Antwerp, Belgium: Legend of Brabo and the Giant
On my post about Antwerp, Belgium, I referred a few times to a local legend about a giant: a legend that kept popping up in various parts of the city, and which is embraced by the city as part of its...
View ArticleBruges, Belgium (August 2013)
During my stay in Belgium in August 2013, I went on a day trip with my friend Timothy to Bruges, a beautiful medieval city on the Northwestern side of the country, about two hours by train from either...
View ArticleBrussels, Belgium (August 2013)
One last day-trip my friend Timothy and I took during my visit to Belgium in August 2013, was to go see the country’s impressive capital city: Brussels. Brussels, Belgium Brussels is grand, like many...
View ArticleBrussels, Belgium: Comic Strips Murals
As I noted in my post about Brussels, one of the little surprises that I really enjoyed about Brussels were the murals depicting some of Belgium’s Beloved Comic Strips. Comic Strip Mural: The...
View ArticleMerry Christmas 2014
Wishing everyone a happy happy Christmas wherever in the world you happen to be. I took this photo at the Southbank Winter Festival in London last weekend, before setting off to Northern Ireland to...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2015!
Another year of fantastic trips has come to an end. I honestly cannot believe how lucky I am to have had the opportunity to travel as much as I have in the past few years, and 2014 was no exception. Me...
View ArticleClausito’s Footprints 4th Anniversary
January 15th 2015 marks the 4th anniversary of my travel blog. I can hardly believe that it’s been so long since I got my domain and started blogging exclusively about travel. I have so far published...
View ArticleHappy Australia Day 2015
Hope all my Aussie friends enjoy Australia Day. Can’t believe it’s almost been three years since I left Australia! To celebrate, here’s a photo of a sexy kangaroo I met in Kuranda during my trip to...
View ArticleHouses of Parliament, London (January 2015)
I had a Marketing Conference today for work at the Marriott Hotel County Hall, just across Westminster Bridge, in London… and here was my view for the day! Big Ben & Houses of Parliament from...
View ArticleHappy Valentines 2015
Love is in the Air. This is possibly the most romantic street sign ever, a little piece of humour I found in the streets of Brussels, Belgium, during my trip in August 2013. Brussels No Entry Street...
View ArticleAll the Beers I Drank in Belgium
During my visit to Belgium in August 2013, one of my favourite activities was getting to taste as many Belgian beers as I could. Why? Everyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a beer...
View ArticleBelgian Cuisine
Last week I wrote about the All the Beers I Drank in Belgium. Yes, Belgian beers are an important part of the country’s culture (at least in my eyes); but how about the rest of the cuisine in Belgium?...
View ArticleChinese New Year 2015
This past Sunday, Eamonn and I went to London’s Chinatown for the Chinese New Years celebrations. The streets were packed, despite the impending rain (which thankfully mostly held back until we were...
View ArticleIstanbul, Turkey (September 2013)
I had dreamed about visiting Turkey for a long time, and took the opportunity to do so on my way to my new life in London. After ten days exploring the Netherlands and Belgium, I flew to Istanbul to...
View ArticleIstanbul, Turkey: The Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia One of Turkey’s most iconic buildings is Istanbul’s magnificent Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya in Turkish), a one-time Greek Orthodox church turned into a Mosque and eventually converted into a...
View ArticleHappy (late) St. Patrick’s Day 2015
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2015!! Yes, this post is a few days old, but it was worth being a little late so that I could make my way to Northern Ireland, and take a photo of Saint Patrick’s grave… and I’m...
View ArticleHappy Easter 2015 – Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral & Statue Hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Easter weekend. To mark this day, I thought I’d share some photos of the beautiful Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, from my trip to...
View ArticleIstanbul, Turkey: The Blue Mosque
During my visit to Istanbul, Turkey, in September 2013, I got to admire first-hand the magnificent Blue Mosque, one of the world’s most recognized buildings, and arguably, one of its most beautiful....
View ArticleHappy Earth Day 2015
Happy Earth Day – 22 April 2015! I took this photo of a mural of Earth in downtown Belfast, Northern Ireland, during my visit with my boyfriend Eamonn in December 2014. Colourful Mural of the Earth in...
View ArticleMadrid, Spain (April 2015)
Had a fantastic weekend away re-exploring Madrid, the grand capital of Spain, with my boyfriend Eamonn. Eamonn & Me at the Rooftop of Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain – April 2015 I visited...
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