Just because a city isn’t on the tourist map doesn’t mean the place isn’t worth your time. In fact, that should only make you keener to go! Many major tourist destinations have their so-called second cities: places that are often just as interesting as the key location but overshadowed by its popular neighbour. Personally, I…
Anyone that knows me also knows that I love performing arts. There is something awe-inspiring about watching truly talented people do something they’re clearly very passionate about — and that I could never do! I’ve seen more than 25 plays (like Chimerica in London), musicals, ballets, dance (including Heartbeat of Home in Dublin) and circus performances in…
On Saturday night I was out watching the Six Nations finals and a friend-of-a-friend asked me: What was the best experience you had in Morocco? It’s a tough question! I had so many different experiences in those six weeks of solo travelling around Morocco that it’s really hard to say. I met fabulous people, ate great food,…
What an experience six weeks of solo travelling around Morocco was! I learned so much about the place and met so many wonderful people. I was going to do a full countdown of my favourite cities, but the post would have been a couple thousand words, so I decided to split it into a two-part…
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I borderline hated Marrakech. I resented having to go back after my partner and I went to Agadir. Marrakech was the fourth city I visited and it was completely unlike the other places I had been. At first it was in a good way: the…
Essaouira. What a whirlwind of a town. And by whirlwind I mostly just mean wind because that place is windy as! I really liked Essaouira and I think that given the choice of the cities I’ve been to so far, I would totally live there. It’s small enough to find people who are open to…
Love locks are everywhere these days. I’ve seen them in Prague, Budapest, Paris, and London. I used to think it was cute and romantic but since visiting Paris in October, my opinion has changed. I walked along the Seine with my partner and each time we got close to a bridge someone would ask us…
I have posts dating back to 2011 when my blog was called Colour Me Martinique but 2014 was the first full year Alyssa Writes has been online. As I wrote more posts my search traffic steadily increased — and so did the variety of keywords people used to find them. Google only reveals about 20% of…
It’s true, I don’t normally do gift guides. But I’m really sick of seeing lists compiled by publishers of the most expensive crap no one has ever used more than once. Like a compass. While the vintage ones are beautiful, I don’t think I’ve ever met a typical traveller (i.e. doesn’t sail or hike seriously)…
I have a tattoo on my wrist that implores me to continue learning and another on my ribs that reminds me change is beautiful. They remind me to do the things that I’m scared of, and I’m scared of a lot of things. I’m afraid to fail and I’m afraid to succeed. I’m afraid to…
