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.
Inspiring women on the road: Filmmaker Iara Lee
Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation, an organiza [...]
Four practical handmade travel gift ideas
This holiday season, we're taking a look at four beautiful handmade gifts for travelers by Handmade Nel. Whether it's for a birthday, Christmas, or ju [...]
The Shape of Ideas – a book to dive into the world of (self-)exploration
In a world full of so many people and websites offering you the recipe for creativity, it's getting harder and harder to find your personal genius and [...]
Working during your vacation? Here’s what happens to your brain!
A new study reveals exactly how working during your vacation hinders your ability to relax.
The mere thought of sifting through a massive pile of unre [...]
Inspiring travel bloggers: Leyla Giray Alyanak from Women on the Road
Leyla Giray Alyanak, the inspiring engine behind the Women on the Road travel blog, is a 64-year-old writer who used to work for the United Nations un [...]
8 cities regularly mistaken for capitals (will you guess them all?)
We challenge you: How many of these capitals can you guess?
There are cities around the world that managed to become the biggest, the wealthiest, the [...]
23 camping quotes from people who love it and hate it
Camping is one of those activities you either love or hate. Some people would spend the whole summer with their feet dirty and with no access to elect [...]
7 cities to get lost on purpose
We challenge you: Get lost on purpose (yes, control freaks too!)
There are cities around the world where you’d love to get lost again and again and a [...]
14 smells of Istanbul that always bring you back there
We challenge you: Recognize a city by its smell
Your nose knows best – there are smells that will always send you back in time to when you were stro [...]
How to practice aylyak in Bulgaria and be happy
Aylyak is an untranslatable Bulgarian word* that could roughly be defined as:
“The art of not giving a sh*t, doing everything at a relaxed pace and n [...]