I am currently in Arctic Circle, specifically in Saariselkä, Finland to experience the Northern Lights and I promised to live blog our trip here for a change. We just arrived today and apparently today is the first sunset ever in Lapland. As you all know, winters are long and dark here and normally they have […]
Chasing the Northern Lights in Saariselkä, Arctic Finland!
YES. THIS IS IT. I am starting 2014 with a BANG! I celebrated New Year’s Eve in Berlin with friends and now I’m heading to the Arctic Circle to experience the Northern Lights in what could be my most adventurous trip yet. I AM SO STOKED TO CROSS THIS OFF MY BUCKET LIST. And […]
An Insider Guide to Nuremberg Christmas Market
A lot of you have emailed me asking about German Christmas Markets and about the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt in particular. Well I went around Germany this December since it was also my first year to experience real German Christmas Markets and it was a lot of fun. If you’re planning to go to Nuremberg Christmas […]
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2014
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is the most prestigious outdoor film festival in the world. It is essentially the “Outdoor Oscars” for mountaineers, adventurers and filmmakers. The 8 best adventure films are going on a tour in 50 different cities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands this coming February. You can check […]
A Not So White Christmas
Greetings from Berlin! I have been here in the city for a few days now but didn’t do anything besides sleep and eat because the last days leading up to Christmas was super hectic. Well this year Christmas disappointed me because it was super warm. I REALLY wanted a white Christmas again, like the ones […]
German Christmas Market Tour Part 2: Mannheim
You know those times when you’re like “breakfast in Barcelona, late lunch in Paris and dinner in Stockholm”? I’ve had a number of those. Just recently I had brunch in Baden-baden, dinner in Mannheim and midnight snacks in Cologne. Not as fabulous as the first example, but you get the point. This explains why […]
German Christmas Market Tour Part 1: Baden-Baden
This December I embarked on an ultimate German Christmas Market Tour and my first stop was Baden-Baden. This is actually the first Christmas Market where I drank my first glühwein. Yay. What makes it special: This Christmas market is set against the backdrop of the world-famous Kurhaus casino in the equally world- famous spa and thermal bath […]
The Ultimate German Christmas Market Tour
This year will be my first Christmas in Germany which also means it will be my first time to experience the famous German Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmarkt auf Deutsch) that I always hear about. The previews Christmases saw me eating pierogi in the gorgeous Tatra mountains of Poland, throwing a Christmas dinner party in Stockholm […]
24 Stunning Autumn Photos of Europe
I actually don’t know when autumn ends and winter starts. But I just realized I haven’t posted enough photos of autumn in Europe so forgive me for being perpetually stuck in summer. I got too busy falling in love with Italy (how cliche) and riding hot air balloons in Spain. I just learned this […]
Euro Trip Itinerary November 2013: Nudity in Germany
I am so happy to be spending autumn and winter in Europe again this year. Growing up in the Philippines, a country of two seasons (sunny and rainy), it’s not so surprising that I love four seasons. There is something nice and special about each season although my favorites are summer and winter if I […]