Jacqkie | Travel and Lifestyle

Sometime in May, mum, Jessy and I decided to do Prague, Budapest and Vienna. Yes, Europe. We actually did Europe this year. The only reason you haven't seen much of it on my timeline was because before, during and after the trip were one of the busiest times of my life. I felt I could barely catch my breath, let alone organize my thoughts and write ups about it. I am quite particular with words. I wanted to express things honestly. Not slabbing a photo on and just put a hashtag. I must say, this was one of the most packed itinerary I've had in a long time, not because of the actual activities - but because of the traveling time between Budapest to Vienna and then to Prague turn out to be quite taxing too. Budapest Walking Tour @ Withlocals  I was keen to do a walking tour in Budapest and wasn't sure which of these agents or anyone or companies to choose from. I was quite sure that we weren't able to cover everything Budapest (also partially we are more of a fo...

This country must be getting tired of this Hungary joke. Can't help it though! 😅 Trying to figure out how to share my stories on Budapest, Vienna and Prague was not as straight forward as I imagined. I always plonk a few days in one post, but that's not really easy to read and it's realistically impossible to share things in one post. So, I'll just start with food. Anyone here knows what "Hungarian Food" really is? Cause prior to this, I HAD NO IDEA. I couldn't even relate its geographical location to its food. Far to the sea? Weather? Meat? Urm.  So it was only natural that on our first night of arrival, we ate the most Hungarian Food imaginable. Turns out, Hungarian foods are... .. .... Dumplings and peppers (or as they call it, paprika)!   Mum ordered carrot + bread, which we laughed our heads off because there were just so much carrots mum finally met her match!! The endless amount of spoons of carrot into her mouth. By the 6th gobb...

Like bees to honeys, birds to water, lizards to my home, I am one to books. All kinds of books. Foreign, non-fiction, comedy, drama, womenhood, cartoon, history. I LOVE books. The uncertainty of its content. The smell. The covers. The stories. It is no wonder that my recent trip to Budapest, Vienna and Prague sees us staying in apartments and homes that have books at every corner of them. While booking for homes, my preferred criteria are usually location and price . And last but not least, aesthetics . I am guilty for choosing homes from pictures, and fortunately I have been quite lucky. Most if not all of the places I've booked look exactly like the photos. But sometimes they surprise you with bonus features, like new stack of books. I love homes that pique my soul, open my eyes to design that don't abide rules, with delicate features. Best if they've got stories attached to it. My so and so and got this during the war. Or, we found this while hiking mountain x. M...