Locals Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/locals/ Captivating travel stories Mon, 11 May 2020 06:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thatwanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-Thatwanderlust_logo-32x32.jpg Locals Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/locals/ 32 32 55266371 Olympos – Going back into old Greek times https://thatwanderlust.com/olympos-going-back-into-old-greek-times/ https://thatwanderlust.com/olympos-going-back-into-old-greek-times/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:29:22 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9358 olympos_karpathos_wanderlust Once upon a time there used to be a very small village, all the way up in the North of Karpathos – one of the Greek Dhodhekanisos islands. The village was named Vroukounta and is also known as Vrykous. Its location wasn’t the most safe one after all the sea rovers kept on intruding the […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/olympos-going-back-into-old-greek-times/feed/ 1 9358 Bem-Vindo ao Brasil! https://thatwanderlust.com/bem-vindo-brasil/ https://thatwanderlust.com/bem-vindo-brasil/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:08:07 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=8153 bem_vindo_brasil_taaltraining About a year ago I met Gabriela, a cheerful Brazilian young lady, who always tries to show people the best of her country with the passion she has. Together with Cristiana she recently started a language center called Bem-Vindo to teach Dutch-speaking people the beautiful Brazilian Portuguese Language. Since I love the fact that two […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/bem-vindo-brasil/feed/ 0 8153 A cultural observation: Brazil vs. Argentina https://thatwanderlust.com/cultural-observation-brazil-vs-argentina/ https://thatwanderlust.com/cultural-observation-brazil-vs-argentina/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2015 10:47:26 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=6831 In 2014 I spent quite some time in Latin America and I have fallen in love deeply with each and every country I traveled through. My love for these places grew especially due to all the great cultures I’ve learned about and the warm souls I’ve met, let alone the amazing scenery that passed my […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/cultural-observation-brazil-vs-argentina/feed/ 8 6831 Chichicaste-what? https://thatwanderlust.com/chichicastewhat/ https://thatwanderlust.com/chichicastewhat/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:13:05 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=4422 Jep. That’s how my fellow travelers responded when I told them to go Chichicastenango for a Guatemalan market. “What and where is Chichicastenango?!” Let me make you hungry for a cultural day at this colorful place. Mi amiga Of course you are everyones friend when you walk around in a Latin-American market place. “Precio especial […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/chichicastewhat/feed/ 1 4422 Hotspot: El Carajo Tapas Bar https://thatwanderlust.com/hotspot-el-carajo-tapas-bar/ https://thatwanderlust.com/hotspot-el-carajo-tapas-bar/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:54:50 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=4413 Spanish tapas & Oaxacan dishes An orange wall with natural bricks surrounding the entrance invite me to have a look at this place. “Rest-Tapas-Bar El Carajo” is written on the wall I find when I spontaneously decide to enter the place and to have a look. A lovely waiter who also appears to be the […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/hotspot-el-carajo-tapas-bar/feed/ 0 4413 My 5 Favorite things to do in Guatemala https://thatwanderlust.com/5-favorite-things-guatemala/ https://thatwanderlust.com/5-favorite-things-guatemala/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:52:10 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=4367 Look up the following words on Google: Guatemala safety traveling. You only found horrifying links right? Well, I do not agree with any of those. I just spent two weeks crossing Guatemala and I am truly in love with the beauty of Guatemalan people, nature and traditions. Here are my 5 favorite things I did […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/5-favorite-things-guatemala/feed/ 2 4367 10 typical Mexican phrases explained https://thatwanderlust.com/10-typical-mexican-phrases-explained/ https://thatwanderlust.com/10-typical-mexican-phrases-explained/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:00:56 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=4104 You might know that I lived for a while in Mexico and that currently I am back (woo-hoo!). I realized that there are so many different uses of Spanish in Latin-America during my latest Latin-America backpacking trip, but Mexico still steals the show for most different and especially confusing Spanish! By now I understand “Mexican” […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/10-typical-mexican-phrases-explained/feed/ 42 4104 Leaving Utila in style for Copan https://thatwanderlust.com/leaving-utila-style-copan/ https://thatwanderlust.com/leaving-utila-style-copan/#respond Sat, 07 Jun 2014 02:26:49 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=4163 It’s time to leave this gorgeous tropical diving paradise island named Utila. Well, for now that is. I am sure I will be back sooner or later for some more diving and visiting the super sweet people I have met over here. However, let me focus on my next destination Copan, where Maya ruins can […]

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