What will you do if you get to visit Nottingham in December for one day? Is one day enough to check out the city’s most popular attractions? As my trip began, I…
Author: Fiona Mai
Berlin Stories – Story #4
[Originally published in 2013] My last story to be told about my life in Berlin. I promise it won’t be too long :p Story #4 Today is the 14th, October 2013. On…
8 things you’ll miss when leaving Berlin
If you have once lived in Berlin, I bet it wasn’t easy to just leave and forget about this special city. Having spent 5 months there in 2013, I was greatly intrigued…
Visit Santa Claus Village in Lapland Finland and see the Northern Lights
My visit to Santa Claus Village in Lapland Despite all controversies surrounding Santa Claus’ origin, you can meet him on almost any day of the year by visiting the Santa Claus Village…
Berlin Stories – Story #2
[Originally published in 2013] (Just one quick query for you, reader, before you proceed, “What do you think is the most common question that people often ask in a Speed Dating event?”)…
Attractions in Ha Giang that will leave you amazed
Covering all attractions in Ha Giang in one single post is for me impossible. I know very well that I tend to ramble on about how amazing these places are. As a result,…
Berlin Stories – Story #1
[Originally published in 2013] (So, as I am here doing an internship in Berlin for 6 months, I thought I’d be interested in writing down my experiences of living in this city alone….
Ha Giang: 5 best experiences from my own trips
I’ve been to Ha Giang twice in 2 very different periods of the year. Both times blew my mind! If you’re in Hanoi and wondering whether a trip to Ha Giang is worth…
New Year 2013
01.01.2013 – Helsinki, Finland Scuttlebutt is that today is the first day of the year. Quite pensively, the woman in red gave me a lugubrious look and said she was ready to…
Ta Xua Cloud Hunt: A unique experience in Vietnam
I will never forget that bitterly cold morning in Ta Xua when the sun rose together with a vast sea of fluffy clouds right in front of our eyes. Ta Xua –…