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Top 10 Travel Experiences of the Last Decade | 2010s in Review

In today's post I look back at some of my favourite travel…

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Scotland/ Travels

Top 10 Travel Moments in Scotland

I'm back with a Scotland-appreciation blog about my favourite travel moments since…

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Expat Life/ Money Diary

Money diary: Average budget for living in St Andrews

Over the summer I was obsessed with the Money Diaries from Refinery29…

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Wedding

How planning a multicultural wedding brought me closer to my roots

As you may know I was born in a multicultural family –…

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In Expat Life

Small victories and happiness lately (#2)

April 17, 2019 By Caminioca

Hi world! Can you believe that it’s been nearly two months since the last time I posted on the blog? I don’t think I’ve ever let it slide that…

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In Wedding

How planning a multicultural wedding brought me closer to my roots

February 19, 2019 By Caminioca

As you may know I was born in a multicultural family – my mother is from Quebec and so a French-speaking Canadian, and my father was a refugee from…

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In Food & Recipes/ Scotland

Afternoon Tea at Gleneagles – Is it worth the price?

February 12, 2019 By Caminioca

For my birthday last year, the Brit got me an afternoon tea at the luxury hotel resort Gleneagles. It’s located about 20 mins drive from our house, in Perthshire.…

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In Expat Life

Small victories and happiness lately (#1)

February 5, 2019 By Caminioca

It’s finally February and I couldn’t be happier! The year started well but January really dragged on. And according to Twitter, I’m not the only person feeling this way!…

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In Money Diary

Money Diary: A Week in the Life

January 18, 2019 By Caminioca

The Money Diaries from Refinery29 are interesting to say the least. Controversial at times with women often being asked to justify their priorities, their thoughts or their daily routines.…

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In Travels

A weekend in Tallinn, Estonia

January 8, 2019 By Caminioca

While writing about the Nordic countries at work back in October, I wrote about a day trip to Tallinn for clients and I got really inspired. It looked so…

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