Istanbul has no secrets, this city has nothing to hide, and it doesn’t intend to, the beautiful and the ugly, the good and the bad, the rich and the poor, luxury and simplicity… I could see it all, and still I couldn’t help but to fall in love with this […]
202 Milano for Burger Lovers
If there is something I always do when planning a trip, it’s to look for nice restaurants on my destination. Lately I have been searching for restaurants recommended by the locals, after all who knows best? So that is what I did before visiting Milan a few days ago, and […]
Impressions of Milano
When you arrive in Italy you breathe excitement, you can’t help but notice the busy streets and all its noise, the incomparable architecture, the art, people laughing out loud and gesticulating with their hands, and how alive the cities are. Of course, Milan could not be different than any other […]
Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monza
The Monza Circuit is one of the oldest in the Formula 1 calendar, since 1950 every year the big event happens on it’s tracks, which is located in the Monza Park, part of both Milan and Monza. This last weekend I was there for the 2014 Italian Grand Prix and […]
Memories of my exchange year in Canada
Exactly 10 years ago I was arriving in Winnipeg. I was only a teenage girl leaving my family and friends behind, on the search for new adventures. I was leaving a different life in Brazil, and I was open-minded to begin a new one in Canada, where I would live […]
A romantic dinner at Columbus Restaurant, Budapest
While I was in Budapest last month, I had the pleasure of having a romantic dinner with my husband at the beautiful and delicious Columbus, a boat-restaurant at the Danube. It was W’s birthday and one week before arriving in Budapest, I made a little research and found Columbus the perfect […]
Trip fail: The Bahamas
Oh well, not every trip goes the way we plan or how we expect it to be, right? I also have my own failed trips, and I thought of sharing the worst of them with you. After all, Packing my Suitcase it’s also here to help you not to make […]
Volunteer Work at the Galapagos Islands
Back in 2008 – when I was still living in Brazil – I had a crisis that probably most of us have in the middle of University: is that what I really want to do for the rest of my life?! What about this boring internship? Who never? Oh well, […]
Discover Budapest
Buda and Pest were once two different cities divided by the Danube; Buda in the hills and Pest on the flat part. Later in 1873 both were united with another city, Óbuda, a unification that resulted in today’s capital of Hungary: Budapest. On contrary to what many people think, Buda […]
Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest 2014
For those who had no idea, yes I am a Formula 1 fan, since I was a child for that matter. Once in a while you will see me writing about a Formula 1 Grand Prix I have been to; I will not only share my personal experience, but also […]