Postcards from Paris

Bonjour! Well, no, actually it has been over a month now since I was in this lovely city - Paris. Just making a few dreams come true. First: Traveling to Europe! (oh, hello first stamp in my Passport) Second: Paris. Do I need to say more? My excitement levels were out of this world.

To write the whole experience it's not entirely possible. But I can say that those five days felt like a dream. I just could not believe I was actually there.  Everything was so surreal, different and unexpected but at the same time a lot of things lived my expectations. Like the architecture, flowers on the balconies, crêpes and coffee in the morning, macarons, the cafes...I can't put everything into words. And to be honest, I spent most of the days exploring and really observing everything. Capturing everything with my eyes and not so much with the camera. Just took a few photos, enough to capture a bit of my days. Hopefully I can go back very soon! Five days were to enough to explore everything.

More photos coming soon...

xx

Travel Makeup Essentials

So I need to start this post by stating that I'm not whatsoever a beauty expert or a beauty guru. This is just to show how much makeup you can survive with while traveling without taking your whole makeup collection. I know it's something we all might struggle with leaving things behind because of the "what if..." or the "just in case". Living away from home as a college student and four years living in a small room sharing it with a roommate has teached me ways to differentiate between the stuff that I do really need from the stuff that just takes up space. So here we go...

In the Middle of Nowhere

In the middle of nowhere, but we knew where we where. Get it? This is one of those spots that people/locals seem to know about but they are kind of secret places.

Never Stop Exploring

The day started grabbing a cup of coffee with my mother, again a little spot in the mountains that from the outside looks like a bar, you enter and see a small supermarket than if you keep walking you will see the cafe. Very small and compact but really nice. I'll share some photos in another post. It was like a 30 minute car journey from my house for just a cup of coffee, but worth it - amazing and very inexpensive! After our little coffee break we asked for directions for this peculiar place and five minutes later we were there. It is essentially an under-construction bridge. Something I didn't expect is how calm and therapeutic it felt to be there. Since it is a desolated area it was very quiet and the only thing you could hear were birds singing, flying through the trees and the flow of the water from the river. Kind of upset that the part of the bridge is closed but as for now it's painted with the words "I love you". Sweet! 

Hopefully I can go back soon! Of course, if they haven't finished it. It's always nice to do a little exploring around, ask for directions or places that people love and find something like this. This doesn't happen everyday. Hope you enjoy the photos! 

 Have a nice weekend!

xx

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Capture the Good Times

Doing my yearly "new year cleaning" I found my old phone which I completely forgot that I had left it in the closet for someday transfer all the photos to save them. But of course, never did...until today! What a special surprise I had to see all these photos that I kind of forgot about them and it was great to go through them and have a little laugh. 

Something I do regret a bit is in not investing in a good camera. Why did I waited for so long?! It makes me want to go back to these places and take a better shot. Even though the quality is not that great I still love them. The charm and beauty behind these photos are more for the stories behind them. The memories that brings me just by looking at them, it reminds me of the time spent with friends and family. For example, the second photo I remember that I was in pain! We had been walking for about, I don't know, three hours and I was exhausted. I took the photo while I was taking a break on the floor. Also remember been annoyed with my friends because for some reason they weren't tired and continued walking. haha And if you're wondering, yes the hike was worth the pain! Beautiful view at the top, maybe I should look for those photos. Good times! 

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

xx

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The Wanderlust Bug

The wanderlust bug has bitten me! This is something new I want to integrate in my blog, a little travel category. I’ve been thinking about a way where I could talk about my craving and dream to travel and see the world. No, very sadly I’m not taking a trip in the near future since I’m here finishing my degree but I thought it would be fun to start adding inspirations and little anecdotes of my past little travels. Recently I’ve discovered the travel blogging community and there are so many inspirational people with stories that have left me in awe. It’s so easy to fall for the excuses like “It’s too expensive.” or “I don’t have the time.” and another classic “I can't find somebody to travel with.”… Over the summer I did a little research and decided that I’m going for it! How? I don’t really have a concrete plan yet, but the feeling is strong so I’m going to work for it. So if you want to join me through this little journey, of course you can follow my blog. If you are a travel blogger and want to leave a link or even advice is very much appreciated and I love discovering new blogs!

P.S. I gave up and created a Pinterest account so if you want to follow over here. Still learning my way of the “pinning world”.

xx

For the Coffee Lovers

  I’m loving this idea of taking mini road trips in the summer instead of doing the usual: staying at home, reading and going to the beach. It’s fun to get out and go to different, unusual places and enjoy the beautiful things that your hometown can offer. Just because we live here doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it. Plus it’s fun to act like a 'tourist' when going to these places.

  Last week we took another short road trip, and by we I mean my mom, sister and I. Like coffee lovers that we are, if you haven't noticed that I post a lot of coffee related stuff, we went to this little coffee museum located in the mountains. My mom knew about this place for a while and wanted to have a look. I’m glad we did! It was very interesting knowing a little inside in how coffee grounds are made, how different they are and taste differ depending on the country and the different ways to brew it. At the outside of the museum (didn't take much pictures inside) they have a little shop where they serve...coffee. Since it's located in the mountains it has  a great view. It’s a nice place to sit for a while, enjoy the view, have a chat and drink amazing coffee. It was a very hot day so we decided to go for an iced latte that was delicious. I could say one of the best iced lattes I ever had, the taste was just perfect. Pretty sure we are going back very soon.

Here's to New Adventures

 “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

Sometimes I forget how beautiful my little island is and the little adventures that can bring. For now maybe I can't travel the world, but at least I can go out for a walk and look for something new. For this summer (and rest of the year) I want to push myself out of my comfort zone. So here's to new adventures!

 xx

Cristi wants to go to...

Study, study, study! Uff, I think I will take a break and talk a little bit about something I’ve always being eager to do: travel. I love traveling but don’t ask me why, I just do. I like going to new places, meeting new peoples, learn different cultures. It’s just amazing how diverse our little planet can be. I’ve never gone to other countries but I know at some point in my life I will get the chance to go somewhere. If I can go to more than one different country, than awesome! If I give you my list of all the places I want to go it will be a very long post and I tell you that list keeps growing. But I will mention my top 3 places I want to visit as soon as I can: 

• England, UK

Maybe I should say United Kingdom since it is not only England I want to visit. But I want London to be my first stop. I’ve dreamed to go there since I was a child. It will be so amazing if I could go there. I don’t know what is it maybe its their culture, the people, the weather, the food, their accents and the list goes on. Everything looks so different and is like the opposite of I’m used to. So yeah, I really want to go there so bad. And after following many bloggers that are from the UK I have grown an obsession with some beauty brands and clothing stores that I will make sure that when I visit the first thing I will do is go shopping. Ok, maybe that’s sounds bad haha but it’s true it’s on my list of things to do there! Maybe the first thing I’ll do is visit all the tourist sites and then go shopping…yes, that’s what I will do.

• Paris, France 

I’ve never met someone who doesn’t want to visit Paris (unless you live there of course! Lucky you!). I’m not learning French for nothing (But I want to visit Quebec, Canada too to practice french). I need to go here! Yes, I think it’s a necessary thing in my life, haha. Like I said before it’s a different culture and this time an even different language. First thing I'll visit? Eiffel Tour! Oh yeah! And I want to try so bad their cuisine, especially the macarons. Yum! (Now I'm hungry!) Another thing I like Paris is because it seems like the people over there are so stylish (or is it just me?). It’s really is the capital of fashion. So yes, I look forward to those things and even more because I know there are more things to see, places to visit and things to learn.

• Sydney, Australia

Is it bad that Sydney always reminds me of Nemo? Ohh, I'm so sorry! Ok...Australia! Where they have summer in our winter! Awesome! (If I’m wrong correct me!) Australia seems like a fun country to be. If I go, I would like to go surfing, even if I know I will fail miserably. I love food, so yes to try their cuisine is another must. I would really like to visit in the month of December to be able to be there when they celebrate the new year and be (kind of) part of the first persons to welcome the New Year. I know it’s kind of silly but is something I wish to do for years. Oh and another thing (which is silly too) I will like to visit the zoo. Kangaroos? Koalas? Please?! Haha I don’t really like zoo’s that much (it makes me a little sad seeing the animals in cages) but I love animals and it will be cool to see animals I’ve never seen before.

So there you go my top 3! But believe me that there are plenty more places I dream to go. This planet may be tiny compared to others in the universe, but at the same time it’s huge! So many countries and places to visit & so little time! And since I’m talking about traveling, I would like to know where are my readers are from or where you’re currently staying. Are any of you from the countries I mentioned? & If you like to travel? Yes? No? haha So many questions, sorry! I just really enjoy to much this topic.

Have a nice day!
xx

(I don't own any of the pictures on this post. I found them on Google search.)