Everybody has that one place they’ve always wanted to visit. A place that they imagine to be out-of-this-world beautiful or otherwise absolutely incredible. For me, that’s Giverny. Perhaps you have also imagined a place so much in your mind that you inevitably worry you’ll be let down when you see it in real life. After all, Japan has the Paris Syndrome: The shock when people’s vision of Paris doesn’t live up to the city they imagined. Though far away from…
The German North Sea Coast is often overlooked by international tourists, in fact, you will struggle to find anyone not speaking German on holiday here. When I was a child, slowly hitting puberty, the area started to seem somewhat backwards, stuck in time, just because of that. The same people every year, the same style of houses everywhere, the same things to do every time, never changing. Yes, the area around Schillig, Wangerland in Lower Saxony, offers all that but…
With the launch of their new tours of the Scottish Borders, Rabbie’s kindly let me hop on two of them in March to sample the very best the area has to offer. With the opening of the Borders Railway, it has become a lot easier to explore the south of Scotland, and Rabbie’s tours combine a trip on the train with a pickup from Galashiels for a relaxed afternoon trip. The first tour I joined was the all about the…
Last weekend I stopped by the Lighthouse in Glasgow for its latest exhibition: Hello my Name is Paul Smith. I’ve long been fascinated by fashion exhibitions, but more recently, I have found that learning about the process behind the garments and the stories behind labels has given me a new appreciation for the details that make brands unique. Saying that, I must admit that I wasn’t overly familiar with the story of Paul Smith – I had seen the brand…
Well, better late than never, I’d say. Back in 2015 (which feels so long ago now), I attended my first Electric Gardens in Glasgow. The year’s title was Lux Botanicum, promising a mix of colourful light installations, fire shows and activities for the whole family. As someone who loves the Glasgow Botanics in any weather, this was a great chance to see them all lit up by night. A friend of mine was just as excited and we took off…
If you’ve had a look around my blog, you will have noticed how much I enjoy spending time at the museum. A quiet place to submerge yourself in your thoughts and a variety of stories told through all sorts of artifacts. Good for me that Glasgow has so many museums and exhibitions on offer and when Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery announced their new exhibition, ‘A Century of Style’, I knew I had to see it. With no long term displays…
With Christmas coming up and all the markets replacing festivals for a while, it seemed like a good time to take a look back at Glasgow’s festivals this year. Events mean a lot to me, they have been part of my studies, I have worked in the industry in a variety of ways, been on the inside and watched from the outside. This year’s festivals have been especially important, as they were a big part for developing my photos but also…
Art has always been a big part of my life. In Kindergarten my people would exclaim every day ‘For you it’s “a picture a day keeps the doctor away”, isn’t it?’ It was indeed: I wasn’t good at talking to people, very shy for my age, so drawing was a great outlet. Going to museums to see the paintings there was just the next step. I very much believe that art can help us get through life – in fact a…
Spending time at home helps me to relax and recharge my batteries – but well, most people feel that way. Still, though, whenever I’m home, I also want to make sure that I see something that I haven’t in a while or even go somewhere new. It seems that it took me moving to a different country to become set on seeing everything I could around my hometown.
Whenever one of my close friends calls me up and says ‘I just had the idea of walking…’, I shout ‘Yes, I’m in’ before I even know where we’re going. I walked parts of the West Highland Way with her, started the John Muir Way and already posted about our time on the Thomas Muir Way. I just love walking, ever since she asked me to come long for the first time. One thing you need to know though, is…
One of the things that kept me going with my dissertation was knowing that I could take time off as soon as I handed it in. I didn’t even have to wait a day, no, I could jump straight on a train, plane or boat to get away from that evil place called uni library as quickly as I could.
When I was working in tourism, I quite often talked about places I hadn’t been to myself – no wonder with so many choices. Naturally, it has been my goal since then to visit each and every one of the places I advertised and recommended to customers. My colleagues didn’t really help with that, as they always added even more amazing suggestions to my growing list… Thanks y’all! Quite a while back – in February – I finally got around to…
