Spending time at Lake Balaton for most people is associated with rest and relaxation. Aisling and I on the other hand have kind of turned it into a training camp… Day 3 was probably the most intense one here so far, with plenty of work and not a lot of rest!
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Andalusia Trip Part 3: Guadix
Time for the last recap of our little trip around Andalusia with Aisling! Our last stop was Guadix, a surreal little city near Granada where a lot of the houses are built into the sandstone formations that are dotting the local landscape. It almost feels like being on Tatooine!
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Time for part two of the recap of our little trip around Andalusia with Aisling! This time, it’s about our time in Cabo de Gata, an arid coastal area on the southern coast of Spain. Since it is a protected natural area, it has remained fairly wild, unlike most of the southern coastline which is extremely built up. Also, it was my first time standing on top a sand dune!
Read MoreStories From a Bulgarian Roadtrip
This summer Aisling and I spent about two weeks exploring Bulgaria, spending most of our time around Rila National Park, but we also visited Plovdiv, Sofia and some random places off the beaten path. Here is the story of our trip!
Read MoreThe Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go
You didn’t expect a literature review on my blog, did you? Yet here I am, writing about a John Muir book I’ve recently finished reading. His quotes often adorn many travel-themed Instagram posts and wanderlust Pinterest pages, but very few people actually read Muir's work.
Read MorePostcards From Croatia
Yes, I did it again... I got on a plane and buggered off from Cambridge slap-bang in the middle of the exam period, just like I did last year. This time Aisling and I explored a remote part of Hvar island.
Read MoreBecoming a Hillwalker
I've been a member of the Cambridge University Hillwalking club for over a year now, so I thought it would be time to look back at last year's photos and write a little about why I joined.
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