TRAVEL | gruissan

Oh boy, Gruissan was easily one of my favourite places we visited. It was quite clear from the beginning.

Cream coloured buildings, terracotta roofs, laid back vibes, and balmy beach breezes.

In hindsight, I wish we planned ahead so we could've stayed more than one night. I'd return in a heartbeat. If anyone reading this is planning on taking a trip to South France. Please make Gruissan a priority :)




Some candid, but very instagramm-y shots Roman took of me at the Château de Gruissan.
Had a great time painting the beautiful pink buildings.








I love the blue and white colour palettes of the buildings by the French coastal towns.
One of my favourites was this one that I shot the walk to Gruissan Plage. Reminds me of ones
you see in vintage postcards.



The entrance to our B&B.

TRAVEL | spain to france

Strangest part of our trip was probably the time we stayed at El Vilosell, an incredibly small village located in the province of Lleida. We arrived in the late afternoon after half a day of exploring and hiking hoping to dig into a big carb-y meal, but to our disappointment we couldn't find any restaurants, cafes, or supermarkets. Not that they were closed by the time we got there - there were none! The closest restaurant was at least 20km away at the next town, The only place of gathering appeared to be the only bar in the city a few meters from our hotel. Since we were low on snacks and fruit, bar food was our only option, and turns out they served a pretty decent pizza. :)

On the bright side, the hotel room we booked was beautiful! And only for 35 euros a night total. We happened to be the only guests that night (I wonder why this town doesn't draw in tourists *cough*) so it felt as if we booked a whole villa instead. My favourite part was the garden.





The drive through Andorra was crazy scary. It was such a shock to go from sunshine to snowy
mountains, complete with fog. We could hardly see the road beyond 30 meters. On an additional note,
I wouldn't really recommend a stop in Andorra, unless you're there to ski in Winter. The shopping
street was mediocre at best and the overall atmosphere was just odd. Like walking through the Vegas
strip on a tuesday or something.

Our first stop in France was Toulouse. I've been wanting to visit Southern France for ages and this roadtrip seemed like the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the famous La Ville Rose, since the weather was all doom and gloom the whole time we were there.

On the bright side, I did get to visit { Fondation Bemberg }, a fine arts museum that houses works from some of my favourite painters.

TRAVEL | pantano de siurana

Traveling by car around Spain was an amazing experience. It gave us the option of traveling to small towns and national parks that would have been difficult to visit otherwise. One of my favourite stops of the trip was Pantano de Siurana, a gorgeous turquoise reservoir surrounded by poppies.

TRAVEL | copenhagen ii

Three weekends ago Roman and I went to Copenhagen. It was his first visit and my { second }. This time I also ended up staying in Nørrebro, which, after a second visit, I still consider my favourite neighbourhood. It's pretty quiet, but it's also not without it's share of cool bars and great restaurants.

We also stayed in an amazing Airbnb. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was really really cozy. It was decorated in typical Scandinavian fashion with lots of blank walls, white furniture intermingled with warm grey tones and wooden accents--my style precisely! ;)

It's actually been a loooong while since I've taken my camera with me on travels.

Even though it's not really that heavy (I only use a 50mm prime lens), I've really neglected it
this past year. I didn't bring it with me to Vietnam, Nürnberg, or Prague and it felt really good
to take it out for a spin again.

Since I had it with me for this trip, Roman decided he wanted to learn how to use a DSLR
sowe ended up with a batch of portraits from our impromptu photoshoot. Some turned out
pretty decent and I got to walk away with some photos of me!
Which never happens btw.

On the first afternoon we did our own little biking tour of the city. Since it was

nearing the end of October we weren't exactly cycling in the most ideal conditions.
It was extremely cold and windy that afternoon, I swear I almost got blown off my
bike several times.

And because I'm not the strongest cyclist, I get tired really easily and always need small
intervals of down time in order to recharge. Luckily, just when I was starting to lose fuel we
happened to be close to { Copenhagen Street Food }, CPH's very own hipster food market.

There was also a small Wishing Tree art installation by Yoko Ono. I've seen these trees before in
Japan so I'm not particularly sure how her installation differs from an actual traditional wishing
tree, but anyways, it seemed pretty popular and the wishes were heartwarming but actually
mostly hilarious to read.

One of the places I had to revisit was Superkilen Park in Nørrebro. I went woke up especially early
that Sunday morning just to go and take photos before the park got too busy. That morning I met a
really nice lady who explained the { history of the park to me }. I really admire what the city did
for it's citizens by using art to bring together people from all walks of life.

The rest of the photos were from various points of the weekend. In the end, we had a lovely
time in Copenhagen. I would have liked to stay a little longer so I could have visited the
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art again. Although, I'm not the biggest fan of museums (to
the horror of my art school friends) but the Louisiana museum has got to be one of my
favourites in the world. Maybe I'll get to visit the next time I'm in Denmark, and hopefully
under warmer conditions. 

TRAVEL | prague II

Last week I spent a spontaneous weekend in Prague. My { last visit } always felt a bit too rushed so I decided to return to Prague for round two because I would be crazy to not take advantage of the fact that I live so close now.

Luckily for me a fellow SCAD student was also in town, so I met up with him and his friends for a night of drinking the first night, and casual stroll around the city the second day. Safe to say that this experience outdid the last by a longshot!

I definitely did more walking this time. I think of the reasons is that I'm a little more
fit/healthy this time around haha. It was actually really nice to have the time to explore
more of the city on foot.

Naturally, I returned to Lokal, the food hall that serves a lot of classic Czech dishes.
Everything is pretty affordable so I went for dishes that were new to me and also dishes

that sounds like something I would not able to replicate at home. Pictured above is the

rabbit with mushrooms.