Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Tuesday yumminess!
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life” Thanks Socrates, you are right! Making time for ourselves to relax and unwind is important. Bakooking* can feel like such a laborious chore after a long day at work and some of us gave up but the days of slaving around in a kitchen are counted. * bakooking:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tuesday yumminess!
“You cannot buy happiness but you can buy sweets and that’s kind of the same thing” – unknown inspired quoter Let’s face it… A life without treats is like a French man without his beret and his baguette or an Italian without pasta, this simply makes no sense (Oooooh THE cliches…). Those lemon meltaway balls are perfect when you…
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“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…
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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…
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TBT # Lisbon, Portugal
When I am not travelling or planning a trip, I talk or write about traveling, what a surprise you will tell me! Wanderlust is part of me and I have come to accept and embrace it. This is why I have decided to write once a week about a city or a place that has caught…
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What’s the common point between Tom Selleck, Burt Reynolds, Clark Gable and Albert Einstein?
… They were all voted among the 35 manliest moustaches of all time by the website ‘The art of Manliness’. It might be hard to believe but the moustache, or ‘mo’ if you want to be trendy, was once a statement of virility. It seems that pride has now been replaced by embarrassment* and growing…
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Tuesday yumminess!
It is a popular belief that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Scientists cannot agree on this so I have decided for myself and I will eat “breakfast [as Adelle Davis said] “like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”. Therefore I am always happy to find delicious…
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