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Why I am travelling to Jordan just now

by Vanessa | Nov 13, 2015 | DESTINATIONS, Jordan, MIDDLE EAST & PERSIAN GULF, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 6 comments

A few years ago I stumbled upon a trip called “Jordan & Syria Adventure” visiting Amman, Jerash, the Dead Sea, Mount Nebo, the Karak Castle, the ancient city of Petra, the desert of Wadi Rum and Aqaba in Jordan plus Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo, Hama and...

The Temples of Ayutthaya

by Vanessa | Jul 29, 2015 | ASIA, DESTINATIONS, South East Asia, Thailand, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 8 comments

A few months ago I attended TBEX Europe at the Costa Brava, my first Travel Blogging conference. The next TBEX will be held in Asia this year in October, in Thailand’s capital Bangkok. Although I still don’t know whether I am able to attend or not I would...

24 Hours in Barcelona

by Vanessa | May 31, 2015 | DESTINATIONS, EUROPE, Spain, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 14 comments

“I am sorry, but my Spanish is not very good. How do I buy the right ticket from the vending machine?”, I asked the employee of the Barcelona metro in Spanish. “Oh, your Spanish is good”, he responded and explained me how to get my ticket,...

My trip to the Middle Kingdom – What a Stay!

by Vanessa | Apr 27, 2015 | ASIA, Beijing, China, Cooking Classes, Cultural Insights, DESTINATIONS, Dubai, East Asia, Encounters, Great Wall, MIDDLE EAST & PERSIAN GULF, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, United Arab Emirates | 2 comments

“What’s past is [only] prologue.” – William Shakespeare A while ago I got back home from my trip to the Middle Kingdom – what a stay! I spent one night and a wonderful day in Dubai before heading to Beijing. Wait, Dubai and Beijing?...

My journey to Dubai, Beijing and along the Silk Road of China

by Vanessa | Nov 16, 2014 | ASIA, Beijing, China, Cultural Insights, DESTINATIONS, Dubai, East Asia, Encounters, Great Wall, MIDDLE EAST & PERSIAN GULF, Sharjah, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, United Arab Emirates | 4 comments

When I told people that I plan to travel along the Silk Road of China reactions ranged from “I would so much love to join you” to “Oh my god, you are so brave.” Brave? Honestly, I didn’t feel brave before going on this trip. I had doubts...

Back from Dubai and Beijing, my Trip in Retrospective

by Vanessa | Oct 2, 2014 | ASIA, Beijing, China, Cooking Classes, Cultural Insights, DESTINATIONS, Dubai, East Asia, Encounters, Great Wall, MIDDLE EAST & PERSIAN GULF, TRAVEL GENRES, Travel Tales, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, United Arab Emirates |

I am back home from my trip to Dubai and Beijing. Yes, I had been to Dubai three times and to Beijing twice before, but this time the circumstances of my stay in Beijing have been totally different than they were during my previous two visits. This time I wasn’t...