Spain, travel

My weekend in Granada’s Alpujarras

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weekend in Granada's Alpujarras

The city of Granada is full of rich history and culture. However Granada is also one of the eight provinces of the Andalucía region. There are so many things to explore in the region as well. One of them are the Alpujarra Mountains. A few weeks ago, I decided to spend some solo time and took a weekend in Granada’s Alpujarras.

Solo time as an expat

I am one of the biggest extroverts. However I’ve never needed more alone time than I have during my time overseas. Between communicating in my second language a lot and processing differences in cultures, I find myself needing time to me to just journal and reflect. So the intention of this trip was to just go and be.

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Dress Picks, Fashion

7 Ways To Rock Homecoming Solo

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This was collaborative content. It has been forever since I’ve gone to homecoming (oldie over here). But I do remember the anxious feelings of high school dances.

Homecoming is the perfect chance to really bring your school spirit and get all dressed up for an amazing night of dancing and laughter. The entire build up and planning process is exciting, but there’s also the worry about who you’re going to go with.

But, whether you’d prefer to go to homecoming alone or no one has asked you, it’s all good. You don’t need a date to have fun on the night. Here are some tips for making the most of homecoming without a date.

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collaboration, Dress Picks, Fashion

4 tips for ordering dresses online

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For the longest time, I never ordered anything online. I was afraid of getting the item in the mail and never being able to wear it because it didn’t fit. I had simply been so used to just trying everything on in the dressing room. However ordering dresses online can actually be a time-saver if you know how to do it right.

I really like ordering dresses online. Sometimes I go shopping with a specific idea in my head. For example, I’ll want a flowy maxi dress with a floral print. Yet everything I come across in the mall just isn’t what I had envisioned in my head. So I come home with nothing. In my opinion, I had just wasted a few hours of my precious time. However many online retailers have hundreds of dresses to choose from. You can often search by style, size, cut and color.

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Blogger stuff

Start a travel blog in 3 steps

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start a travel blog

This post contains affiliate links. This simply means that I earn a commission off of any purchases made. Things like this make blogging and traveling possible.

Have you ever wanted to start a travel blog? Perhaps you are living overseas (like me in Spain) and have endless opportunities to travel here or there. Perhaps you travel a lot for work. Or perhaps you want to write about the region you live in. Whatever the reason, I am here to help you get started!

It doesn’t have to be daunting to start a travel blog. In fact when I initially started my blog, I set it all up within in a morning. Just follow these steps below and you will be good to go!

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Spain, travel

What a load of bull: bullfighting in Spain

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bullfighting in Spain

This is a guest post written by Fiona from profefiona.com. Like me, she’s an English-speaking expat living in Granada. She, however, comes from the UK. She writes about her experience with bullfighting in Spain.

A lot has been said and written about the controversial tradition of bullfighting in Spain.

What I want to tell you is my experience. I’m not going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t think.

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collaboration, hostel/hotel review, travel, United Kingdom

My perfect London weekend

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London weekend

There are some places that I feel like I’ll end up visiting a least 20 times. London is one of those cities. With flights for 60 euros roundtrip from Malaga, we figured why not a London weekend? The trip ended up being absolutely perfect.

The flights and transportation

So as some of you already know, I live in Granada. While Granada does have an airport, it’s small and there are often better deals from Malaga. Malaga is only an hour and a half drive from Granada. Furthermore there are lots of Blablacars and buses that go back and forth. I typically try to find a Blablacar going directly to the airport as it’s cheaper and quicker. However if I cannot find one, there’s an Alsa bus that goes directly from the Granada bus station to the Malaga airport. We opted for the bus this time, which cost around 25 euros roundtrip.

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