Goodbye, Amsterdam
I’m writing those sentences in the train with watery eyes. Today marks the end of our life in Amsterdam. Today we handed in the keys of our beautiful apartment to start a new life in Australia. A few months ago, my husband and I were discussing what we would do if our Australian project didn’t…
Melbourne, Revisited: A Second Chance at First Impressions
Okay. This needs an explanation. 2.5 years ago, end of December 2022, I landed for the first time in Melbourne, Australia. Imagine, I have been working for 6 years at Ansell (an Australian company) . Where all my colleagues were painting Melbourne as THE best city, not only in Australia but also as the most…
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A weekend in Zurich: Chocolate, Cheese and laughter
I have been wanting to go to Switzerland for a long time. When my friend invited me to visit her in Zurich, I knew it was the perfect excuse to finally explore the country. Or at least, what is possible on a weekend. What followed was a weekend of good food, amazing views and the…
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Honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico
I hesitated for a long time about the type of honeymoon I wanted. For the longest time, I thought I wanted to do an amazing trip— a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip. The first thing that came to mind was Africa. Doing a safari would have been a blast. Unfortunately, we ended up not choosing it.…
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An unplanned visit to New York
October was the month of decision-making. The trip to New York, was definitely a last-minute decision and it was the best one. Like they say, when you are stuck, change your perspective and this trip gave me just the right change of perspective I needed to make an important decision (on that in another post…
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El Salvador: back to my roots
After 6 long years, we finally made it back to El Salvador. The place where my mum is from, my roots. That place so dear to my heart, the place I only share with family, a place I talk about but never shared with anyone else. I have been going to El Salvador since I’m…
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Sicily and a Vespa
The famous Vespa trip in Italy. For more than 3 years I have seen this ad on my Insta. Casually driving with a cute Vespa during summer discovering the beautiful Tuscany. The dream, but up to spring of 2021, I didn’t really make an effort to look into it until I saw the ad again…
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4 days in Rome
Rome. After many years trying to go to the “eternal city”, I finally managed to board a plane and spend 4 full days with my favorite human in this amazing city. I was looking forward to it. I had heard so much about it and with my best friend being Italian, I had many expectations.…
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Chasing snow in Belgium
The new year didn’t start in the best way and after 15 days of isolation I can tell you my mind started going crazy… or crazier, depends how you see it! The only thing I was thinking was how much I wanted to go out of the house. Plus it had been snowing in the…
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Relaxing in south of Portugal
After a complicated month of September and spending the summer working it was time for me to take some time off. The purpose: do nothing but rest, read, sun and beach. With Covid, the option were limited but we ended in South of Portugal, the Algarve region, to enjoy the last week of summer. My…
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Peru: following the Inca Road
Peru has been so long on my list of countries to visit and when I finally went, I can tell you I loved it! I have always been fascinated by the ingenious cultures of Latin America and I was not disappointed. Even nature wise, Peru has everything to offer and I was in awe during…
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Malta wasn’t ready for us!
Malta, that little island that everyone was talking about, ended up being the destination for our first sister’s trip! What did we expect? Food, sun beach, and some wandering through the cities. What did we get? A lot of tourists, rain, not a lot of sunbathing, waiting for the up-an-off bus but we also took…
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Life with Brenda 