by Cicela | Nov 24, 2018 | Europe, France
As a welcome to Burgundy my university arranged a gastronomy tour for the international students – I signed up of course! Before coming here I knew that Burgundy was famous for its food culture – one of my favourite meals is boeuf bourguignon after all...
by Cicela | Nov 17, 2018 | Europe, France
After our teacher mentioned the event “caves ouvertes” in Auxey-Duresses, we decided to go have a look. As we pictured a standard wine fair we were definitely in for a surprise – we bought our glasses , which allowed us to walk from cellar to cellar to try wine. Not...
by Cicela | Nov 11, 2018 | Europe, France
After spending the past five and a half years at sea, I decided it was time for a new challenge. This time I moved myself to the French town of Dijon, in the heart of the Burgundy region. Here, I will spend the next academic year getting my masters degree in wine and...
by Cicela | Oct 23, 2018 | Europe
After a small hiatus, due to me moving to and settling in a new city, I am finally back to blogging. I typed up this post over the summer, but I never got around to finishing it until now – but you know what they say, better late than never! While I did visit...
by Cicela | Sep 6, 2018 | Europe
Ever since the first time, as a child, I picked up Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone – I have been amazed by this wonderful universe, having re-visited both the books and the movies numerous times. It should not come as a surprise then that the first...
by Cicela | Aug 30, 2018 | Europe, Nordics
Being born and raised in Norway, it is almost embarrassing to talk about how little I have seen of my own country. Growing up my friends would go up to the mountains and I would go on vacation to a beach somewhere abroad – although to be honest I still think...
by Cicela | Aug 20, 2018 | Europe, Nordics
When I was little, we bought a small cabin by the sea on the Hvaler Islands about 90 minutes south of Oslo. Growing up this is where I would spend most of my summers, and it quickly became my little piece of paradise. Unfortunately as I have gotten older I have barely...
by Cicela | Aug 7, 2018 | Europe, Mediterranean
One of my favorite things about being home is the weekly doggie-walks we go on. Every Thursday morning, French Riviera Animals organizes an hour long walk with coffee, water and dog treats afterwards. The walk costs five euros per family and all the money goes towards...
by Cicela | Jun 24, 2018 | Europe, Nordics
When I was little I grew up in a small town just outside Oslo, with the fjord on one side and beautiful nature on the other. While I still have friends and family living there I have spent very little time there after I moved abroad. When growing up, there was this...
by Cicela | Jun 4, 2018 | Europe, Nordics
Every year on the 17th of May, Norway throws a big party to celebrate our constitution. As a child it is one of the biggest days of the year where you get to dress up, walk in a parade and eat as much ice cream as you want. As you get older it is a day to be spent...
by Cicela | Apr 8, 2018 | Europe, Italy, Mediterranean
When I was little, I was super interested in ancient history and archaeology. I guess it doesn’t come as any surprise then that the thing I was the most excited about in Rome, was to discover the Roman Forum, the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. Despite a...
by Cicela | Mar 31, 2018 | Europe, Italy, Mediterranean
Like most travelers I love to keep track of how many countries I have visited, and to add new ones to my list. When I started working on ships my goal was to visit more countries that my Dad, something I managed within my first contract. So it should come as no...
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