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Hayatına dokunan manzaraları ve insanları bilirsiniz. O anılarla zaman daha kıymetlidir. Peki hayatımızdan zaman çalanları bilir misiniz? Güzel müzikten, kitaptan, kokudan, doğadan, eşsiz hislerden bizleri mahrum edenleri.

Dolu dolu yaşamak varken aceleye getirdiğimiz ne kadar çok şey var. Bir yığın hayallerin içinde daha çok para kazanıp, daha çok harcıyoruz. Yüzlerimiz asık, yorgun ve keyifsiziz. Yarın sabah her şey değişir diye kalktığımız kaç gün var? Ruhumda bir düğüm var Kızılgerdan. Ortalıkta bulaşıcı bir delilik arıyorum.

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Ladokolla (Kallithea) Athens Greece. Good restaurant. Such a nice experience.

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Tromso- a polar experience

When I told my travel agent that I wanted to Visit Norway, naturally she jotted down a few days in Oslo, and that was it. After a bit of research, while I’m sure Oslo is beautiful, I realised that it wasn’t particularly the winter in Norway that we were looking for. So I started to look into other towns and options and I stumbled across Tromso. In our trip we were going to Iceland to (hopefully) see the northern lights, but when I saw that we had the chance to enter the arctic circle, visit this town, and have more chance of seeing the Aurora, I immediately called my travel agent and changed the plans. I added 4 days in Tromso and 3 days in Bergen (I’ll get to Bergen in another post).

Tromso is a coastal town that sits up in the very north of Norway near the borders of Finland and Sweden and is part of the arctic circle. Because of the coastal location and the gulf that enters Tromso coming from Mexico (if memory serves me) while being polar and in the arctic circle, Tromso is somewhat warm (by warm I mean it isn’t -30) and if you are from a hot Australian climate and don’t experience temperatures lower than about 9 degrees in the winter, this was music to my ears. Essentially it means you get all the perks and experiences of a polar arctic town without partially dying or loosing a finger or toe every time you step outside.

Flying into Tromso with our heads glued to the window it was absolutely breathtaking, the coast lined with snow capped mountains and tiny towns was unlike anything I’d seen.

For our four days, I’d booked dog sledding (amazing), snowmobiling, a fjords cruise, and two northern lights chases. The first chase was a more expensive small group tour that provided dinner, hot drinks, camp fires and a cosy experience with just 13 others. The second was a cheaper big bus tour, because Tromso isn’t the cheapest place I’ve ever been, actually probably its one of the most expensive, but so worth it.

Anyway, every trip we did was incredible. Every guide was passionate and in love with their job, they were all so knowledgeable and willing to pass on their experiences and knowledge. You can tell when someone loves their job, and these guys really did. It was so refreshing and enjoyable.

Everything in Tromso is in walking distance and strolling around the centre of town is great, the streets are lined with cafes, restaurants and bars and it isn’t hard to find somewhere to sit and escape the cold.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve travelled. At the ripe old age of 23 I’ve visited 31 countries and encountered countless cultures, experiences and have seen so many stunning landscapes. But I’ve ALWAYS wanted to witness the Aurora Borealis but, living in Australia that isn’t the easiest thing for me to do, so this winter trip was partially formed to be able to see the northern lights.

*A few things about the Aurora that I’ve learnt; it’s mainly a luck game (and when you’ve travelled some 15,089 kilometres, have a slight bit of OCD and like to control most things, relying on luck didn’t sit well with me, but I didn’t have a choice). We’d come at a good time of year (February) to optimise chances, but the Aurora relies mainly on 3 things to be seen-

1. Clear skies- okay seems simple right ? Wrong. If any of you have ever been to Europe in the winter you’ll know clear skies aren’t that easy to find.. particularly in a coastal town. Weather predictions and forecasts are generally wrong because the weather constantly changes (the weather has more mood swings than a teenage girl with pms). Anyway.. clouds block the view of the Aurora. So you have to find clear skies (a lot of companies will take you out to the borders of Finland and into the country to find clear skies) generally if you can see stars- that’s a big plus.

2. Darkness- simple ? Yep. Tromso in the winter is generally dark. They literally don’t see sun for almost 2 months of winter. We had about 6-7 hours of sunlight a day because we chose February when the sun had returned, but darkness isn’t a problem. You just have to drive away from the light pollution in the city, which is easy enough.

3. The green lady (the Aurora Borealis). Essentially, the lights (mainly green, sometimes purple, rarely pink and almost never red) are a result of solar storms releasing particles that burn up when they reach the earths atmosphere. The colour of the lights depend on how close those particles get to earth before they burn out, and it only happens around the earths poles because of the earths magnetic fields in those areas (pretty cool, huh?) so, even if you tick off the above two, depending on activity levels and a whole lot of other factors, the lights might not even be out that night.

Our light chase on the first night was great; our guide was amazing, dinner was great and we had an amazing experience with a camp fire in the snow eating and roasting marshmallows. We travelled for 2 hours searching for clear skies, but to no avail. The green lady didn’t appear. We returned back to our hotel at 2.30am, drowsy and a little sad. But that’s the way it goes.

Our second night chase we hopped aboard a big bus with 50 other hopefuls and two guides. Honestly, I didn't have the slightest hope we would see them. I had already told my partner I was going to book another tour for the following night. With low expectations I slept some of the way to the spot our guide had picked as she told us about the low activity and cloud cover that loomed ahead. About an hour into the trip she got on the microphone and informed us that on her sky camera she could see an opening in the clouds. We looked out the window of the bus and we could see stars, hundreds of them. When we arrived at a little beach ledge with a big field we all scrambled off the bus, set up our cameras on the tripods, and we waited. It was about -10 degrees so waiting was slightly painful. About 10 minutes later our guide spoke the most beautiful words I’ve ever heard ‘ I can see the lights’ and what began as a green strip only visible from our cameras, eventually turned into the strongest greens and purples that arched across the sky some of our photos even showed up some red light (not visible to the human eye, but SUPER rare). After 3 hours of consistent light shows, we began to journey back, and stopped at another location where we could see the lights changing and the display we got was phenomenal. The lights filled the sky and danced in curtains with purples and different shades of green, and above us was a rare seldom white light that sat still in the most interesting pattern, our guide grew up in Tromso and she mentioned that this type of light was very rare and she hadn’t seen it in years.

An absolutely unforgettable experience that will no doubt be the highlight of our trip.

So if you want polar dog sledding, northern lights and a stunning arctic town, Tromso is for you. Actually even if you hate winter, I think this is a place everyone should visit, and if you do I guarantee you’ll fall in love with it.

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Tour to Jodhpur

Ancient architecture covering the beautiful city , jodhpur attract most travelers to visit, it is called as blue city because most of the houses is painted blue and when it is viewed from air, we see beautiful refreshing blue color everywhere.  The city got this name from Rao Jodha, earlier it Was known with the name of Marwar.

There are many reasons from me to love the jodhpur, I live here, I was born here, it is my home, my city…

So here is why I love the it:

Places to visit in jodhpur

Mehrangarh frot

It is the largest fort in india, the view of jodhpur from the fort is amazing. The fort has a museum in it that has historic belongings of the royal families.

Jaswant Thada

Jaswant Thada is built with white marble. It has small ponds and peaceful garden in it  

Umaid Bhawan Palace

It is one if the royal private residences. The king Umaid Singh ji built it, currently it is the best hotel in the world and luxurious hotel in jodhpur.

Ghanta ghar clock tower

The ghanta ghar clock tower is located in the middle of the sardar market, the  it t and in the evening it looks so beautiful when the clock tower lights up.

·       Kaylana Lake

·       Toorji Ka Jhalara

·       Balsamand Lake

·       Rao Jodha

·       Umaid Heritage

·       Sardar Market

·       Khejarla fort

·       Marwar festival

Food

Food is the main reason I love jodhpur. From sweets to streets to spicy food I all love for all Jodhpuri people and visitors. Dal bati is all time favorite and it also come in culture food thali of the city.  You can also try :

·       The famous Mirchibada, (my first favorite)

·       Makhniya lassi

·       Payaj ki kachori

·       Dahi vada

·       Marwadi kulfi

·       Ghewar

Hotels

Jodhpur has all type of hotels from luxurious to hotels in you budgets.

So, yea, Jodhpur has many  hotels and guest houses and hostels.

·       Zostel

·       hosteLa Vie

·       RAAS

·       The ummed hotel

·       Indana palace

·       Taj hari mahal

·       Umaid bhawan

It’s your turn to visit jodhpur now. And experience and explore and see the beauty for it’s by your own. This is all information you need to make your jodhpur tour hilarious.

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Pico

Woah, I said last week that I would soon blog about the Azores and here we are, already in June! This is crazy! This year has gone by so fast! I remember celebrating Halloween with my friends on 31st October like it was yesterday! It has been proven scientifically that every year passes faster in a human’s life, and the reason for that would be that there is a routine where we start doing the same things everyday and that causes time to go faster (well at least that is how we see it). The article said that the best way to change that is to have new challenges that get us out of our comfort zone... Well let’s just say that I am all about challenges and EVERYTHING that goes against the routine! I thought this year was already full of it but let’s see if I can do better! :)

Anyway, I was going to talk about Pico. Pico is the first island we arrived on (from Lisbon, on a very early morning). We only stayed a few hours there because we had to take a boat to Faial (we came back to Pico later on our trip). I remember my friend and I feeling so happy to be away, to be able to breathe some fresh air. We also expenrienced the kindess of the locals as soon as we arrived. We had to take a taxi from the airport to Madalena where the boat was waiting for us. The lady who drove us was so kind and genuinely interested in us and in our lives. She also took the time to show us the beautiful vineyards of Pico and as I took my camera out to start capturing some wonders I remember her saying “She is going to be good for our island”. When this kind woman dropped us off and left, we were in awe and a little bit on a cloud (and thus distracted...) We were about to check in our bags for the ferry when we saw her running after us with a 10€ bill. We actually paid her too much and she was feeling ashamed for not having noticed until then! So she had basically driven for 5 minutes and then turned around to find us again! She was feeling so sorry. That was one of the first epic moments!

Before we catched our ferry, we had a bit of time so we wandered around to get a first impression of Madalena. All those trees, volcanic rocks, the mix between the ocean, the greens and the concrete...ahh I can’t tell you how much in my element I felt! The taxi lady said to us in the car that (and I quote) “there are so many different colours of green” :D.

We also visited some churches and I was quite disappointed that I could not light up any candle (they were electric candles). The funny thing with me is that I love visiting churches in different places and light up candles (either for me, or for people I care about) and I love staying for a short moment in the church and just take the energy in. So peaceful.

We ended up having a drink at the Café Cinq where I tried the BEST homemade limonade of my life! The atmosphere and the decor of the cafe was so cozy and cute, unbelievable (we actually came back at least 2 times later on our trip).

Now, one tip to all of you who plan on going to the Azores!! Be at the ferry AT LEAST 10 min before the departure time! It might be obvious for you, but my friend and I were genuinely thinking that we had time until we saw the door closed! We had to rush and we felt so sorry when we saw the ferry ready to leave and people waiting, looking at us in a “what the heck” mode!

The ferry we took to Faial was the last journey I thought I was not boatsick...

More in the next blog post! Stay tuned!

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Mallorca, Aug21 by oiZox +

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The PERFECT Cameron Highlands Day Trip Itinerary! - TravellerBlog

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Windsor Castle, May 2018

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Earlier at Bangalore airport whilst on my way to Indore for a Guitar Demo with Yamaha! . . . . #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhite #bnw #bnwphotography #silvertone #airport #airportrestaurant #airportdiaries #ilovephotography #bangalorediaries #cafe #southindian #travellerblog #traveller (at Kempegowda International Airport Lounge, Bengaluru)

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A woman on a mission, enjoying the last glimpses of the sun on this Sunday afternoon☀️! #lalitrico #enjoysunday wearing @frenchconnection_official Dress and clutch @manganoofficial Shoes @italiaindependentofficial Sunglasses • • • • #topinfluencer #vsco #vscocam #littleblackdress #summer #city #instagood #instacool #instamood #fashion #fitness #fitnessaddicted #tropicaladdicted #outfitoftheday #ootdmagazine #fitnesslifestyle #fashionblogger #blogger #traveller #travellerblog #globetrotter #francescalitrico (at Turin, Italy)

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