living there for the long haul. When I first arrived in the British capitol I was full of expectations, some of which turned out the way I planned, others not so much. And then a whole lot more stuff in between I never …
Having been seduced by its great street art, funky hostels, liquor and allround mysterious atmosphere, I’ve been yearning to visit Lisbon for a few years now. So imagine my disappointment when I finally managed to negotiate a week off work and can’t afford the flight (€650 for a return with easyJet!!!) nor find a free bed in one of Lisbon’s funky award winning hostels! Instead of sulking my week away on my home sofa with …
Two of the things I most love about traveling are 1. taking photos of people and 2. discovering the unexpected. When I travel I often wander the streets, studying people’s faces, the way they walk, talk, interact. I wonder who they might be, inventing little stories for myself what sort of lives they might be living, whether they’re happy, what dreams and ambitions they have, where they’re going in life. …
Curaçao, long before popping on my radar as an actual place one could visit, had existed in my consciousness as a sweet blue liquor that we used to mix with orange juice in my teenage years and giggle over drinking green cocktails while listening to “Here comes the hotstepper” or whatever 90s dance track was chic at our local disco at the time. When not too long ago the opportunity …
In October this year I celebrated one year of full-time travel, not as a backpacker (am too old), not as a gap year girlie (am far too old) or as someone who was lucky enough to take a sabbatical from work or be retired (am not old enough – phew!). Instead I took my work with me. For one year I have been working and travelling as a digital nomad – …
If you follow us on our varous social media channels and you’re the proud owner of a smart phone then I hope you’ve already had a chance to follow travelettes on Instagram as this is where we update you on all of our travels in real time. Some photos will be informative, others just plain beautiful showing off amazing landscapes, cool neighborhoods and interesting people. Instagram has also evolved into …
When I told people that I was going to Iceland I could always rely on one thing – wide eyes. There is something about Europe’s most northern country that has people instantly fascinated. Iceland is unrivaled in its stunning variety of incredible landscapes, nowhere else in the world will you find this enticing mixture of wild shores, dramatic coastlines and impressive glaciers, no place else experience this enigmatic loneliness and …
Do not adjust your monitor. The deep jewel green you see before you is indeed for reals. No photoshop here, sir. No natural ocean green beauty was harmed in the making of this photo. Where can you dive bomb into this heavenly, infinity pool of mother nature? This is the small town of Jelsa, on Hvar island in Croatia, “the sunniest spot in Europe”. A bountiful island with pomegranate, pear, …
