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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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afternoon tea edinburgh castle
In Food & Recipes/ Travels

Afternoon Tea at Edinburgh Castle

March 8, 2014 By Caminioca

I have loved tea for a long while, but in the UK I truly found a passion. Tea everywhere! Tea every day! Tea every hour! It became a bit…

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In Food & Recipes

Baking Macarons

March 2, 2014 By Caminioca

“Ca m’énerve tous les gens qui font la queue chez Ladurée Tout ça pour des macarons à la Tourte Mais bon…Il parait qu’ils sont bons” -Helmut Fritz The first…

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In Travels

Paris un jour, Paris toujours.

February 25, 2014 By Caminioca

Paris was never a place I dreamed to visit. For me it was always overrated and I don’t know why, I like underdogs. So on my first trip to…

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In Life

Reverse Bucket List

February 18, 2014 By Caminioca

I recently discovered the blog Postcards from Rachel and immediately fell in love with it. Not only was this a fellow expat to Scotland, but her posts are inspiring!…

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In Expat Life/ Travels

Packing to move abroad

February 15, 2014 By Caminioca

About 5 days before moving across the pond, I started to pack. My strategy: Lay down my two suitcases on the table in the living room and bring everything from…

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In Travels

Trip of a Lifetime

January 25, 2014 By Caminioca

As I wrote in my first post, an opportunity occurred this fall, which led me to Africa.  The fall was a bit of a weird period for me as…

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