Lazy afternoon, slow motion, the camera shows a woman browsing pictures. Pictures of mountains. The focus slowly moves from the photos to the eyes of the woman. Twinkle eyes. ‘Oh shit, how beautiful this place is, I’ve never been to the Tatra Mountains…!’ Cut. Sub: Two weeks later… The camera moves quickly between the huge […]
Sun shines brightly, rays twinkle on the sea waves, the wind gently blows in the green of the cypresses – and I’m sitting in the car bending over the wheel. Epic fail. I might feel just a little bit better if I could read posts in travel blogs about something that not worked out. But […]
Sometimes you need to fall in love with life again. If there’s a downfall (and from time to time sure there will be), first we tend to dive deep into self-pity, just to be able to grab and pull ourselves out of shit afterwards. As for me, I followed that strategy this time. (Camping Zoo […]
3.30AM the sound of the alarm ruins my sweetest dreams 3.31AM quiet cursing, lion-like yawn 3.35AM OK, world, you won, I’ll get up 3.41AM shit, really need to get out of bed, we’re going to miss the plane! 3.45AM ooooops There was a time when the 6AM departure for Podgorica seemed like a good idea. […]
‘Meli and how about Mallorca island? I think it’s worth a visit.’ ‘Mallorca? You must be kidding. Are we talking about the island where only rich German tourists go to and there is nothing there but expensive holiday resorts and palm trees?’ Two hours later: ‘Should I book the airplane seats too?’ Well, the […]
‘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. 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. 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 […]