always find time for the things that make you happy to be alive. i’m pretty lucky because i have a good amount of friends that live in europe who always want me to visit, and when i do, they give me the local experience when i’m there. i recently spent a long weekend in helsinki visiting […]
Author: cori swords
pretty little trips, part two.
there is nothing prettier in the whole wide world as a girl in love with every breath she takes. — atticus — while the quote above rings true, especially for me, unfortunately poor atticus never saw hallstatt….. after i finished up my short trip to russia, i had one other new country left to visit […]
behind the iron curtain.
russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. — winston churchill — i have always dreamed of going to russia. i was obsessed with ice hockey when i was growing up, which at the time was dominated by good-looking russian players (ahem, sergei federov, swoon..) and even took a few years of […]
#currentmood: the comeback kid.
i awoke from a peaceful, dreamless sleep. i think to myself that that hasn’t happened in a very long time. i felt at ease, content. opening my eyes i looked around to the world outside. everything seemed so perfect. almost too perfect, if that is even such a thing. love notes, flowers, candles, whispers of […]
pretty little trips.
dwell on the beauty of life. watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. — marcus aurelius — i love the mountains. i’d take mountains over the beach any day of the week and twice on sunday. there is something about the majestic beauty of them that makes me weak in the knees. living […]
fear factor.
remember your dreams and fight for them. you must know what you want from life. there is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. — paulo coelho — i was standing very still, too still. my toes were curled over the edge of a 27 foot cliff. as i […]
finding a balance.
“balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” everyone assumes i have a perfect life. traveling to europe once or twice a month, watching sunsets from norway to malta like it’s nobody’s business. on those days, my life is pretty damn perfect. picture perfect really, check my instagram if you don’t believe me. i […]
life lessons.
you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. — cs lewis — i recently went through a breakup that i wouldn’t necessarily classify as bad, but more of a sad breakup. we found each other by random chance when i didn’t even know i was looking for […]
perfecting your packing.
anyone can get dressed up and be glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing. — alexander wang — i use to spend hours and hours trying on clothes to come up with the perfect outfits to take on my vacations around the world. a different pair […]
malta moments and turkish delights.
twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sail. explore. dream. discover. — mark twain — malta is under siege. the sun is shining brightly […]