Frenchie Gone Exploring

Category: Travelling

  • Are you INSANE?! 

    Short answer? Yes! No! Maybe? Dunno! What was again the question? On a more serious note, people, I’m FINE, sane enough to know what I am doing (well most of the time). Really…  Since the day I went public with my big news (I was going for a dramatic effect and I can happily say…

  • The Best Is Yet To Come! 

    This is now official: I gave my notice at work and from end of March onwards, I’ll be backpacking Central and South America with the beautiful man my heart decided to love.   It feels great to finally talk openly about this new project! When I said the best dream is called a project, I…

  • Enough! 

    As a citizen of the world, my heart is today, once again, aching. Every time it has almost* healed and some faith in humanity has been restored, news report another attack against peace, life and freedom.  * as long as wars will rage and lives of innocents will be taken, it won’t ever heal completely. …

  • TBT # Sevilla, Spain

    It is apparently highly recommended to visit Seville when the “Sevillanos” are celebrating the “Semana Santa” (holy week) or during the “Feria de Abril” (their annual fair) as the city gets kinda crazy and very (very) lively. I can agree to a certain extent. However, if you are on a budget (prices tend to be unfortunately higher…

  • Do. Not. Postpone. Your. Dreams…

    … For too long. They might remain dreams that were most probably meant to be lived. The regret for not following them will hurt more than the sting of a potential failure, especially since “a failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake…

  • You gotta love those days…

    … when you blissfully get reminded that you live in a beautiful place. Yesterday was one of those lovely days. You wake up early to go up to the mountains and a wave of happiness fills your heart. Priceless! I fell in love with the Swiss mountains 8 yeas ago and even though I haven travelling the world, they are…

  • Cheap? Yes please! 

    One of my favorite part of traveling is definitely those ‘behind the scene’ moments: plan, schedule, research! I can become quite obsessed while planning a trip but it is totally worth it. I love looking for insiders’ tips and ways to optimize my backpacking schedule (unless I have no time pressure then I’ll mostly research…

  • TBT # Mekong river, Laos

    I had been fascinated by Laos for years and while planning my 2012 RTW, I knew this place was a must. I simply could not miss it and well, my high expectations were not only met but beyond exceeded. I am always reluctant to go back to a country (since I still have 152 countries to…

  • “Fall” me, please! 

    Yes, I’ll give you this: this summer in Switzerland was amazing, incredible, fantastic, unexpectedly hot (I could go on and on with such adjectives as summer was indeed the best one I had in years) but guys, even if it is hard, We. Need. To. Let. Go.  Yes, really… We live in a country with…

  • Phew! And… We are done…

    … until next year! I again survived another zombie attack, a tsunami of oversexy nurses and an invasion of vicious wizards. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in…  I decided a few years ago that I was over celebrating Halloween. Yes, Halloween, you heard me. We. Are. Over! It is not you, it is me. I…