Travel Journal
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[story time] My exchange semester in Australia: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne & Adelaide (Travel Diaries) 2/2
I told you that life was not so good for me as an Asian student in Sydney, but I still took advantage of my 4 months exchange in Australia in 2009 to travel a little bit. Part 2: My travel diary in Australia My habits in Sydney I often went to the Sydney Fish Market where sashimi was sold by the kilogram. I was so greedy (I often bought 500g of salmon to eat on my own) that I was often photographed to illustrate travel blogs I read a lot of women’s magazines. They contained fewer ads than the French version and were more expensive (8$AU). One of my tweets…
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[story time] My semester exchange in Sydney (Australia): Between expectation and reality (1/2)
This month, you will be entitled to the old journeys made before the round-the-world trip. Today, I am going to tell you about my stay in Australia in 2009 as an exchange student. Part 1: Between expectation and reality Part 2: But it wasn’t all bad: my travel diary in Australia Part 1: Between expectation and reality At that time, I was developing a passion for Australia. I enrolled in the “Australian Cinema” course at my business school, the course consisted of watching every Monday afternoon Australian cult films and dreaming of an exchange in Sydney. One year later, after a year off in Norway, I was at the top:…
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[story time] My One Year Internship in Oslo (Norway)
Today, we are going to take a trip back in time to 2008. I’m going to tell you about my gap year / one year internship in a great company in Oslo, Norway Why a gap year in Norway? For those of you who went to high school, you must have been familiar with the notion of a gap year. Between the 2nd and 3rd year of school, any student can choose between: continuing immediately with the 3rd year, or taking a gap year, to do what they want to do: travel, do an internship, or create their own business In addition, in order to graduate, we all had to…
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Attend a Torino Football Club match at the Olympic Stadium in Turin (Italy) – part 5
After attending a Juventus match in Turin, this time I’m going to discover the other club in the city, the Torino Football Club The Torino Football Club To be honest I don’t know the Torino any better than that. In spite of its long history (the club was founded in 1906), it’s been a while since it’s been playing the leading roles in Italy Even without really knowing the club, any soccer fan worthy of the name knows the emblem of the club: the bull, and recognizes its famous burgundy red jersey THE star and captain of the team is the striker Andrea Belotti, most of the flocked fan jerseys…
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Gelateria La Romana: the Best Ice Cream of Turin (Italy) – part 4
Italian gastronomy is pastas, pizzas and ice cream! And indeed, there are glaciers on every corner. As we are amateurs, we tested some of them during our walks in the city. All in all, it’s a treat every time, Italian ice creams are incomparable with those we are used to eating elsewhere. Until you find the top of the top: Gelateria La Romana. Founded in 1947, this ice-cream parlour has become a franchise but the production remains artisanal and the ice-creams are a KILLDOWN! Most of the brand’s stores are in Italy but there are a few stores in Spain and Austria. I am announcing that when we stop traveling…
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Turin (Italy): The Museum of Cinema – part 3
Ciao! I hope everything is going well for you Today, I take you to see the Cinema Museum in Turin, which is, along with the Egyptian Museum, a must-see in the city Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Museum of Cinema The museum is located inside a beautiful building called: Mole Antonelliana The part that interests me the most is the first one, the one that presents the techniques and tools used at the beginning of cinema to create animated (or 3D) images There are a lot of machines that I didn’t know about at all and that I particularly enjoy, since it’s made…
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Turin (Italy): Visit of the Juventus Museum – part 2
After attending a Juventus match in Turin, I saw that it was possible to visit the museum as well as the stadium (with backstage discovery: the changing rooms, the corridor leading to the pitch, …). I’ve already made similar visits to Barcelona (the Camp Nou) and Saint-Denis (the Stade de France), so I’m interested! Reading the reviews on Tripadvisor, I note that it is advisable to buy your ticket on the internet beforehand to avoid the long queue (in the sun!). That’s what I do on their dedicated website. The ticket costs 15 € and you have to choose the day of the visit and if you want to come…
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Turin (Italy): 1st impressions, our Airbnb & the Egyptian Museum – part 1
Buongiorno! Today we bring you to Italy, and more precisely to Turin, for 20 days of pizza, pasta, mozzarella etc… Except for a brief border crossing on a weekend, this is the first time we’ve actually stayed in Italy. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Chamonix trip => Turin Having obtained a late check-out, we leave our rented apartment in Chamonix at 4pm, and wait for the bus in the bar just in front of the bus terminal. I talk about “bus terminal” but it looks more like a parking lot. Our Flixbus is 10 minutes late, the driver only speaks to us in…
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Attend a Juventus game at the Allianz Stadium (Italy)
Being a soccer fan, it is difficult not to consider attending a Juventus match while staying in Turin. As soon as we arrived, I inquired and saw with pleasure that a tasty Juventus of Turin vs Lazio of Rome would take place during our stay… before disappointing when I saw the price of the remaining tickets. So I gave up the idea of attending a match of The Old Lady, until Anh (who doesn’t know much about soccer) told me again: “It’s Juventus of Turin anyway, it’s mythical”. You didn’t have to tell me twice! Juventus of Turin is one of the best clubs in Europe and has won the…
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Chamonix – Mont Blanc (France): a summer at the foot of the Mont-Blanc
Since I learned that my red blood cells were at their best after 3 months in altitude in Bolivia and Peru, I decided to live in the mountains at least once a year. And since JB wants to try climbing Mont Blanc again, we decided to spend two weeks in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. JB will make the ascent with his friend Etienne, his brother Vincent and his cousin Diane (stories of their exploits here, here and here), I will stay at the “base camp”. Paris => ChamonixThe train trip is long with 2 changes. Everybody is in charge of hiking and mountain stuff. But at the end, the landscapes are superb.…
