Inspire Adventure.

The story of how I spent the holidays in Ireland and reconnected with my ancestry.

Valentine’s day is around the corner, so let’s talk about the world’s most famous city of love – Paris, France.

I, for one, love this city with every inch of my soul.

Since November I’ve traveled across Europe without too many hiccups. I’ve compiled a list here of the most common COVID regulations that I’ve encountered along with advice and tools when navigating travel abroad during this winter.

In Icelandic, ‘happ’ means a stroke of luck. When considering its treacherous weather and geographic location that begs natural disaster, it’s a wonder how Icelanders score number two on the World Happiness Report. ‘Happ’ being literally incorporated into the word ‘happiness’ offers a simple explanation - their pure optimism.

When I was younger, I remember feeling sorry for people who I’d see alone. I used to think, ‘it must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a restaurant by yourself. Don’t they have any friends?’ That didn’t change until I was forced into independence abroad. And I loved it.

Travel memories live imprinted in my mind forever. Moments that are mixed with the meaningful and mundane, yet all of them equally touching. I get shot back easily to moments abroad in vivid visions so clear that reality sometimes slips through my fingers.

I recently finished reading the book ‘Made in China’ by Amelia Pang. My heart is in a knotted bundle of yarn as I grapple with the love I have for the people and place which held me for two years, while behind closed doors simultaneously harms the innocent and undeserving.