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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Grant Snider: the cartoonist giving shape to ideas

Grant Snider: the cartoonist giving shape to ideas

Sometimes the world seems so tangled that ideas find themselves trapped in the labyrinth of our minds, unable to break free. Then eventually you come [...]
8 unique things to do in Peru for first-time visitors

8 unique things to do in Peru for first-time visitors

I'll mention three things only: Incas. Lamas. Coca tea. Peru. There are things in this world that are worth traveling tens of thousands of miles [...]
The best view in Delft – climb the second highest bell tower in the Netherlands

The best view in Delft – climb the second highest bell tower in the Netherlands

The challenge: reach the best vantage point in Delft and enjoy a view of the city and its surroundings.  If you are searching for spots with a beauti [...]
Dolce far niente – the meaning of the Italian concept explained by Italians

Dolce far niente – the meaning of the Italian concept explained by Italians

The challenge: spend a whole day practicing the Italian concept of dolce far niente! But first, discover its meaning as explained by Italians... W [...]
A crazy travel challenges list for the wild-spirited

A crazy travel challenges list for the wild-spirited

Life is short and every now and then humans must do crazy things in order to preserve their sanity. If you don't see the logic in these words, maybe t [...]
7 Thailand quotes that explain why people love this country

7 Thailand quotes that explain why people love this country

You have to try really, really hard not to love Thailand. Everyone has their reasons – food, red lights, islands, jungles, temples... Here's the es [...]
Infographic: 5 mini habits that will forever change the way you travel

Infographic: 5 mini habits that will forever change the way you travel

There are some things that just make life easier – like dry socks on a rainy day. The following hand-picked, personally tested mini changes to your tr [...]
Iguazu Waterfalls in Argentina and Brazil: how to organize the perfect trip

Iguazu Waterfalls in Argentina and Brazil: how to organize the perfect trip

Here's everything you need to know if you're planning on visiting Iguazu Falls in Brazil and Argentina As the urban legend goes, Eleanor Roosevelt ex [...]
Paths to Pachamama: a traveler’s guide to spirituality

Paths to Pachamama: a traveler’s guide to spirituality

Some trips are simply excursions, while others are spiritual journeys into ourselves. Joseph De La Cruz and Simon Vandekerckhove met on the road in [...]
19 natural sites that are straight out of a fairy tale

19 natural sites that are straight out of a fairy tale

Fairy tales are not only in children's books. Sometimes they can be real places sculpted by nature so as to transfer us to faraway lands of kings, pri [...]
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