October 2016 Prague is my favorite Eastern European city. It’s what I imagine the 1920’s were like to some small degree- a simpler time where Jazz clubs are as popular as ever and, smoking inside is as commonplace as cobbled streets (which are very common…like my use of alliteration…). My first trip to Prague was… Read More Czech me into Prague
Cologne, Germany. August 2016 In the final and perhaps warmest week of August, I traveled to Bad Honnef and swiftly onto Cologne with two colleagues for a weekend of city sightseeing and a local rock music festival, Rheinspaziert. It was my first time going beyond the Bavarian boarder- and I was not disappointed with what… Read More Kölsch in Köln
August 2016 We set off at around 3pm leaving immediately from work for Munich airport, and returning to Germany in the wee hours of Monday morning (where we made it into work for 9am…). Arriving at Ferihegy airport around 6pm after the shortest Lufthansa flight of my life (45 minutes, and I didn’t even… Read More My Airbnb in Budapest
Between July and August of 2016, I became an avid hiker. I describe myself as ‘avid’ because these adventures entailed waking up at the crack of dawn, to drive an hour or more to the Alps, to then hike up a mountain for 4-9 hours; safe to say I, or rather we, were eager.… Read More The 3 types of Hiking in Bavaria and Tyrol
June 2016 As traditions go, in June 2016 I returned to Portugal with Andy and Fon’s girlfriend, Steph, for another birthday celebration. I was the last to arrive, and was picked up from the airport by my newly licensed friend, where we then proceeded to drive to his family country villa in Azambuja for a… Read More Azambuja & Lisbon, Portugal
March 2016 My first trip to Munich was paid for by Texas Instruments (the company I now work for, in Germany). I applied to TI the previous month for a yearlong marketing internship, and after a subsequent Skype interview, they invited me over to meet me in person (and, unbeknownst to me at the time,… Read More Munich, Germany
June 2015 I was invited to Portugal for one of my best friend, Afonso Martins’ (far left), birthday the summer after my first year of university; and the picture above perfectly describes our trip. Afonso was one of my first friends in Nottingham; we were both foreigners, and he made me feel very welcome… Read More Lisbon, Portugal
April 2015 I, contrary to popular school of thought, did not take a pill in Ibiza. I instead opted for a bath, which I’m nearly 100% certain gave me a rash that lasted long after my sunburn had faded. Safe to say, my experience in Ibiza was different to that of the majority. I purposely… Read More Ibiza, Spain
February 2015 I’ll be honest, Limoges was boring. Is boring. Especially as a February destination when it is bitterly cold and grey outside and you are a university student looking to broaden your horizons and have a bit if fun (drink) – not bore yourself to tears. But alas, I am guilty of booking this… Read More Limoges, France
December 2014 This was my first time back home after moving to the UK. And I was so excited! Too excited; to the point that I fainted in Manchester Airport and nearly missed my flight home. Probable cause: wearing all my NEW (nothing borrowed yet) warm clothes, in an over-crowded airport, that already had the heat… Read More Boston, USA
