by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jan 8, 2018 | City trip, Africa, City guide, Morocco
My taxi driver is singing softly while we’re trying to beat the Marrakech evening rush hour traffic. As we’re passing the different city walls into the Medina (old city), the city is getting more lively. I hear the call to prayer in the distance, but it...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 24, 2017 | Travel
I’ve seen a lot of hotel rooms this year. When you travel non-stop for three months, the question ‘where will I sleep tonight’ is pretty much top of mind all the time. Smart, budget-savvy people who travel long-term would probably choose to stay at hostels to save...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 11, 2017 | Nature & Wildlife, New Zealand, Oceania, Travel experiences
My three weeks in New Zealand are one of the highlights of this year. Which is why it’s strange that I still haven’t shared anything here on the blog. At the same time: where to begin? But now that I’m writing this back home, while the snow outside...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 20, 2017 | City trip, Europe, Places to stay, Spain
The timing is perfect. While everybody around me is turning up the heating in their house, storing their summer clothes to replace them with warm, comfy winter clothes, I am getting reading for a bit of extra sunshine. As much as I like autumn, when you’re being...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 6, 2017 | Lisbon, City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, Portugal
One of my main challenges for this Lisbon city trip is to not come home completely exhausted. I always want to do too much when I visit a city for the first time. So how do you make sure you’re taking enough breaks from all the sightseeing? You eat. And drink...
