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After spending the first few days of our Morocco trip within the medina of Marrakech and the Sahara desert we decided to take the opportunity to slow the pace down and take a day to recharge. With that in mind we headed for ‘Jardin Majorelle’, located on Rue Yves Saint Laurent, some way outside the medina walls away from the hustle of the vibrant smells and sights within the heart of Marrakech. It was gifted to the city by Yves Saint Laurent. Him and his partner Pierre Bergé

Part one of this adventure can be found here. Now you might imagine a night in the desert to be filled with all sort of creepy insects but in matter of fact we hardly came across any wildlife. The most we probably saw was a couple of cats, one called “Shakira”, and a dog that mostly kept himself to himself. I did however wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of something moving around on what sounded like the top of our tent, so somehow managing to put my mind at ea

Summer is finally upon us which often signals escape of everyday life for many heading away on summer travels. It’s always important to travel in comfort with key travelling essentials to ensure you keep yourself in the mix of travelling while getting the most out of the experience. 1 Water is life A decent sturdy water bottle will help you keep hydrated in the summer heat while also saving you money and the environment by not buying endless plastic bottles of water. SomaWate

Capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , Luxembourg City lies in the very heart of Western Europe. Ranked in the top 20 of the Mercer Quality of Living index primarily for its personal safety record and quality of life, Luxembourg offers the perfect short city naturalistic escape. The city centre occupies a picturesque site on a salient, perched high on precipitous cliffs that drop into the narrow valleys of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers, whose confluence is in City. Its

Till next time Wrocław If you’ve been following my posts over the past week you would have now already guessed that I’m obsessed with a good cup of coffee. So you can imagine to my delight that our morning was to be started with me and Filip taking his nan and sister to our favourite coffee spot, Etno Café. With us all bundled up protected from the cold, we snaked our way through the city centre on one of the many blue trams that often line the streets. Then in the presence o

Mid-morning I woke up to be spoiled by yet another delightful breakfast prepared by Filip. Fresh fruit, seeds and jam combined on top of Kasza Manna – a form of milled wheat with a soft and sticky texture. After breakfast we headed towards ‘Nadodrze’ – adistrict of Wroclaw on its northern edge. Escaping the majority of major destruction during the war its architectural character largely remains untouched. Its cobbled streets lined with nineteenth and twentieth-century buildi

“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. September, the month most of us dread throughout the summer but also love once it comes around. The start of the new academic year with it brings for many the beginning of a new chapter, new home and new unknown surroundings. The few days at the start of September usually allow us time to look back summer, reme

The last 3 days of our trip seemed to have merged into one big day, we had hiked the Lynn Cannon taking in its deep forest scenery, as well as learning about the importance of salmon hatchery under the huge presence of Vancouver’s Cleveland Dam. The Dam of which heads the Capilano River, storing with it a large portion of Vancouver’s drinking water. From our hike we headed back to Granville Island where we had lunch with a glass of wine in ‘The Vancouver Fish Company’, a high

After waking up late again and promising ourself to set an alarm tomorrow morning, we had a quick bite to eat and then headed to the bus to reach East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive. A mixed residential-commercial area with a high proportion of ethnic and vegetarian restaurants as well as being home to Vancouver’s ‘Little Italy’ it makes it the perfect place to discover some used books or latest indie trend while also grabbing some seriously tasty lunch. Walking up & down the d

Waking up late, we decided to head for the Museum of Anthropology situated on the campus of UBC. Renowned for its displays of world arts and cultures as well as in depth history on works by First Nations within the Pacific Northwest. It certainly offered a detailed view on how the First Nations lived amongst the ever emerging world around them, a world that would come to force them from their homes, causing them to, in some cases, adapt to the modern era. One of the many Tote

Any roadtrip should start with good coffee and eggs, exactly how we started ours today. After our 6:30am alarm and eggs with avocado at home we headed for the bus where we met up with Katie & Jebet. Once in Downtown we stopped for a take out coffee from Starbucks then moving on to meet Julie, Rachel and Mackenzie at a parking lot where they were waiting with the hire car. We set off at around 8:10am not really having a solid idea of where we was heading and planning it while

Banana pancakes with maple syrup were a great idea for breakfast… brunch… or maybe lunch? Well, it was past midday when we finally got around to eating them after a late night the previous day. Another Canadian day begun for us and this time we decided to take it easy as it’s been a pretty busy week so far. We left home God knows what time – we didn’t really care, for us it was still early (while in fact it was probably around 2pm). We headed to the unvisited yet part of Down

An early start to the day saw us head into downtown for 9am to catch the free shuttle bus over to North Vancouver’s Capilano Suspension Bridge. On our way the bus drove through Downtown Vancouver giving us another perspective of this ever growing city, while also passing through Stanley park which, as our driver states “has lots of trees”. In fact Stanley Park is home to 1,001-acres of rainforest which also connects Vancouver with North Vancouver via the Lions Gate bridge, a

After a nice relaxing morning planning the rest of our week we headed out to my favourite sushi place appropriately named ‘Sushi Sushi’. Its relaxed atmosphere, good prices and the sizeable dishes for me make it stand out from large selection of Sushi places Vancouver has to offer. From here we headed to Stanley park to spend some time on the beach and walk the sea wall. We decided to stay away from the busy beaches of English Bay and walk on a little further to 2nd beach, al

A perk of going on holiday and not staying in a hotel is the food. You can eat what you want, when you want. Plus you don’t have to stand in that annoying breakfast buffet queue first thing in the morning and stand behind the lady who seems to be toasting a thousand pieces of bread in the slow moving toaster that will ether lightly toast or burn to a stone the slice of bread you put into it, there’s no in-between. So after our morning eggs cooked the way we like them we took

Ive said it before and ill say it again, Sleep really is a man’s best friend. Waking up after a nice vertical non-disturbed sleep practically in the afternoon, we caught the bus over to the nearest Skytrain station (Vancouver’s version of the underground) so we could load our transit card with some credit. Just behind this particular Skytrain station at Cambie & Broadway is Vancouver’s CityHall, a 1936 art deco building that sits proudly overlooking the Downtown core. A short

Our Greyhound experience has so far been good, the coaches are comfy, have power outlets and plenty of leg room to take advantage of. For those reading this in Europe I’m sorry if you had the image of us sitting on the back of an actual greyhound, going cross country then would certainly take a lot longer than our Greyhound with wheels! It’s essentially the Megabus or National Express of North America. The first stop of the day saw us arrive in Thunder Bay at around 10:00am,

Our time in Toronto has come to an end and our hosts Sofia & Ada laid out an amazing breakfast for our last morning with them, they have both been great hosts, offering much help and advice for our time with them. Once we had finished with breakfast and said our goodbyes, the bus from Lake Simcoe left at 10:14am arriving at Union Station just after 12:30pm, leaving us just over half an hour to reach the Coach Station. Pulling a 20kg suitcase that has no working wheels uphill

“Diversity our strength” – Toronto’s motto and one that is clearly visible within the city, today saw us walk though many different cultural districts of the city, the colourful ‘Little Portugal’ to the vibrant ‘Little Italy’ leading into the large ‘Chinatown’ that almost makes you feel like you have walked through a teleport and into the heart of a bustling Chinese town, much larger and built up than other key Cities’ Chinatowns with noticeable shopping centres, an environme

Today was our first day seeing Downtown Toronto, my memories from my last visit here are very dark because well it was really dark throughout the day, super cold and the struggle to walk due to everywhere being like an ice skating rink. So as you can imagine I didn’t exactly get the best impression, although now since coming here in the summer Toronto is definitely a summer city destination, its rich architecture, green spaces and proximity to the water will make anyone who l