Author: Maria Angelova

Maria is a 20-something traveling disaster roaming the world. She’s crazy about mirto from Sardinia, speaking in foreign languages (even if she can't, actually mostly if she can't!) and studying fortune-telling. She is one of the founders of 203challenges.com and, god forbid, its editor-in-chief.

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Cheers to your best summer yet!

Cheers to your best summer yet!

If you live in a place with four seasons, you can't help but wait eagerly for the summer every year and celebrate it every single night. Cheers to su [...]
Alberobello, Italy – a guide to the real-life fairy town

Alberobello, Italy – a guide to the real-life fairy town

If you see photos from Alberobello you might think, “Wow, this place is like a fairy tale!” But once you set foot on one of the cobblestone streets an [...]
North Sardinia road trip self-drive itinerary (+map)

North Sardinia road trip self-drive itinerary (+map)

Discover the different faces of Sardinia with this five-day self-drive itinerary, which could easily be covered in more or fewer days (I've added some [...]
Winter challenge: Jump into a warm, open-air mineral pool while snowing

Winter challenge: Jump into a warm, open-air mineral pool while snowing

The challenge: Jump into a warm, open-air mineral pool while it’s snowing There are plenty of warm, mineral pools in the open air around the world. Ho [...]
Where to see Rafflesia in Thailand – the biggest flower in the world

Where to see Rafflesia in Thailand – the biggest flower in the world

The Giant Rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world, is a rare sight that can be spotted in just a few countries in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Borneo, [...]
5 beaches in the middle of busy cities (because life is better in flip-flops)

5 beaches in the middle of busy cities (because life is better in flip-flops)

The challenge: find a beach in the middle of a busy city and transport your soul thousands of miles away while you sip a cocktail There's no doubt li [...]
Terry Pratchett’s travel tips that can save you on the road

Terry Pratchett’s travel tips that can save you on the road

...because if you can laugh at a crisis, you're saved! I feel like my whole travel story is filtered in Terry Pratchett's Big Bang theory: “In th [...]
17 inspiring quotes on visiting new places

17 inspiring quotes on visiting new places

Everyone knows the thrill of discovering new places but we can't always find the perfect words to express it. That's when famous people come in handy [...]
22 honest travel tips for Italy

22 honest travel tips for Italy

Italy is a whole new world, one where you can easily drown in wine, gelato and the melodic sounds of Italian answers to your English questions. Based [...]
18 travel challenges for nature lovers

18 travel challenges for nature lovers

How many of these travel challenges for nature lovers have you completed? This list of travel challenges is meant to make you step a little out of you [...]
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