by Eszti | Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Having danced tango, Buenos Aires was a magical place in my imagination for years. Luckily, the city met all expectations and then some. During our city preview, the local team mentioned that when trying to come up with the “must see” (read: tourist)...
by Eszti | Apr 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Borneo The first week of Malaysia I spent on Borneo. First we visited Brunei, where we stayed in the Empire Hotel and Spa that the brother of the Sultan had built for his guests – yes, a whole hotel. It was very lavish. We had rented a car...
by Eszti | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thailand was another country that wasn’t on my bucket list. After 5 weeks there, I believe I have had my fill. Thailand is a beautiful country full of friendly people, but in my opinion, tourism is harming it (Cruise-ship tourists will love Thailand. They can...
by Eszti | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I had never traveled anywhere in Asia before, I was expecting Japan to feel exotic and strange. I was looking forward to feeling completely out of place – within 48 hours, I felt at “home” (currently, that means comfortable and I know how to get...
by Eszti | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
“The best way to travel is to feel” Pessoa wrote, “so feel everything in every possible way.” Fernando Pessoa is one of the most famous poets from Portugal. He had 136 alter-egos according to a recent anthology (Eu Sou Uma Antologia...
by Eszti | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
This month was more eventful than it should have been. On November first, I flew home for a week because my father missed me so much, he decided to have an emergency operation to make me come back. It worked! He had me for a week to annoy him into recovery 🙂 I finally...