Last year, the holiday season kicked off with a flight home to Canada. After 3 or 4 months of living in Madrid, I was ecstatic to spend two weeks with my parents, brother, sisters, and brother-in-law – it was exactly the kind of break I needed from my new home. This year, I decided to … Continue reading
As a follow up to my recent trip to Salamanca, it seemed like a good idea to visit one of Castile and León’s other major cities, Segovia. Instead of embarking on another overnight trip, however, I decided a day trip to one of Spain’s most picturesque cities was a better idea. In the end, it … Continue reading
It has been (unforgivingly) over a month since my last update, but in the past month, I’ve had my laptop of seven years decidedly give up on me. In a series of unfortunate events, my precious bit of technology from home and I have parted ways, though I continue trying to bring it back to … Continue reading
A little over a year ago, I made my first move to Madrid. I was taken aback by its chaotic streets in the center (in the district named Sol), where I ended up living for a few months. This year, I decided it was time to pick a place more suitable for me. Little did … Continue reading
When I tell people I have a passion – nay, obsession – for traveling, they always ask me why I chose Spain over other countries. “Turkey is beautiful!” proclaims my mother. “Dubai’s where the money is!” others say. “Korea’s where everyone goes!” claims anyone who’s sort of looked into teaching abroad. “I looked into JET. … Continue reading
It’s not unlike me to have these occasional “what am I doing with my life?” moments. It’s happened much more now that I’m in my 20s than it ever did when I was a teenager, which doesn’t make it any easier, because aren’t we supposed to know more about the world by this point? However, … Continue reading
“You find yourself on the road.” “Traveling isn’t about exploring the world. It’s about exploring you.” Oh, really? Those are some of the words I’ve heard about travel in my life. I used to scoff at them, and in some ways I still do. Yet, I know while I set off to see new sights … Continue reading
Imagine a place where the air feels fresh, cool, and mountain-like. Would you ever think this place would be about an hour’s drive from Los Angeles, one of the world’s famously smoggy cities? Before this summer, I never would have, but then Dana Point and I had a brief acquaintance. A couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
Madrid isn’t for the faint of heart, but the faint of heart, I am not (so I like to believe). It was only 3 weeks ago that I last hopped on a plane away from the city I called home for so long, but there are things I already long for. In short, the following … Continue reading
After packing up my things and saying my final goodbyes to Spain, I managed to make a week-long stop to London before heading to North America. I was lucky enough to be greeted (and taken in) by family, giving me an entirely different perspective of London than if I had visited the place solely as … Continue reading
The Rooted Traveller 