Category Archives for Travel
But get this — when doing a study of vacationers, the happiest people were the ones in the weeks leading up to a vacation. It was all about anticipation. Again, it looks like our brain rewards us more for working … Continue reading →
15. August 2011 by Caroline
Categories: Travel |
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Dopplr.com, ‘an online service for smarter travel’, has given its members their own personal travel report for 2008, in the form of a nicely designed pdf-file. I like Dopplr because it looks pretty and it keeps track of my trips … Continue reading →
22. January 2009 by Caroline
Categories: Travel, Web |
Tags: dopplr, double book, google, personal travel, pretty graphics, travel report |
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Jason published his yearly “My year in cities” post. I used Meg’s Mayfly-project to do something similar, but brief. So here is my full list, as archived by Dopplr, and some recollections. Leersum (December) Boxing Day at my parents’. Cooked … Continue reading →
07. January 2009 by Caroline
Categories: Meme, Travel |
Tags: 2008, 30 seconds from mars, Antwerp, bad karma, bambi, barbican, birthday trip, boxing day, brick lane, brighton, dublin docklands, enjoying sea, festival photo, galway, gig, godmother, gugs, gustave, italian place, large groups, list, lowlands festival, marc almond, mayfly, Meme, my bloody valentine, My year in cities, nephew, new songs, photo locations, quick trip, quiet lunch, recollections, scott walker, sea sand, stag nights, summer holiday, Travel, whim |
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Cranes in the Antwerp docklands I nearly got my head kicked in taking pictures this weekend in Antwerp. I escaped with a few bruises, mainly to my ego. I don’t want to go into the whole sordid tale, but the … Continue reading →
17. August 2008 by Caroline
Categories: Photography, Travel |
Tags: Antwerp, bruises, cranes, docklands, ego, etiquette, moral of the story, Photography |
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Morning, beautiful, originally uploaded by Caroline. Although my hotel on Osborne Street in London gets bad reviews on travel sites, I didn’t have a problem with it at all. Yes it’s a little run down and I’m sure some people … Continue reading →
09. August 2008 by Caroline
Categories: Photography, Travel |
Tags: bakeries, beigel, brick lane, clothing shops, coffee, london, osborne street, photo opportunities, Photography, photos, restaurants, rough trade, tower hamlets, Travel, travel sites, vintage clothing |
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I’m treating myself to a trip to Cologne this weekend. I aim to do very little. Perhaps swim in the hotel pool and sit and enjoy the atmosphere at Max Stark’s. They serve a black pudding dish (Himmel un Ääd … Continue reading →
17. April 2008 by Caroline
Categories: Travel |
Tags: altstadt, atmosphere, black pudding, bowling, cologne, dish, hotel pool, max stark, pointers |
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25. February 2008 by Caroline
Categories: Accessories, Photography, Travel |
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I joined Dopplr today. It’s a place to share your trips and travels with friends… … just having started a new job, I’m not going to be doing a lot of travelling any time soon. So I’ll be gnashing my … Continue reading →
01. October 2007 by Caroline
Categories: Travel, Web |
Tags: journeys, new job, teeth, travels |
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16. September 2007 by Caroline
Categories: Photography, Travel |
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I haven’t said much about my trip to the South of France. Not like three years ago when I kept a diary during the holiday and posted it when I got back. I tried to do that again, but my … Continue reading →
11. September 2007 by Caroline
Categories: Travel |
Tags: boat trip, cocteau, crack, dawn, diary, english teacher, locals, marseille, notebook, russian orthodox cathedral, south of france, Travel, villefranche |
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