Whether you’ve lived in Spain or not, it’s fairly well-known that any comparison between Madrid and Barcelona often ends in a heated debate. More often than not, football (the world’s most popular sport, of course) is often at the center of such a debate, or at least mentioned. This was, in truth, how it was … Continue reading
I recently visited Istanbul, the third largest city in the world. Though there’s more detailed information to come, here’s a brief video to introduce the amazing city I was lucky to explore with a fellow Madrid-based blogger. Continue reading
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
Sometimes, we hide from our true desires in life – there’s really no other way to put it. To think of our biggest and boldest dreams can scare us, making us choose the tried-and-tested paths of our predecessors over our own. There comes a time, though, when you find yourself at a crossroads – to … 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
I remember the day; the day I told myself that San Sebastian was a place I had to visit. I had spent years obsessively learning about Spain, despite not having any parental or birth connection to the country. I had learned, over time, that Spain was a regionally-distinct place, but in my mind I never … Continue reading
Judging by several of my previous posts, it would be an understatement to say that the past year or so of my life has been extremely unpredictable and slightly nerve-wracking. From graduating school to packing up to move to a completely different country, my notions of the “real world” had been completely shattered. Truth be … Continue reading
Sometimes in life, things just seem to align. We find ourselves in a place that works out perfectly for that very moment in our lives, find friends who understand us even though they’ve known us for a relatively short amount of time, or find ourselves in love with cities we always knew but never really … Continue reading
The Rooted Traveller 