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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson


What's Your Blood Type?
Next up: The Budapest Food Tour. Budapest Street Art Now, anyone who knows me knows I LOVE food tours. I do them everywhere, in every new city, in every country. They’re usually one of my favourite ways to further understand a city... because food tells you so much about culture, history, class, geography... all of it. Sometimes, anyway. And yes, before anyone asks, I had mentioned multiple times beforehand that I was a vegetarian. I’d even temporarily abandoned veganism for

Joanna
May 107 min read


Ruins to Remembrance: Two Sides of Budapest
I took a bunch of tours while in Budapest. I’m going to list them all, one for one, because there were four of them. FOUR. I can’t even make this up. Who does four tours in two days? Me. *just this one time though... it's not usually my 'norm.' And... never again... So ya... I had two full days in Budapest, and I signed myself up for four different tours. When I casually throw the word “different” out there, what I mean is that I hoped (and prayed) that they were all differe

Joanna
May 108 min read


Cook to Kook
Like most of my travels, I’ve had a few, usual, slight mishaps along the way. This trip has been no exception to the rule. Like Murphy's Law... but I prefer to think of it as the law of the inevitable blunder. Somehow, in a feat that still completely baffles me, I managed to spill my entire bottle of body spray all through my bag. It leaked onto absolutely everything inside... including the jeans I was wearing, because by the time I finally realized, the bag had been smackin

Joanna
May 87 min read


Oui, mais Non
I caught the train from Soissons to Paris on Sunday morning, with Matthew. He was a sweetheart and stayed with me as I navigated the...

Joanna
Feb 15, 202510 min read


Windmills
I flew into Rotterdam from London for one reason… and one reason only; to reconnect with a couple of old friends, Tom and Merel. I hadn’t...

Joanna
Jan 29, 202510 min read


Braggadocious
It was Bahrain National Day on the actual day that we’d arrived in Bahrain. So that proved to be both a treat and a bit of a nightmare. A...

Joanna
Dec 23, 202418 min read


When in Doubt, Eat
Ya… so a bird pooped all over me while I was in the Doha souq. All down my arm. I couldn’t believe it had happened. One young kid walked...

Joanna
Dec 18, 20246 min read


If You Build It…
Dubai was impressive. No one, in their right mind, that visits this extravagant city would ever deny it. It’s visionary. It’s innovative....

Joanna
Nov 26, 20248 min read


Love Hate Hate | Jakarta | Indonesia
So... onto Jakarta... Jakarta and I have a love/hate relationship. Not really. Maybe. I say that because I DID put my best foot forward...

Joanna
Mar 26, 202410 min read


Singapore Slinger | Singapore
If I ever say that I'm interested in returning to Kuala Lumpur, ( which I probably will, because it was truly stunning) please......

Joanna
Mar 16, 20249 min read


Touch and Go | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
The one thing about me is that I adore being in the city. I have no idea why... Actually, yes I do. I know why. I don't come from a...

Joanna
Mar 14, 20248 min read


Tour Over. Bye.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why helmets are not mandatory in every single country. I will admit, I have not seen as many ...

Joanna
Nov 14, 20237 min read
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