Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Another Good Bye in My Life

Hello to everybody but especially hello to my beloved ones,

Well, that’s pretty emotional. I left Sevilla. My home, where I spent 3 amazing  months and met fantastic people.

Every good bye to me is very very hard. I am a traveller, I am used to it, I say it so many times and everytime I feel sad. Sad to leave the life I always build for myself. So here it is another good bye.

I am on the road again.

My last weeks in Spain were amazing. First of all, my lovely parents came to visit me and they treated me like a little princess, it was good to feel spoiled again. We rented the car, soaked the sun, enjoyed the mountains, had food feasts and just enjoyed this beautiful country Spain.

After that I when I had only one week left me and my friends went to this absolutely crazy and magical free rave party called Dragon. Wow. First of all, the location was magnificent, sunrises and sunsets and we were completely surrounded by mountains. Great sound system, amazing music, happy people and dogs, hippies, thermal water, the best festival in my life. It was definitely the highlight of my stay in Sevilla.

And now I am back in UK. Not for long though, less than 2 weeks, to see my friends and enjoy free time before work in Sark island.

And adventures continue…

Never get bored, go and explore,

My all love to you,


Ligita (or the gypsie…J )

Cadiz

Mum is posing.. :)

somewhere in the mountains. And 60 km mountain road begins...

Look how big strawberries are!

Utrera

Utrera


aww

Tarifa

We can see Africa!!!

Tarifa

Tarifa

not far from Tarifa

Look how small and tiny these cones of ice-cream!

My beautiful Sevilla

:)

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

''The Little plan''

Hi,

Wow. It’s been ages since I was writing anything in here. Maybe it is a good sign?

So just a quick update about things happening in my life.

I am still here in Sevilla, enjoying the beautiful sun, Don Simon, or just cheap red wine, great company, parties and the rest… J

Since being here in Spain, I have realized that I will be definitely living in this country for a while, especially here in Andalusia. I am in love with nearly everything in here. I love people who are always burning from inside, wild temper people, people who love and enjoy the life. I also like the food, nature and of course how could I not mention the weather. South of Spain is definitely a place for me, where I feel completely happy.

However, since I am still very young single and crazy I have to carry on exploring the world. Very good friend of mine wrote to me that she just has this need inside to explore the world and see who she is sharing the world with. So, let me introduce my ‘The little plan’.

Remember the days I was dreaming about Latin America? Yes, it had been too many days just dreaming about it. So this October/November I am flying most likely to Mexico. One way ticket. Of course J How can I do it? Obviously since I am completely skint I need some money. Don’t need a lot but some is always good. How? Well, when you really want something, good things are always coming to you. Positive attitude, open heart and wide open eyes. That’s my recipe for a happy life.

From this April until the end of August I will spend my entire summer working my ass off in one beautiful island called Sark. No cars ( they are forbidden there), only walking or riding bicycle or horse. Perfect. But wait, don’t imagine Ibiza. Sark island has only 600 (what?!) people living there. I am sure I will know every John and Suzy there. It is one of the Channel Islands, so everybody speaks English and they have their own government, apparently the smallest in the world…

Enough of marketing.  If you are anywhere around, please come and say hi, we’ll go star gazing, ride a horse, enjoy (sometimes rainy) beach and just feel isolated from the world.

You are very welcome. Let’s increase the population of this island, haha!

Hugs,

Ligita

Drinking beer is good. Gives you love :)

Just another day chilling on the roof with the boys... haha!


from my roof top!!



Monday, February 17, 2014

Running With the Wolves

Hello my lovelies,

So life is going on. I am still in Sevilla, still enjoying my time(athough the weather was not that good but oh well let’s not forget we are in February), still doing my work placement.

Talking about the work placement I am actually doing quite a lot of stuff. Basically I am a promoting girl, responsible for marketing, selling walking, bikes, tapas tours, flamenco shows and also from time to time working in one of the coolest hostel in Sevilla (Oasis Palace!!!), where I am giving all the necessary info for cool travellers.

I talk A LOT in my work! And don’t get me wrong, I love it and people who know me can confirm it but sometimes I just want to run away to the forest, to the nature, somewhere in a big space and just be with myself.

So that’s what I did. Booked few places with blablacar website (check it out, it is the cheapest way here in Spain to travel, after hitch-hiking of course), and went to the beach in Punta Umbria. Wow. Day only for myself, lying down on a sand, soaking the sun, oh my beloved sun, reading, listening to the music, eating fruits and chocolate, watching the waves in the ocean, flying birds, running dogs. Oh, enough. It was great.

The nature is very important to me and when I am stuck in a big city like Sevilla I feel big need for it. It inspires me, gives me creativity and freshens my minds.

Another thing I was thinking about it, is moving, just in general. Since I left my home when I was 18 I became this person who can’t stay in one place for long. I need changes, new people, new  places, new smells, new experiences. Maybe that is the reason why I never had long-term relationship. I easily get bored. Once I step into the routine I just have itchy feet to get away. And routine is not always bad, you need it but I can’t stand it.

I am reading this book at the moment where it is written that woman’s nature is to run with the wolves and be a wild forest woman. That’s how I feel. Once I see those wolves running, I’ll join them. And for now I just try to attach myself in Sevilla.

Be wild,


Ligita


How big is this tree!!!

Las Setas

Sevilla's impressive cathedral

Secret path to the beach




My favourite chirimoya!!!



Monday, February 3, 2014

Monday Thoughts

Hi,

Do you know the feeling when you smile to all the strangers on the street with no reason, sun is shining and you are riding your bike? Yes, I feel like this often. And I am not even in love, ha!
Of course I have grey days, when I don’t want to do anything, when life seems useless and ugly. This happens rearily though.

I am really getting used to my life here in Sevilla. This city is beautiful, no wonder why sun shines here very often. I like the people I live with (although, I made mistake, it is 4 english and one welsh person, hope you are happy now Lucy! J ), my work placement involves a lot of talking, sort of marketing and helping in a hostel, also communicating with travellers like me. So I can’t complain, although sometimes I am so lazy to talk!

I ride my bike, started roller blading, I party and I dance, I eat great food, I lie down by the river to soak the sun and to be with my own thoughts. I write letters and receive them. I don’t forget my friends and I make news ones. I learn Spanish, but practise a lot of my English. From time to time I keep listening to some depressive tunes and remember my lovers from the past. I don’t always want to be happy, I like my sad moments as well!

I know, I sound like I have pink glasses on, yes probably it’s true. And so what? I can see shit around me, I just choose to make it into something better.

I have 2 months left in this beautiful sunny place. And then another page, but now I keep being happy. Hope you too.

Ligita


P.S. No photos this time, sorry! I try to make you come to visit me and see it yourself! J

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Sevilla Feels Like Free Holidays

Hola chicos,

I am in Spain. I am in Sevilla. Living my dream, like most of the time.

So what happened since my last post. Well, I didn’t know anything about the work placement I will be doing in Sevilla, didn’t know with who or where I will be living. I got accepted to do this programme called Leonardo da Vinci and I assure this is the next thing you all have to do in your lifes! Let me explain why.

  1. I live with 5 English people in 4 bedrooms flat, 30 min from the city centre of Sevilla. Leonardo da Vinci pays for it.
  2. I flew from London straight to Spain. Leonardo da Vinci paid for it.
  3. First 2 weeks here we receive Spanish classes, 3 hours in the evening, weekends off. Leonardo da Vinci pays for it as well.
  4. From the next week I am going to start my work placement. Working as a guide in a city, organizing bike tours, tapas experiences, flamenco and all the cool things. Leonardo da Vinci found everything for me!
  5. On top of that, we will be receiving 80 Euros per week for food and personal life. Thank you again, Leonardo da Vinci.

Are you still considering to come or not?

No, but really this is an amazing opportunity for poor peeps like me, to have some work experience in a different country and don’t spend a penny! And I am again back in my beloved Spain! Perfect!

Last weekend I spent in Cadiz, meeting some friends, spending great time and collecting some memories, talking, flirting, laughing, smoking…Beach, sand, sunshine, guitar, friends, beer… J Yeah, good times.

This week is my last Spanish lesson week and then I start working after 4 months of travelling and volunteering.

Wish me luck. And don’t forget to come and visit me! I have so many things to show you here.

Till the next one!


Ligita
Plaza de Espana

Sevilla


Sevilla is huge!

My little room

Melisa and Katy

Cadiz




our art

I love Spain!

yes, no shoes in the january! 


Friday, January 3, 2014

It All Started From Christmas in Paris...

Hello everybody,

It is 2014. Happy New Year everybody. Don’t make any resolutions because I love you already without them

Anyway, it is not about it. It is about my life. My trip, people I meet, food I try, tears I cry. 

They say Christmas is a family celebration. Eating together, spending time together and just simply sharing and it’s true! But what do you do when you are far away from your family. It’s simple, you create another family. You enjoy the moments shared with ones you met. And it can become special, I promise. 

My Christmas was in Paris. Eating with my friend’s Jessica family, listening language I don’t know, laughing from too much vine, just being there and now. And it was great! 

Paris was good, but I am not sure I am coming back there. Too big and grey. I don’t like when you are dependent on transport and can’t walk everywhere in few hours

And then hitch-hiking all way to London. What can I say, it was fucking hard. One of the most challenging day in my trip. Short distances, rain, wind, cold, shitty hitch-hiking spots on the road, under the bridge, strong language barrier, but then very easy hitch-hiking to the ferry. Hitch-hiking from Dover was a mess, nobody were stopping, seemed like UK never seen any hitch-hikers on a road. Anyway, somehow we made it, we arrived to London around 1 o’clock in the night but our trip was not finished yet. We were in Enfield, north of London not even close to any underground station to get us to the centre. After missing last trains, struggling with buses, being lost, hungry and maybe sometimes angry we arrived to my friends flat at 4 am. Guess how well we slept that night, haha? 

That day was really trying us, checking if we are strong enough. We could always easily catch a bus from somewhere and get into it but we said no, and we carried on. Never show your back for hitch-hiking luck. Sometimes you hate it when you stand in freezing cold and nobody is stopping for you but then you meet those life saviers and you fall in love with hitch-hiking again.

I never really liked London. Too big for me as well, but this time London showed it’s nice side, it was sunny and blue sky for 2 days, how could you not like this!!! We had great time with my friends and that’s the most important.

My New Years Eve was in my beloved Brighton. Big house party with one of couchsurfers, seeing faces I haven’t seen for a while, laughing, dancing, flirting, drinking. It was not spectacular but I had great fun. And I am always very emotional in the midnight, I feel the year changing. I know it sounds stupid That night I was looking through the big window to the lights and some fireworks and I thought a lot about some of you. Where you are at that moment, do you enjoy your life and how much I missed spending time with you.

Tomorrow I am starting another page of my interesting book. I am flying back to Spain. I have been accepted with Leonardo da Vinci programme (google it, it’s great!) to live in Sevilla for 3 months. You know you are welcome, make sure I see some of you, you have to fall in love with this beautiful region Andalucia.

Love you a lot (well, some of you even more than that!)

Ligita

Free hot chocolate from driver who stopped for us!

Hitch-hiking in french style!

Paris is not only about touristic places!

Free coca cola for a rainy day in Paris with our new friends coca cola bears!

My cool friend Princess

I told you I have cool friends!

haha!

Maybe Australian flag will bring us luck? :)

learning some local slang :)

If you won't stop, can't promise what may happen next for you...

Hitch-hiker's life is not always easy :)

Dreamy couple, thanks guys again!!!

great band, ok and sexy drummer :)))

Kraken!!!!

Brighton, I am back!