WHERE IS THE HAPPINESS? PART II: THE DANISH WAY
In the recent years, Danes have earned the reputation of a pretty happy nation: their country has topped the UN’s World Happiness Report thr
LIEBSTER AWARD NOMINATION
Good news came in a couple of days ago - Abroad and Beyond has been nominated for the Liebster Award by Paula from Gone with the Wine! Thank
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ABROAD AND BEYOND
Today, on the 6th of October, Abroad and Beyond is celebrating its second birthday. It blows my mind to think that this blog, initially a me
WHERE IS THE HAPPINESS? PART I
A couple of weeks days ago, I was working on a translation assignment for a project on urban planning and city development. It reminded me o
WHAT DOES YOUR PASSPORT'S COLOUR MEAN?
Ever wondered when waiting in the passport control queue why people carry different coloured passports? It is no secret that national...
THE (APPARENT) IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I used to think that seasoned travellers must have a recipe for how to travel right. This recipe would...
TO SMILE OR NOT TO SMILE
The other day I was catching up with a friend of mine who had just come back from Russia. Always exciting to hear about how foreigners...
THE VANILLA CUPCAKES OF WORLD CITIES: NICE BUT DULL
Have you ever been somewhere that is, on a whole, pretty nice, but somehow incredibly boring? It’s like a vanilla cupcake: it’s fine,...
THE GREAT FLOOR DILEMMA
*arrow points at the bigger windows on the right I have to be honest with you - I really do not like talking about floors. In fact, I try...
FAVOURITE MOVIES THAT INSPIRE TO EXPLORE
What is it that makes a good film about travelling - is it stunning scenery or adventurous plot lines that are somehow incorporated into...
