Postcards from Les Calanques, France
Hiking the Parc national des Calanques was definitely one of the highlights of my trip.
It was also one of the most gruelling activities I’ve ever done. But it was oh, so worth it!
Postcards from Cassis, France
I’ve never been more thrilled to have found Cassis when I was researching for my trip. After seeing photos of the Calanques, I just had to see make my way there. Cassis is only a 30-minute ride from the Marseille Saint-Charles station, and once you’ve alighted, you will have to get on a bus to […]
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Postcards from Aix-en-Provence, France
Aix-en-Provence is a charming little city about 3-hour train ride from Nice. To be honest, getting to the city centre wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped. You’ll have to get yourself to the Gare d’Aix-en-Provence TGV, their high speed train station, then take the bus to the city centre, which is 20km away. The 4€ […]
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Postcards from Nice, France
Nice is a great transit point in the South of France, with easy access to the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport by tram (from the Jean Médicin station) and its comprehensive train network. It was my stopover city before venturing further west to Aix-en-Provence and Cassis, and again before my flight home from Nice. The views […]
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Postcards from Florence, Italy
Too many postcards from 4 days in Florence back in August? Not at all! The millennial version of these postcards can be found in my Instagram Stories (includes a painting of Keanu Reeves). Florence, or Firenze in Italian, just oozes with history at every corner. The heart of the Renaissance era is still remarkably preserved, […]
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Silversmith Workshops in Bali
All that hammering, filing, cutting and torching one piece of silver wire into a ring was immensely fun.
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