BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO GROW OLD

If you are like me, a college student who is trying to figure out their life after college while trying to make it through university and graduate with a degree, the question of "where am I going to live after I graduate" probably crosses your mind a lot. At least, it does for me. So, if you are in the same boat as me or you are getting to that age where you are getting ready to retire but want to experience more of the world, then you should take a look at this list:

15. Finland
14. Australia
13. United Kingdom
12. Ireland
11. Austria
10. Japan
9. Iceland
8. United States
7. New Zealand
6. Switzerland
5. Canada
4. Netherlands
3. Germany
2. Norway
1. Sweden

The countries in bold are the places I am seriously considering moving and settling down in after I graduate from university.

You can read up all you want with this.

Travel on wanderlusters!

MONDAY MORNINGS

Happy Monday wanderlusters! How are you starting your day today? If you are like me, you'll drag your carcass out of bed, probably hit your head on something, go to the bath and stare in the mirror like a zombie, lifelessly walk into the kitchen for either some juice, tea or coffee, followed by breakfast and then make your way to your laptop/iPad/tablet/smart-phone. Sound about right?

I know when I first log on in the morning I always browse the articles (and weather and horoscope sections) of Yahoo! Well, I came across this article on the "7 Craziest Hotels Around the World". Hmm. Sounds...crazy, yeah? Of course I had to read.

It looks like these are the craaaaziest hotels one can stay in when traveling: 

1. Hotêl de Glace, Canada

2. La Villa Hamster, France

3. Bubble Tree Hotel, France

4. Grand Cayon Cavern Suites, Arizona

5. Propeller Island City Lodge-Berlin, Germany

6. Save the Beach Hotels- various locations throughout the world

7. Sala Silvermine Underground Suite, Sweden

Even though they seem a little oddball, I definitely want to stay in at least 3 of the 7 someday! Have any of you wanderlusters ever stayed a night or two in one of these hotels?

Well, it's that time of morning for class and studying so I'm off! Have a lovely Monday and as always, travel on wanderlusters! 

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH

It is true, heaven is a place on Earth. There are actually 18 'heavens on Earth'...and I live in one of them :) I was browsing through the website Fantastic View Point and found some pretty interesting articles.
If you are work currently like I am, here is the list and a few pictures to get you through the next few hours:

1. Laguna Beach, California

2. Matterhorn, Switzerland

3. Mount Fiji, Japan

4. Gullfoss, Iceland

5. Florianópolis, South Brazil

6. Honolulu, Hawaii

7. Prague, Czech Republic

8. Nirwana Bali Golf Club, Indonesia

9. Lake Garda- Alpine Region, Italy

10. Tahiti

11. Baku, Azerbaijan

12. Cenote Ik Kil, Mexico

13. Lake Moraine- Banff National Park, Canada

14. Portofino Resort- Ambergris Caye, Belize

15. Vermillion Lake, Banff National Park, Canada

16. Yoho National Park, Lake O'Hara, Canada

17. Palawan, Philippines

18. Hallstat, Austria

I'm dreaming of these places...can summer come sooner so I can travel?! Only about 3 or 4 more weeks now. Seems almost too far away. 

The girls and I have decided to make our fall break trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. We have to of course buy plane tickets and get the visas sorted out but we are really looking forward to going! Fingers crossed! 

Back to work and writing the Italy post (I made an oopsie at the end of yesterday's post).

Travel on wanderlusters!

WHERE THE WIND HAS TAKEN ME

Here's the list...starting with America:

• Maryland
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Florida
• Texas
• New York
• Delaware
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Colorado
• Washington
• Idaho
• Montana
• Arizona
• Oregon
• California
• Canada
• Alaska
• Mexico
• Tunisia
• Croatia
• Greece
• Italy
• Czech Republic
• Poland
• Slovakia
• Austria
• Hungary
• France
• England
• Wales
• Ireland

and many more to come! Once I get a hold of some of these pictures, I will post about each trip individually. 

Travel on wanderlusters! 

P.S. For those of you dedicated Gossip Girl fans, like myself, check out my latest article on College Fashionista...inspired by Blair Waldorf! 

It's Friday, Friday, Gotta Get Down on Fridaaay

I'm thinking of a road-trip during my summer home in the states. I'd love to head in Canada because the closest I have been to Canada is Niagara Falls. From there make my way down into Chicago, then down South. The south-est I have been is Florida and South Carolina. I was in Arizona's airport once...but that doesn't really count, right?

Head over to the Grand Canyon and into Wyoming, go back to Colorado (I love that beautiful place) and then into Montana, visit some family in Washington and go on over to Los Angeles in California. I've only been to San Diego in California but I would love to go elsewhere, maybe San Francisco too. There aren't any set plans yet but I sure miss driving my Honda Civic and I want to see some more of the northern, a lot of the southern and western parts of the country I grew up in.

I'm sure drawing on a map! Great friends, a car, food and great music makes for a great road-tripping summer!

Well, I have a day full of homework, the gym, catching up with the girls and work. Happy almost St. Patty's Day as well, how are you celebrating? Me thinks some green beer at the pub would be the perfect celebration, hmm...

Travel on wanderlusters!

Stumbled Upon...

The Huffington Post Travel section just a few moments ago to find a wonderful article about 2013's cheapest travel destinations. While recovering from my first spinning class ever that my friend instructed tonight and an early morning job interview, I decided it was time to oogle and plan some future travels. First on the travel to-do list: book a hostel for Budapest in May when my best friend from high-school comes for our 3 1/2 week "euro-trip"!

Number 1 is my favorite: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!! Definitely might take advantage of this. I'm heading to #4 in June, woot woot! I'd love to go to #5 and #7 this year too, hmmm...

Here's the list of cheapest 2013 travels:
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Nashville, Tennessee
3. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
4. St. Augustine, Florida
5. Istanbul, Turkey
6. Louisburg, Canada
7. Siem Reap, Cambodia (the picture is of the Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap).

Where on this list have you guys been or where do you want to go this year?!

And now, here's the link for you to read more and start planning your trips this year wanderlusters. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fodors/7-affordable-destinations_b_2535539.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

Travel on wanderlusters...without breaking the bank!

Spotted: Tom Cruise

On the Charles Bridge yesterday afternoon! Now where is little Suri?!

Today, on the walk to the National Library, we were stopped in our tracks when we saw they were filming a movie right outside of the library. So, of course we stopped and stared, waiting patiently for some A-list celebrity to come running in the scene. We left minutes after to the Christmas market then came back and right when we came back they were filming a scene...couldn't tell if it was Tom Cruise but it sure looked A LOT like him.

Whatever movie they are filming, they are trying to portray it being in the Netherlands, nope, it's in Prague. The fake street signs and Netherlands license plates were added to make it seem like it was in the Netherlands.

It's beaaaautiful and sunny today but I get to spend the entire, FREEZING, afternoon in the library studying for finals next week. I just looked up from typing this and realized an extremely creepy lady with a "I'm going to steal you and throw you in a cave" grin was staring at me from across the library. Okay, then.

Travel on wanderlusters!

Lazy Fridays...Love 'Em

You want to know what I did today? Do you really, really, REALLY want to know?

I did three things and three things only: drink hot wine, eat tons and tons of carbs and sleep, er, nap...

My beautiful Colombian friend is here in Prague for the weekend so we started out early this morning, stopping to get hot red wine at a Christmas market by my house, then proceeding to Bohemia Bagel and then the Old Town Square Christmas market. Half way through, I bailed to go home and study, which turned into a 4 hour nap. Yeah, it was one of those days.

Did I ever mention that whenever I get hot wine, it ALWAYS spills everywhere on me? After the first sip, it's downhill from there. It's 10AM and I'm treating myself to a cup from the gods and BAM! burning screaming skin and wine stains in my white wallet and leggings. Also, when I was making sweet, sweet love to my nutella crepe today, everyone was watching. Strangest thing ever. People would stop in their tracks and crane their necks around to see what I was eating, people would walk by and make comments or noises...jeeze people have you ever seen a chocolate crepe before?! If not, get yourself educated to chocolate crepe-logy.

Then I proceeded to come home and pass out for several hours, waking up extremely disorientated.

Off to show my lovely the Golden City at night.

Travel on wanderlusters!

December 21st...

For those of you still anticipating 'doomsday' or the end of the world on December 21st...you can come out of your deep protection holes in the ground (yes, people really have those), sit back and relax because it's NOT happening. The face on the calendar is still kind of creepy though...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/government-promises-world-won-t-end-dec-21-192819519.html#more-id

Breath easy and travel on wanderlusters!

P.S. get ready for Christmas market pictures tomorrow!

The Email That Changed My Spring Semester

So, while sitting in a coffee shop this evening, having our first official "business" meeting and organizing the blog/website/clothing line...I check my email, mid-sip from the holy grail (the coffee is heaven and in a grail shaped cup)...and what did I receive?

A big, wonderful, CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations what though? Congratulations I'm pregnant? Congratulations you looked like a smelly mess today? Congratulations there's a llama farm in the middle of Prague with your name as the title? No no no silly. Congratulations because I got the fashion internship I was crossing my fingers for about two months for! 

I did a loud wiggle in my seat, accompanied with some squealing which caused the really confused stares, which then was followed by some fist-punching in the air. Yes, Jersey Shore style...

The website is called CollegeFashionista and it's fantastic. For students who are in college and love fashion instead of just going to class in stinky, wrinkly PJ's and sweats. The website is for students in colleges all across the United States and even internationally. I discovered the site when looking through blogs and was really hooked. I then wondered if my school, in Prague, was featured...it wasn't. So, I was ballsy and decided to email the founder and suggest Prague be included. I received an email back saying I should fill out and application and give them a sample of what I got (photos and writing).

A month later, I get the acceptance email. I am so so thrilled to be part of the CollegeFashionista family and start the Prague universities' page. This is also pretty exciting for my business partner and I because we are hoping that some of the students in our university will begin wearing our DIY clothing line so it will promote our new DIY community and clothing line. So many fantastic opportunities, I am more than grateful for them.

If you haven't checked the site out, you most definitely should. Pretty inspiring! 

Check us out:

www.CollegeFashionista.com

www.twitter.com/Cfashionista 

www.facebook.com/CollegeFashionista

www.google.com/+CollegeFashionista

Travel on wanderlusters and happy Monday/Tuesday!