In 2006 I was living in Dublin thanks to a Erasmus grant. This was my first long stay far from home. For those of you who don’t know, Erasmus is a famous scholarship granted in Europe to students who want to spend an academic year in another European university. It is a great opportunity to explore different […]
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Happy Friday guys! I’m not only excited because the weekend is coming but also because I’m officially on holidays (yay!). Plus, I’m having a small pre-Christmas’ Eve celebration at home which will signal the start of the holiday season for me 🙂 But now let’s get down to business. Our next stop in Christmas Around
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From L.A. we are traveling north to our next stop: my dear San Francisco. One of the many beauties of the City by the Bay is the variety and richness of its neighborhoods. You can cross a street and feel like you are in a different city or even a different country -this is especially
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The merriest season of the year is upon us and in order to celebrate it on the blog I’m going to do a series of posts about Christmas in different cities. I’ve spent Christmas (or the weeks around it) abroad several times during my life: California, Sao Paulo, Dublin or Belgium have been some
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These images remind me of warmer and less stressful days. If you’ve been following my blog you’ll know that I spent part of my holidays traveling around Switzerland. One of the stops on the trip was Basel, a less known but equally beautiful city. Basel is Switzerland’s third most populous city (behind Zürich and Geneva).
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La Cure Gourmande is a sweet shop I came across recently. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, you are going to love this. The first thing that struck me was the store, it is so colorful that it makes it impossible to pass by without going inside. An assistant is greeting shoppers
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Last Thursday it was my birthday. Today I’m sharing with you the photos of the celebration. First, I had a small party at home with my family and boyfriend. Later that same day, I celebrated it with my friends. I wish all days were as special as birthdays but now that I think about
Happy Monday, dear readers! I hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. I was wondering earlier if it was a good idea to post a recipe today since some of you may still feel stuffed after the Thanksgiving feast. In the end I could not resist posting this savoury pie. There are so many good things
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I’m an extremely organized traveler. Weeks before setting out I plan what I want to see every day, where to go on excursions, where to shop and even what restaurants I want to eat in. However, sometimes you have to change your plans. Let me tell you the story of how we found Stein am
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, so today I want to share with you my pumpkin pie recipe. I had never tried this delicious dessert before I moved to the US. However, I quickly started falling in love with all things pumpkin: pumpkin cake, pumpkin pie and every year I can’t wait for fall to drink pumpkin
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