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Sarah Ostiguy

Sep 16, 2016

The Eurotrip Ends: AMSTERDAM

Hey guys, The time has finally come to present to you the last destination in my Eurotrip series, I guess all good things must come to an end! So here you have it, the last destination: AMSTERDAM! By the end of the trip, I've been travelling for five months already and I. Am. So. Tired. haha! Who knew I would get tired FROM travelling (never tired OF travelling obviously). After visiting 16 countries and over 40 cities, my travel style was quite different from someone visitin

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Sarah Ostiguy

Sep 4, 2016

Belgium

Hey guys, The Eurotrip series is almost over, but there are still a few destinations left! This week: BELGIUM! Once again, we were joined by Antonia for our little visit. We spent our first day visiting Bruges. The trains were all late so we had a tough time getting there and although it rained a little, that didn't stop us! We walked around, ate waffles and took pictures of all the swans (they are SO cute). In the evening, we made our way back to the hostel in Brussels and p

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Sarah Ostiguy

Aug 26, 2016

Dublin

Hellllooooo, This week comes the next chapter in the Eurotrip series, a little trip to Dublin! My cousin and I joined Rosalie again to spend a little time in Dublin for her birthday. Ireland, just like London, is known to be pretty gloomy most of the time. But the lucky birthday girl got a full day of sunshine on her 21st!! We spend the first day taking tours and walking around the city. We even tried finding a Tim Hortons, cause, well let's face it I'm Canadian and hadn't se

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Sarah Ostiguy

Aug 19, 2016

Just Touched Down in London Town

Hey guys, This week I bring you to one of my favourite places... LONDON! Both my grandmothers are originally from England, so naturally I have always wanted to visit this country. To make things even more special, we reached out to some relatives in the area and got to spend a lovely evening with them. We did all the typical touristy stuff (obviously): fish & chips, Abbey Road picture, Buckingham Palace, changing of the guards, Big Ben, Notting Hill, Platform 9 3/4 and.... th

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Sarah Ostiguy

Aug 6, 2016

Second Time Around ft. the Aussie

Hey guys, Today I bring you yet again to... Paris! I love Paris (I mean what 21year old girl doesn't) and I am really happy I got the chance to come back for a second time and visit all the places I didn't have time to see first time around. For instance, we got to visit the Chateau de Versailles, see the Palais Royal (not under construction) and my Australian bestie and I got to spend some extra time together before we both went back to our home countries. (Oh my favorite sn

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jul 29, 2016

My Top 5 Destinations

Hey guys, I've been really busy with summer school lately.. I have about 13 days left so project deadlines and exams are rolling in and I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed haha! You may have noticed that no article went up on Wednesday as I am changing up the schedule a little. From now on, travel articles will go up every Friday, while lifestyle/food/fashion articles will go up every second Wednesday. For today, I've prepared for you (sounds like I made you an exquisit

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jul 23, 2016

Copenhagen

Hey guys, This week as part of the Eurotrip series, I bring you to Copenhagen, Denmark! I really liked Copenhagen. We met two guys from England and hung with them for a while, ate ice cream by the famous Nyhavn and visited Christiania. Christiania is a special place inside, but not a part of, Copenhagen in which marijuana is legal and grows everywhere. It is truly a unique place. It features in Lukas Graham's music video for the song '7 Years' (which I LOVE, don't you?) In Co

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jul 13, 2016

Post Exchange: 3 Weeks Later

Hey guys, I've officially been home for three weeks now and my return has gone way smoother than I had anticipated. We had been warned that upon our return we would experience some "reverse homesickness" that would occur from coming back home to normal, somewhat boring life. However, I have found that although I miss all my friends, the Spanish food, travelling every weekend and the overall European lifestyle, I am not "sad" to be back home. Personally, I find that what trigg

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jul 8, 2016

Croatian Getaway

Hey guys, As the Eurotrip series continues, I bring you to... CROATIA! The land of Game of Thrones scenes (at least that's what I was told, I don't actually watch it.. sorry). We visited two cities: Dubrovnik and Split. There was a lot of walking on the sunny days, but there was also quite some rain.. Croatia is really beautiful thanks to its gorgeous landscapes and medieval buildings. Due to Game of Thrones being filmed there, it is VERY touristy and therefore, restaurants a

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jul 1, 2016

In An Evening In Roma

Hey guys, I'm back to reality now but right now my mind is stuck in Rome. I don't even know where to start because there is so much to say.. Rome is my favourite city in Europe. I love the food, the people and the places. This was my second time visiting and I loved every part of it. My favourite place in Rome is the Trevi Fountain, in which I got to throw another coin in (which means that I will be back Rome!) For this trip, we met up with the two crazy kids from Nice, Alyss

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jun 25, 2016

Naples and Amalfi Coast

Hey guys, I know I'm waaaaay behind on articles and destinations, but I'm not giving up! After the beautiful city of Nice, we moved on to Italy, one of my favourite countries! I have joined both Naples and the Amalfi Coast together because I only spent an afternoon in Naples and therefore, there isn't enough content to make up its own article. When one goes to Naples, they visit Pompeii and the Vesuvius, among other attractions. However, I visited both those places when I vis

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Sarah Ostiguy

Jun 3, 2016

EUROTRIP: It all began in... Porto

Hey guys!! It's finally time! The EUROTRIP series begins, and today I bring you to Porto, our first destination. Our EUROTRIP is a 33 day trip across Europe, just the two of us, my cousin and I. So it all began in Porto. This was my second visit to Portugal, haven visited Lisbon a few weeks earlier, but it was my cousin's first time in Portugal. We spent a short, but sweet, two day stay in the city and even made a new friend, Ole. We took a tour, ate some traditional dishes,

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Sarah Ostiguy

May 6, 2016

Sola en Barcelona

Hey guys! As most of you are just finishing with finals, I'm about to jump right into them! Therefore, I've kept this article short and sweet, with full of pictures, just like I like my books ;) I went to Barcelona alone, as all my friends had already been. I was a little anxious at first, but once I got there I felt 100% safe and was blown away by the beauty of this city. Barcelona definitely went down on my list of favourite places. Every part of the weekend was amazing. I

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