Sevilla was the first Spanish city that I had visit. It introduced me to this carefree feeling of life. "Stop being so stressed all the time" is what I imagine Sevilla would say if cities could speak. I've since been back and still love the feel of this city. The Moorish Architecture, how the city …
Warning: This post may contain images that viewers might find disturbing. One of best things about traveling is getting to try food and drinks that you've never had before. Whether it be a fruit, vegetable or protein that you've never seen in your home country before, combination of flavors or dishes you've never tried- there …
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I use to fly regularly on domestic trips for work. Red eye flights. I was one of those people who would be asleep even before the plane took off in the early hours of the morning. Despite having to fly often, I never tire of being on planes. I love being in the clouds and …
A few things move me to tears of happiness and one of them is being in a place where you are overcome with awe of natural beauty. I had the opportunity to visit Norway after my time in Helsinki. High on my list was to see the well known Norwegian Fjords.Wanting to visit the Fjords …
Expectations when travelling can be more of a curse than a blessing. Especially if you've had to travel all the way to the other side of the world. Sydney by definition starts on the coast and extends about 70km west (just before the Blue Mountains). Yes, it's huge! Unlike many big European cities (I'm looking …
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You can find Part I of the Amazon Rainforest adventure here. Day 2We were up nice and early- breakfast at 5am so that we could leave our lodge at 5:30am! It was also my birthday today! We headed onto the boat for a short ride through the misty and cool morning and got off for …
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After a handful of days in Mexico City, our next town on the tour was to Queretaro. We travelled 2.5 hours north via coach from Terminal Centrale de Norte. I've been on a lot of buses in my life when travelling and let me tell you, this coach was the best bus I have ever …
I can't remember when it first appeared. This pull to go to Mexico, but I had put it off due to fear for about a year. Fear from what we see on the sensationalized news about Mexico. But in a small corner of my mind, I could see colours, music, a history I didn't know …
If you are looking up things to do in Mexico City, Teotihuacan will inevitably come up. About a 1 hour bus ride north east of Mexico City and it is home to some grand pyramids that are dated to be about 2000 years old and is pre-Aztec. Little is still known about this site however, …
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I've come to learn and research quite abit around memory in my scientific life (neuroscientist by training here!). I know how unreliable and fleeting memories can be which I think is just a guarantee of life- that you will not have your memories forever. To try and capture my own memories, I've been on a …
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