About five months ago Ben Stofbergen (Dust Mountains) and I (Strange Towns) embarked on an adventure together with 50 others: A trip to Finland, all the way to the arctic circle, organised by a group of third and fourth-year Tourism Management students, and it was incredible. The things we have seen, the things we have … Continue reading From Helsinki to Rovaniemi and back
Last September I embarked upon a new challenge: Studying Tourism Management. I had tried two studies before, Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering. Those both went fine, but it didn't last very long until I realised that I was not happy doing this for the rest of my life, I didn't see a future there. I took the … Continue reading Studying Tourism Management
For several weeks Ilse and I have been trying to plan a trip to Brighton. We both went there before, she with a friend and I with my parents several years ago, but really wanted to go there again. It took us several weeks before we could actually go - I had friends over one week … Continue reading A Day in Brighton
If you, like me, live in London you must know that you are living in one of the greatest and most beautiful cities on earth. But after a while, no matter how big, every city becomes familiar. This is not necessarily a bad thing, it's mostly good. It feels nice to know your way around … Continue reading Cities Definitely Worth Visiting within Two Hours of London
I work as an au pair in London for a very busy family, this means that I have to work six days a week. Some weeks I get an extra day off but most weeks, Sunday is my only week off. So when Sunday rolls around I am exhausted and I spend them usually very lazy and … Continue reading Lazy Sunday in London
I've been working as an au pair for about six months now and in this blog, I share my experience and what I have learned so far with you. I hope that it will help you get a better view of what being an au pair is and whether or not it would be something … Continue reading The Au Pair Life
When you think about travelling the world and exploring different counties, the first thing that might come to mind is: "I wish I could afford all that." Well ... you can! There are several ways to travel for free, or almost free, these days. In my previous blog posts I've told you something about cheap transportation and staying … Continue reading Travel the World for Free – Working Abroad
TRAVELLING CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE. TRAVELLING ON A BUDGET AND FOR ALMOST FREE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE POSSIBLE THESE DAYS. BEFORE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY DESTINATION YOU, OF COURSE, HAVE TO GET THERE. Since I want to share with you the safest ways of travelling, unfortunately, transportation … Continue reading Travel the World (almost) for Free – Transportation
TRAVELLERS ALWAYS THINK ABOUT SUFFICIENT ITEMS THAT ARE EASY TO USE AND TAKE WITH YOU ON A TRIP. BUT, SOMETIMES, WE JUST WANT SOME FUN STUFF. MAYBE NOT EVEN TO TAKE WITH YOU ON YOUR TRIP BUT JUST TO HAVE AT HOME. HERE ARE MY 10 FAVOURITE FUN ITEMS FOR TRAVEL FANS, SOME JUST TO … Continue reading 7 Fun Items for Travellers
Packing can be a hassle, especially when you haven’t done it that often, but it doesn’t have to be! Since I’ve travelled a lot I would like to think that I have perfected this skill over the last few years. So I’ve taken a good look at what I do when I pack for a … Continue reading Eight Packing Tips
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