10.17.2020

September 2020 Month in Review: The Most Boring Capital Ever, How (Not) to Hitchhike Busses, and Murder Mystery Mondays

Hello from sunny Montenegro!

I’m writing this in the last week of September here and I can’t believe how warm it still is in these parts! We just finished our trip around the southern coast and every day it was around 33 C (92 F) 🥵

For me, September has always been the first season of autumn, when we went back to school, the leaves started turning orange and falling off trees, and Pumpkin Spice Lattes were everywhere. I guess 2020 is an exception.
(By the way, do you guys buy into the PSL hype? Let me know in the comments!)

If last month was entirely about Ukraine, then this month is going to be entirely about Montenegro. Idemo! :) Continue reading →

08.30.2020

August 2020 Month In Review: Exploring My Home Country and A New Addition to the Family

Whew, can you believe it’s the end of summer?

As I’m writing this blog post, it sure doesn’t feel like it! Right now I’m in Kyiv, where it’s a sizzling 32 C (90F) but ironically it was raining just an hour ago as we sat in this coffee shop, and later tonight we’re going to have thunderstorms again. It feels like today’s weather is 2020 in a nutshell, isn’t it?

I wrote last month that I planned to do more traveling around Ukraine (my home country) and I fulfilled my promise! This blog post is going to be exclusively about Ukraine and some of the most interesting spots I visited, ate at, and saw.

Ready? Let’s dive right into it!

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08.01.2020

July 2020 Month In Review: Roadtripping Through South Turkey, Returning Back to Ukraine, and What’s Next

Hello hello, my dear adventurers! Long time no see, right?

If you’ve been hanging around this blog for a long time, you might remember some of my previous month in review blog posts (and year in review posts, but that’s a different story).

Now that I have some free time (and the fact that my life is more interesting than it was 2 years ago 🙃), it’s time to bring it back!

To give you a little backstory: At the beginning of spring, we planned to do a month-long road trip across Turkey, starting in Istanbul and ending somewhere along the Turkish Riviera (Antalya or Izmir). We packed our bags, bought a one-way ticket, and voila.

The first three weeks were going as planned: we spent 10 days exploring Istanbul and getting to know it better (it’s one of my favorite cities in the world!), then ferried over to Bursa, saw some modern art in Eskisehir, wandered aimlessly around Ankara, and took a flight to Trabzon.

And then coronavirus hit. Hard. Continue reading →

02.01.2019

JANUARY 2019: Month in Review

Happy 2019, my dear adventurers!

It’s a new year, which means new resolutions – what are your goals for this year?
One of my biggest blogging goals for 2019 is to post a Month in Review and talk about what’s new in my life and travels. Hopefully it’ll be a nice chance to open up, connect, and keep track of my goals and successes for the month. Plus I can always come back and re-read this when I’m 85 and bored. ;)

Anyway, let’s grab some coffee, get comfortable, and talk about January!

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01.18.2019

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: Here, There & Everywhere

2018 was my biggest year yet: I moved abroad, traveled to 14 countries, and had more adventures that I’ve ever had before.

I took planes, trains, and automobiles (plus a few ferries, cable cars, speedboats, and seaplanes!)

I tried everything from crispy silkworms (1/5, would not recommend) to Michelin-starred meals (slightly better ) and everything in between.

I swam with pigs, had champagne under the Eiffel Tower, danced with Portuguese fans during FIFA 2018, rode The Most Scenic Train in the World, gotten lost in Seoul at 3 am, and so much more…

And I lived to tell you about it – here’s my 2018 in review! *drumroll*

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01.01.2019

MY 2019 GOALS & WHAT I LEARNED IN 2018

HAPPY 2019!

How was your guys’ New Year? Did you already start working on your goals for 2019? Even though I tend to procrastinate all the time, this year I started planning my goals for the new year way in advance– all the way at the start of December!

The new year is one of my favorite times because it gives us a chance to look back at the previous year and see how far we’ve come, and to write our hopes, wishes, and plans for the upcoming year. I’ve already written my goals in my new planner (check out the cute design!) and colored in my Daruma doll – now all that’s left is to achieve them!

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