Tag: reflection

Posted in Bulgaria

Summer is not over…

Posted on by Irina Ilieva

You know those moments when you feel really light-hearted and silly and you just want to enjoy life in a simple way?

Those are the moments I value the most. Those are the moments with the people, who matter the most.

Eating corn (not in a cup, but the old-fashion way) is something I have always loved, even if I always made a mess of myself in the process.
It is also a typical activity for the Bulgarian summer vacation.

And I simply refuse to admit that autumn is coming, despite the yellow leaves falling around me.

So here I am – jumping around with my dripping corn in hand, in a flowery dress my sister bought me in my first year at the University, making silly faces to a somewhat impatient photographer with a big heart, who pays zero attention to my absolutely ruined manicure and extremely messy and entangled beach hair.

No, summer is not over. Our summer will continue.

Posted in Australian Adventures

The Journey Begins

Posted on by Irina Ilieva

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. — Chinese Proverb

For years I have been intending to start a travel blog. I always found excuses not to: too little time, too much work/studies/too much effort, workpublicity limitations, etc…

So why do it now? 2019 was a remarkable year and ended in an even more remarkable way fulfilling my childhood dream to travel to Australia.

I also breached my personal travel record within a year, caught up with awesome people I had lost touch with, met some new inspiringly successful, bald and charmingly nutty ones, visited and experienced places that made me think twice about what is important in life, burned out at least once, while getting too much into my work and personal projects, made new starts, also put a few long-delayed ends…and all this in the year I turned 30.

And I guess the travel blog made it to my New Years Resolution for 2020, which I should probably write down so I keep it at least this year 🙂

Hope you will enjoy some of the info, tips and travel stories of a moderate traveller mixing in urban, cultural, wildlife, nature hikes and scenic spots explorations.

Thanks for joining me!