10 days, 10 of my favorite fashion pieces, 1 business trip: Yes, I made it through the 10 x 10 Challenge (as reported recently on TwentyNineSomething) and it’s now time to share my experiences with you. Was it annoying to wear the same pieces over and over again? Did I actually miss my other stuff…
Tag: Travel
Lean Packing Essentials for Female Business Travelers
No matter if you are on a business trip for three days or two weeks: Packing always seems to be a challenge – especially when you have to look representative every single day and not jet lagged at all. But how to make sure to pack the right things for your trip in your hand…
Bon Voyage: 5 Tips and Tricks for your next trip
Choose your seat wisely Don’t wait to choose your seat until the on-line check-in (which is usually possible 48 or 24 hours prior to your flight’s departure) and make your choice in time. A pre-screening of the reservations on a plane makes sense in order to identify seats that will come up to your expectations to the…
Travel Movie Experiences: Lost in Translation
Remember the opening scene of “Lost in Translation”: Scarlett Johannson on the bed of her Hotel room, wearing nothing but pink granny style jumpers and a light blue sweater, totally alone in Tokyo and not really knowing what to do with her life? This scene not only captures her inner insecurity, but also makes it…
Back to the Future: The pros and cons of traveling with your sibling in your 30s
Dear travel diary, Yes, it´s been a while. The last time my little sister (a Millenial…) and me (part of the Generation X cohort) went on a trip together to a place far away was – wait a minute – about 16 years ago…together with our parents. I remember the time we spent together as…
Why traveling alone is totally worth it
A famous quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson says “Always do what you are afraid to do”. Traveling alone for a couple of weeks (or even months) could be added to the endless list of “things one is afraid to do” for several reasons, but once you give it a chance, it might be life changing…
10 typical things about living in Chile
Pisco, Palta, Wine and Reggaeton – Living in Chile for a while is not just about experiencing good food and great wine …sometimes one even has the possiblity to travel back in time. 1. Thursday is the new Friday – “El Juernes” “Tum-da-dum-da, Tum-da-dum-da…”, is the typical Reggaeton beat one can usually hear in…
Places: Machu Picchu
In case you are a fan of mysterious places and ancient history, South America is probably the best place to go to. Machu Picchu – apart from a few exceptions such as for example the Moai statues of Easter Island – promises a whole-bag of “stranger (ancient) things” thrills and is worth the – rather…
10 reasons why going to Italy is never a fail
The holiday season is on and there is no better place to escape “le train-train quotidien”, than going to Italy for a week or two. Why Bella Italia never gets out of fashion? Find it out here! 1. It all starts after crossing the border When going to Italy by car,the first thing everyone…
TwentyNineSomething joins the Travelfemme community
TwentyNineSomething is now part of the female travel community “Travelfemme”. Find out more about it on their blog and follow them on instagram #travelfemme
Around Santiago: Mar & Vino
Anyone who has ever travelled to the lower part of South America, should not leave without having tasted Chilean (Carménère) or Argentinian (Malbec) red wine. Where to find the most extraordinary hotel rooms, the most elegant wine and star-studded skies? Find it out here! From Santiago to Pichilemu If you have ever dreamed of finally…
Living Abroad…and the lessons learned
A Column Immanuel Kant once said that “it only makes sense to travel in other cultures if you’ve already made sense of your own, but doing the former will help you notice the shortcomings of your own culture (as described here)”. Indeed, traveling and living abroad for a significant period of time does not just…
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