I had one simple goal for this year, which was creating more time for the things that I truly enjoy. Since running is somewhere top on that list, I needed to shake off all the laziness and lame excuses to be able to do so. This year at a certain point, the weather got really, … Continue reading Amsterdam Urban Trail
The reason of my first visit to Rotterdam was for arranging some paperwork soon after my move to the Netherlands, yet that first impression was more than enough to trigger my travel bug. Also making a friend based in Rotterdam made me visit this lovely city every once in a while. I have travelled around … Continue reading Rotterdam: Make It Happen
It was a cold, rainy winter day in the Netherlands when I looked out of the window one morning and said to myself “I wish to spend a weekend where the sky does not look like…this”. And ended up booking a flight to Nice in about five minutes. This was in February and for many visitors, … Continue reading Long Weekend in the Heart of the French Riviera: Nice
The first few months of expat life are known to be as the hardest ones. This is simply because you need to learn how to live in a different country where rules and regulations are most likely to be different from yours. There is also the administrative part for which you are required to sign … Continue reading Expat Checklist for Moving to the Netherlands
It has been 117 days (=2808 hours (=168,480 minutes (=10,108,800 seconds))) since I have moved to Amsterdam. Time has never passed so fast yet so slow at the same time. Taking a quick glance at my 2016 New Year’s resolutions list, I see that I had only completed 5/14 items. Not that I had a road map for those … Continue reading As The Days Go By
“How is your Dutch going?” It is not going anywhere, until I decide to take it somewhere. As the legend says, it takes at least a few months for you to really settle down after moving to a new place. Been there, done that, and totally confirm it. Regardless of how flexible, cheerful, versatile you … Continue reading Autumn is Beautiful in Amsterdam
Last Monday was my first one month anniversary living in Amsterdam. When I look back, all I can see is my last day in Turkey at the airport, waiting for the flight with tears in my eyes. I thought time would go really slowly while killing me on the inside silently. Yet I was so occupied with … Continue reading 5 Things That Make Me Homesick
It has not been a week since I started my expat life so I am still fighting with a big batch of mixed feelings. I had many ups and downs (mostly downs) this year so never would have imagined to start a whole new thing but here I am, in Amsterdam, sipping my Coconut Coffee in … Continue reading 5 Stages of Becoming an Expat
I have not been running lately because of laziness and injuries. But my laziness stops the moment my travel bug comes to the stage. I needed to get away from my everyday life routine even for a short while and joining International Antalya Runatolia Marathon was the perfect cure of all my problems! I signed … Continue reading Runatolia Marathon
A Turkish, a Finnish and a half Turkish-half British walked into Belgrade and ordered a drink… This is how our long Belgrade trip started. But let me rewind the story. I am lucky to have awesome friends, namely Elina and Yasemin, who likes traveling as much as I do. We wanted to travel, we wanted … Continue reading Long Weekend in Belgrade
