Category Archives: Americas

Silent Retreat: Finding the Right Meditation Center

18th October 2019

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Sitting in stillness for just a few minutes each day can help cope with stress and anxiety, live a more balanced life and enhance relationships, both with oneself and with others. Meditation classes in a dedicated meditation center can be a good place to start if you’re finding the idea of meditating on your own for the first time a little daunting. I personally use Headspace and I love it. If you’ve already been initiated and are ready to try your first ever silent retreat, yaaaassssss!

Visiting the United States: Getting approved for your esta the easy way!

23rd August 2019

Visiting the United States: Getting approved for your ESTA visa the easy way!

The US is one of my favourite destinations to visit for the sheer size and variety of its landscape, amazingly varied climate and excellent vegan food scene. I never get bored of visiting! There is always something new to explore. It’s a little known fact that I myself lived in San Diego for almost a year back in 2005. I absolutely loved it there.

Yoga Retreat Costa Rica: Where to go

8th January 2019

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The mystical Central American nation of Costa Rica is a place of stunning and lush jungle scenery, jaw-dropping beaches and an altogether welcoming country where you can lose yourself in the mists of ancient time and find yourself all over again. Your true deep self. And if you decide to embark on a yoga retreat Costa Rica has it all.

If you know anything about yoga and travel, you’ll be aware that it’s all about getting in tune with yourself and your surroundings. Well, the all-encompassing nature of Costa Rica is the perfect backdrop for achieving inner calm and ultimate bliss. Doing yoga in Costa Rica is one of the best things you can do for yourself while in this magical place.

Vegan Montreal: The best restaurants

2nd December 2018

vegan and vegetarian friendly restaurants in montreal canada

I took advantage of being back in my old neck of the wood to check out what was happening on the vegan and vegetarian food scene in Montreal. I was super excited to see that most of my old fave vegan restaurants in Montreal were still alive and well, and even more excited to discover that there were quite a few newcomers, making Montreal one of the most vegan-friendly cities I’ve lived in – not far behind my beloved Berlin and upping the vegan restaurants Montreal count to competitive level. Being vegan in Montreal seems to be the hip thing to do right now and I am really not complaining! So without further ado, here is what I think is the best of vegan Montreal! And if you’re after vegetarian restaurants Montreal has you covered too.

5 Best Beach Cities For Cycling In The Us

23rd August 2018

It’s no secret that the United States is home to some of the most beautiful coastal cities in the world. These beach cities are the bikers’ haven for catching non-stop fun as they provide the perfect atmosphere for hiking. That’s mainly because beach cities tend to practice a slower way of life and offer a pleasant weather as the cool wind provides a thrill that is second to none. So it’s no wonder that millions of vacationers ditch the daily grind and travel to the beaches for the ultimate experience. If you count yourself among the millions who like to hike at the beach, then it’s high time you checked out these popular beach cities in the US.

My Guide to the Best Vegan Burgers NYC has to offer

27th March 2018

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Vegan. Burgers. NYC. Enough said.

Time in New York is never enough to content me with all of the amazing food it has to offer. I was there on a cheeky mission to eat my way through a New York itinerary of all the Vegan Burgers and, although I reckon I did a semi-decent job following these New York tips (and I have the belly flab to prove it), I still couldn’t sample everything. You can now find the Impossible Burgers in several locations in NYC, but I did give that a miss. Here’s what I managed to stuff my face with while I was there doing some freelance work, however.

14 Countries in 4 minutes: My epic 2015

2nd January 2016

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In 2015, I meditated in silence for 10 days with Buddhist monks high on a mountain in Thailand, became a yoga instructor deep in the jungle of India, watched the sun rise over holy temples in Burma, cycled from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok and from Istanbul to Milan, slept under the stars about a hundred times, visited fourteen different countries and met so many amazing people in the process. 2015 was also a year of great loss and I am ready to start anew.

Wherever you are, may this next year be full of adventures, health, surprises and happiness!

One Year Later

1st January 2015

On top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, New York City

One year ago today, on January 1st 2014 at 8am, we locked the door of our flat in Montreal for the last time, leaving behind an empty shell of what was our life of the previous seven years, and dropped the key through the mail slot. As it resonated loudly in the dark empty box, I felt an excitingly familiar feeling in my stomach: we were homeless, the unknown awaited us. It was amazing to ring in the New Year in such a drastic, life changing, exciting way, and the feeling hasn’t left me since.

Kawah Ijen volcano complex in Java, Indonesia

Très long Voyage!

26th January 2014

Richard and I took off on January 1st for a round the world trip that should last for a year, maybe more. Jobless, homeless, worry less. Happy and free! Where to? Thailand? Ireland? Iceland? New Zealand? Costa Rica? (Where is Costa Rica?) Who knows? The possibilities!

First stop anyway: New York. Oddly enough it was our first ever time in NYC. Obviously it was amazing, for all the usual reasons, but mostly for how vegan friendly the city is! OMG. Gimme all the donuts and the cronuts and the pastries. ALL. OF. IT.