Category Archives: Travel Journal

I self published on amazon

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Diana

From some time now I have been thinking about self publishing something dear to my heart. And here it is – a collection of poems from my teenage-years – vampire poetry in kindle edition.  

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Books I’ve read in 2017

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Diana

Popular Hits of the Showa Era – Ryu Murakami The Finkler Question  – Howard Jacobson The snow child  – Eowyn Ivey Missing Person – Patrick Modiano 1Q84 – Haruki Murakami Norwegian forest – Haruki Murakami Sputnik Sweetheart – Haruki Murakami … Continue reading →

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Decluttering my life

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Diana

I haven’t “said” anything in a while now. Didn’t feel like I have something to say, neither the inspiration to put something in written. I was busy with work, with getting in shape and exercise more, reading a lot (I … Continue reading →

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Collecting postcards – a hobby of mine

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Diana

Over the years I went through many hobbys and collections: used to collect coins, stickers, sailor moon and garbage pail kids figurines, make handmade earrings, etc… The only thing I have stayed true to was collecting postcards. Looking back, I … Continue reading →

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Stockholm and its wonders

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Diana

A lot of travelers skip Stockholm because it’s an expensive city. There’s no denying that Stockholm is really expensive compared to other cities around Europe but a visit doesn’t need to break your budget. Me, Mau and Gri went to … Continue reading →

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Scratch Off World Map for the Traveler in You

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Diana

In the last 2 years I’ve been looking for the perfect map to put on one of Mau’s walls. I thought about buying a classical one, then moved to actually print out on shinny paper a big world map and … Continue reading →

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Funny moments from our Europe tour

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Diana

A good travel story is usually the result of something that has gone wrong. We call it the matzic effect, those moments when you know, you feel, it’s gonna be something unpleasant but it will make a very good story. … Continue reading →

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10 things to do in Golden Sands Bulgaria and nearby

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Diana

Even if I don’t write much about travel, we do travel. For example, we went for a weekend getaway in nearby Golden Sands Bulgaria. Pretty much every year in the past 4 we went there for a weekend. Golden Sands … Continue reading →

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Packing smart and traveling light

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Diana

I remember being a child and going on vacation with my parents. They used to take me everywhere. Together with some big suitcases where I could fit in – it was like packing up our lives to move elsewhere for … Continue reading →

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How to save money for travel – Create it!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Diana

Looking on how to save up money for traveling I found so many articles revealing “the secrets of saving”. And let me tell you – it’s all the same and it requires for us to give up on every little … Continue reading →

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my skydiving experience

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Diana

I’m not a risk taker, by traditional standards I’ve never experienced anything dangerous (ok, maybe until I got on the motorcycle as a pillion for the first time) – I’m just a truly believer that nothing is impossible and you … Continue reading →

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