‘Hello Balázs, Meli speaking. I’m calling you to tell you that I decided to rent your apartment.’ ‘Sorry Meli, too late. Somebody has just rented it, it’s not available anymore.’ For a second while the information travel from my ear to the brain I am speechless, then I hang it up with a high-pitched scream. […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Blog block. I’m siting in front of my laptop watching the perfectly empty screen with more and more frustration. My best friends the letters are not willing to start their journey on the blank canvas, my words don’t come as they usually do. Not even my best […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Tastes. Colours. Scents. I’ve read in one of the books of the Hungarian psychologist Emőke Bagdy about her morning ritual. I happened to like it so much that I adopted it at once. Moreover, I have spread the word amongst my family members and friends. In the […]
(and I managed to find a nice SEO-friendly title again…) Because to be on holiday somewhere and to live at the same place have nothing in common. Oh god, was it pretty evident for everybody but me?! (Listen to the music while reading blog post.) In the last three months since I moved back home […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Mind the Map has never been the blog that tells you 10 thing to do in a place. I truly believe that everybody needs to explore for themselves. This is why I always try to introduce a place through personal stories to make you feel it. This […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) It’s a bit different post. No story. Only pictures. Are we still good? The third highest peak on Madeira island is called Pico do Arieiro, it’s 1818m (or 1850, somewhere I read this. or 1810, as the sign says at the peak. Well, I admit I didn’t […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. Big thanks for this song for Karine Gonçalves.) As a foreigner, it’s not easy to find a home for rent on Madeira island. It took me 5 weeks to get the tiny house where I settled finally. True though, that I’ve got it in a package, along […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) I was about to write a post on gadgets and how they steal our present. I already planned what I was going to write about, I was full of indignant anger for the virtual world, the mobile phones and other addictive thingies, and I definitely wanted to […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. This time big thanks to Peter Kostal for the recommendation.) ‘Hitler.’ says the man who has a beard like Santa. ‘Pardon?’ I look at him a bit puzzled. ‘Hitler.’ and he shows the infamous mustache to make sure I understand. And I understand just don’t have the […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. And sorry, Peti, I can almost hear you whining that I’ve chosen a song from the band Margaret Island for this post.) You might remember my journey from last summer when I did camping on Lofoten islands, Norway. Finally I didn’t write in the blog about one […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. This time big thanks to Laci Plattner for the music recommendation. Come to Madeira!) Ocean on my left-hand side, mountain on the right-hand side. I’m sitting on a chair warmed up by sunshine, the scent on my clothes is sun-perfume, just like on my hair. There are […]
(Listen to music while reading blog post. Now big thanks for the recommendation to Piri Barják. Your destination is: Madeira island, what else?! Waiting for you!) ‘Beu, if you have the book with the title ‘How to move to a foreign country – for dummies’ on your shelf, please think of me, now I could […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. This time Tatiana és Catarina de Lacerda gave me the idea of this song, huge thanks for it!) Madeira. Summertime in winter, colourful flowers everywhere, the sunshine gently warms up your soul, the ocean breeze touches your face. You open yourself up to embrace future experiences and […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) A couple of years ago in a gallery in London a photo literally took my breath away. On the picture a fisherman of Burma (yes, I know that the country’s official name is Myanmar, calling it Burma is a form of rebellion) was seen. Sunset scene, beautiful […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. This time big thanks to Peti Daróczi-Végh for recommending this song. The destination you should visit: Montenegro.) In the last Mind the Map post I mentioned how important is honesty to the readers and followers, that in exchange of their attention we owe them honest articles. In […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) What do you think when looking at this picture? What kind of emotions does it evoke in you? Do you wish to go to this place? And what do you think about this one? How do you feel? Do you feel the urge to go to this […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Black magic and the rain I have an everything but magical relationship with rain. Last year I spent one month on Madeira island, it started raining thirty times a day. Then I spent two months on the Azores that is soooo green because of… yes, the rain. […]
(This time you’ll find the music at the end of the post. This is a Hungarian song, sorry guys, no translation. It’s about the importance of the moment and encourages us to start living before it’s too late.) This is chapter 5. You can read the former posts here: vol.1., vol.2., vol.3., vol.4.. Morning message […]
This is the 4th chapter. You can read the previous posts here: vol1., vol.2., vol.3. (Listen to the music while reading blog post.) The Dutch example On my very first night on Lofoten islands I pitched my tent by a beautiful lake in the middle of nowhere. In the morning I wake up stretching, as […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) ‘Meli, what places do you have on your bucket list?’ ‘I don’t have bucket list.’ ‘WTF?!’ Bucket list. This expression has conquered the world since the Jack Nicholson – Morgan Freeman movie in 2007. It’s sad to see how its meaning has been transformed, how much we […]
This is chapter 3. You can read the first one on the first steps here and the second about being in the wild as a solo woman here. (Listen to the music while reading blog post. Berry Weight was recommended again by Barbara Abonyi-Keszte, big thanks! The destination you should go with Andris if getting […]
This is the second chapter. You’ll find the first one here. (Listen to the music while reading blog post. Big thanks for this amazing The XX song for Írisz Takács. The destination I think you should go to with your loved one: Bali.) ‘Meli, have you already seen a tent? I mean, not from a […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) The night before leaving for Lofoten, 11.40pm, frustrated packing. (sorry for the 18+ expressions, I only wrote them down for the authenticity’s sake, it’s not typical in my blog) ‘Who the f.uck had this shitty idea of traveling to Norway?! I don’t have enough space in my […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post. This time this amazing song from the Into the wild soundtrack was Gergő Varenke’s idea, big thanks! The destination I recommend for you in return: the globe. You seem to feel home everywhere on it.) Mind the Map blog is about to go on holiday in July. […]
(As an exception, this time not only the music is important. When you watch this video, you’ll know why. It’s about the island of Faial and represents perfectly the life there. They are truly idiots, I love this band.) Meeting with the locals. For me the most important factor when I travel to an unknown […]