Hello! My name is Lina and I am not a big fan of surprises. My day-to-day life is pretty normal, and I like to plan my days beforehand. I generally like order, and I prefer trying new things after I’ve
Having a Good Time in location: Seoul
Day 82: Today I Woke Up in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Having spent less than 48 hours in unimpressive Yangon, one of Myanmar’s biggest cities, and while still processing my experience in China and feeling fed up with big cities, I decided to move on to the smaller sized town of
Day 59: Today I Woke Up in Guilin, China…
…recovering from a cold I caught a few days ago at my last stop, Fenghuang. Since I rarely get sick it took me a whole day to realize the symptoms I felt were not a simple dehydration. Once my body
Day 39: Today I Woke Up in Paje, Tanzania.
Have you ever been to a place for more than a week and still got the giggles when thinking about where you are? That’s me right now. (One of the first pictures I took upon arriving in Paje, and the
Day 20: Today I woke up in Shiraz, Iran.
This is my 3rd day in the country, and the second city I visit. Crossing into Iran was mostly time consuming rather than difficult – it demanded bringing paperwork that was unnecessary, and since I arrived at 12:30am the employees
Day 15: Today I Woke Up in Baku, Azerbaijan…
… and it feels like my backpacking trip’s purpose is ultimately coming into focus. All the floating ideas of purpose and achievement in regards to this adventure are getting narrowed down and filtered into intentions. Roaming the world free can
Bel Haiti
In the days that I’ve been back from my trip in Haiti I’ve been itching to write a post about my experience there. Approaching this subject has been really contradicting, and for many reasons. During my summer travels another traveler
22 and counting
22 countries. 9% of the world. I feel like a child going out to play, like an addict wanting to see more of this beautiful entity called Earth. I am fully aware that the stamps on my passport, or
Milestones
Odd isn’t it, how people like to look back in their lives and count the milestones they’ve achieved, like meeting that special person, or getting that promotion, or finding the home of their dreams? But if one looks deeper in
When at the Amazon..
Traveling has all these little pockets of truth and enlightenment, that strike and leave one speechless. It’s these little pockets of wonder I chase, and when I’m lucky I have the words to document them, or my camera to capture