Weekly Wishes #2: June Goals

Yesterday I stumbled upon a Blog Link-Up by Melyssa over at The Nectar Collective, and it seemed a simple enough task I could do once a week – talk about the goals or challenges you want to achieve this week and share through the link-up. I had so much fun thinking of things to do over the summer – but on a weekly basis – that I … Continue reading Weekly Wishes #2: June Goals

andieestellaJune 3, 2014June 3, 20146 Comments

Lifestyle, Weekly Wishes

Weekly Wishes #1

Today I decided to start participating more via online blogging communities – not only is it a good way to make new friends around the world, it is also a chance for me to get my blog out there, since I hope to continue blogging after college. I stumbled upon a wonderful Blog Link-Up by Melyssa over at The Nectar Collective, and it seemed a simple … Continue reading Weekly Wishes #1

andieestellaJune 2, 2014June 3, 20147 Comments

Books, Lifestyle, Philippines

MoarBooks

So… Being an avid reader (probably the main reason I saved up for my iPad, to be honest), I am always open to new sources of books, whether online print media or good old-fashioned paperbacks. One of these new sources is an online bookstore and publishing house called Moarbooks. MoarBooks is an independently run publishing house / bookstore created as a platform for aspiring authors to … Continue reading MoarBooks

andieestellaMay 28, 2014May 28, 20144 Comments

Florence, Italy, Travel

walking Florence by night

So… Today started with my journey to Florence (read here), followed by an interesting dinner experience at Centopoveri (read here). To end the night, Professor Jodie led us on a short walking tour of Florence. It was lovely to see the city lit up at night, but unfortunately we were all so tired that I wasn’t really able to fully pay attention to what she was saying. On … Continue reading walking Florence by night

andieestellaMarch 23, 2014May 10, 2014Leave a comment

Florence, Food, Italian, Italy, Restaurant

Dinner at Centopoveri

So… Today started with my arrival in Florence (read here). After a quick but informative orientation session (including us receiving all our student cards) we took a walk to our dinner location for today: a restaurant called Centopoveri on Via Palazzuolo. The restaurant was not that well-lit and I didn’t want to upset the other patrons, so I decided not to use flash for the night: big … Continue reading Dinner at Centopoveri

andieestellaMarch 23, 2014May 10, 20141 Comment

Florence, Italy, Travel

Ciao, Italia!

So… Today was the start of my travel to Florence. I arrived in Milan-Linate airport at 10:30am via a 7:40am flight from London Heathrow, and from the airport I took the bus to the train station. Right after I exited the bus it was a struggle dragging my two roller suitcases up the stairs, but thankfully the station had an elevator to get to the … Continue reading Ciao, Italia!

andieestellaMarch 23, 2014May 10, 20142 Comments

Inverness, Scotland, Travel

Inverness – Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

So… Today being our last day in Inverness, Cassia, Julia, and I decided to visit the famous Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle. Yesterday we explored a bit of the town and visited Inverness Castle, so we were excited to cross another castle off of our bucket list. I chose to do the self-guided tour because it looked like it would rain at any moment, and … Continue reading Inverness – Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

andieestellaMarch 17, 2014July 1, 20141 Comment

Inverness, Scotland, Travel

Inverness – “you’re trouble, aren’t you?”

So… Today started with a very early wake up call in Edinburgh, to make sure that I had enough time to play tourist before leaving the beautiful city (read here). We managed to get back to the bus station without any problems, and sat down to wait for our bus to Inverness. The bus station was a bit confusing since we couldn’t find our destination on … Continue reading Inverness – “you’re trouble, aren’t you?”

andieestellaMarch 16, 2014June 16, 20141 Comment

Edinburgh, Scotland, Travel

Edinburgh – “‘thistle’ do nicely”

So… Today started quite early (I believe I woke up at around 6am). Sadly, I do believe I have gotten used to an early wakeup call, since our Spring Break trip started with a 1am bus journey to Glasgow (read here) and a morning bus ride to Edinburgh yesterday (read here). However this morning I woke up early to do some last bits of sight-seeing before our … Continue reading Edinburgh – “‘thistle’ do nicely”

andieestellaMarch 16, 2014May 14, 20143 Comments