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Bittersweet goodbyes- A travel destiny

10/02/2018

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You know itâ€™s coming, youâ€™ve done it a million times before. You dread its arrival and you try your hardest to put it off. But the truth is, when you live a transient lifestyle the goodbyes flow thick and fast. It doesnâ€™t stop at people, family and friends. It overspills into countries, cities and places you form an unbreakable bond with. [...]

Making Friends in a New City - Some Handy Tips

09/22/2018

Maria

Travel Tips

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5 years ago, I stepped off a plane and into a new city and a new life. It was a fairly impulsive decision, the kind we usually make when we feel we need a change of scenery or to step out of our comfort zone and try something different. For many this would mean getting a new hair cut or trying a new restaurant, but if youâ€™re anything like me â€“ this meant[...]

How I travel the world from my desk

03/12/2018

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Inspiration, Personal Stories, Work & Travel

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I decided to teach English online so that I could be location-independent, and travel anytime and anywhere I wanted. Over the course of a few months, I started working as an online English tutor.Â However, money from tutoring trickled in slowly, which meant I still couldnâ€™t afford to travel - and I was totally bummed. I wanted to go to San Miguel de All[...]

How moving abroad has changed my life for the better

02/26/2018

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Personal Stories, Sydney

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More than a year ago, I left my safe space in my hometown of Copenhagen in Denmark and moved abroad to take a masters in journalism and communication in Sydney, Australia. It was by far the biggest decision of my life - and also the most terrifying! I clearly remember the strange feeling in my body at the airport before I jumped on the flight to Sydney. I w[...]

Introvert Travel Tools

02/16/2018

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Personal Stories, Travel Tips

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As an introvert Iâ€™m notoriously known for staying at home, not showing up for parties and passing the brunch invitation. Donâ€™t get me wrong, Iâ€™m neither shy nor a very antisocial person. I just need a fairly high amount of quiet time to process the impressions I've had in a day. So after being out and about in the city, going on a tour, visiting a muse[...]

A love letter to life

02/14/2018

Tabea

Inspiration, Personal Stories

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I guess Iâ€˜m not the biggest fan of Valentineâ€™s Day. I love love in all its forms: the warmth of a partner's body next to yours, the voice of a true friend asking you how you are, a calm moment of real self-appreciation, the intimate giggles you share with your sister, your mom and dad carefully watching your very first steps to make sure yo[...]

The Travelettes recap - our favorite travel moments of 2017

01/18/2018

Tabea

Inspiration, Personal Stories

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Okay, we will admit: 2018 has been with us for a few days now, but having a moment to sit back and recap while the holidays are still in full swing can be pretty hard, nearly impossible. It may be that weâ€™re just stumbling into the new year, being happy but exhausted, aroused by all the festivities, input, foodâ€¦ And just like that a new year starts wi[...]

I did it - I quit my job to travel!f

09/01/2017

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Inspiration, Peru, popular posts, Work & Travel

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While writing this I am sitting in a quiet cafe in beautiful Cuzco, Peru. I'm not Peruvian though, I am German and I live in Berlin, Germany. A few weeks ago I arrived in Peru to chase my dream of improving my Spanish, doing volunteer work and enjoying the beautiful landscapes of Peru, especially Cuzco - I am a sucker for mountains and Inca history! But how [...]

Traveling sustainably: A Green trip to Hamburg

08/13/2017

Tabea

Cities, Food & Drink, Hamburg, Wanderlust F

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We all know it: traveling is a wonderful thing. Period. But it is often also full of contradictions and dilemmas. To me, some of the biggest of theseÂ are to justify all the pollution and problems it can cause. To put it bluntly, I wonder oftenÂ if we have to harm our planet in order to discover its beauty. I donâ€™t know; one sounds antithetical to the othe[...]

Experience Glastonbury - A Festival for all your Senses

07/04/2017

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England, Festivals

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I cannot believe I am here. My first thought while standing in front of the colorful Glastonbury sign overlooking the huge festival area. After having bought the tickets last October, not knowing which tragedies would cross my life's path the following months - including a cancer diagnosis. Now I am closeÂ to tears, thankful and looking forward to some o[...]

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