VLOG | to gubin and back

Last week I took the week off from work for a nice 10 day holiday. While we re still in the middle of the pandemic that made choices for holiday destinations extremely limited. We were basically stuck in Germany and even then there were new lockdown measures added every day. In the end we decided not to leave Berlin and instead take a cycling day trip out to the edges of Brandenburg instead. We started at Frankfurt Oder and started cycling south towards Gubin, a city that sits right on the Polish and German border.

I tried my best to document as well as I could. This vlogging thing is pretty difficult and kind of intrusive to be honest, since I have to consider how to film and when it's the best time to whip out my phone for some footage. It definitely takes you out of the moment for a bit and can stress out the person being filmed, but I'm trying to get better at that. To be as low key as possible as well as making feel comfortable when the camera's on them are skills I still need to hone. But at the end of the day, the whole thing pays off because I have so many nice visuals to remind me of this special little trip. Hope to create a lot more when it's warm enough again to be outside.

As for the trip, in the end we managed to cycle close to 122km. The longest cycle trip I’ve ever done in one go (for Adam as well). Our legs felt like jelly towards on the train ride back but there was a definite air of accomplishment. Been talking to some friends about doing a cycling trip to Prague later this year. Hope it all works out!

 

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.