Last month, on a random day off, I woke up to a friend calling me early in the morning asking me if we could meet up later on. It was my best friend from Dublin who was calling me. I told him I was free, so he suggested that we…

I work in a restaurant in Dublin, and earlier this year we transferred a chef from another restaurant to our unit. He was a very nice, experienced and hard-working guy, but there was one thing he did that would drive everybody crazy: He would come in to work every day…

Poor planning? Wrong choice? Unfair expectations? Yes, yes and yes… — One of my biggest travel dreams for this year was to travel to Oslo, Norway. I’m so happy I finally went there this summer and I can say that the city is definitely worth visiting. The days I spent there were filled with adventures and beautiful memories, however, the trip…

Celebrating my three-year anniversary on Medium — On October 12, 2020, three years ago, I published my very first article on Medium. It was in the middle of a global pandemic when I decided to shift from being depressed to being passionate about something new. …

One of the craziest things I always wanted to do since I moved to Ireland was to swim in the beautiful yet freezing Irish sea. I call it the craziest thing to do simply because of how cold the water is. …

And why people with passport privilege are getting on my damn nerves — If you travel often, or if you’re planning to visit Europe in 2024, you have probably heard of the new requirement that will take place in January 2024. Visa-exempt nationals will need to apply for authorization before visiting up to 30 European countries. …

Find out if you’re safe to visit some countries — How would you feel if you visited a country that has a terrible reputation for being dangerous? Would you still go? Well, let’s talk about that. I know that there are places, systems, and situations that make traveling sound a little too scary and difficult to happen. It’s so easy…

How a solo day trip to Sitges, Spain became a birthday party at night… — I love solo trips so much. But before June this year, I had never celebrated my birthday alone in a foreign country. Beyonce announced her Renaissance World Tour dates at the beginning of the year, and I knew I was going to see her a couple of times. …

I have achieved my biggest dream to travel to 30 countries before turning 30 years old — I was 15 years old when I started learning English as a second language. I started this adventure most unexpectedly: I found an English book in a dumpster near my house, and I started learning this beautiful language by myself. As a poor kid from a very large Favela (slum)…