How to Improve Your Spanish While in Spain
I originally wrote this post for a now defunct website I used to work for. Wanting to give it another life, I’m now sharing it here. Living – or planning to live – abroad...
Author: Kirstie Jeffries
The Enchanting Winter Ghost Island of Menorca
Menorca in the winter seriously could have been a nightmare. Last January, after the thrill of booking round-trip flights for €15 plus a big apartment for €12 per night per person started to die...
London Calling Once More
London just couldn’t keep me away last year. With my sister spending a semester there and me only a short hop away, I met up with my dad’s side of the family there, only...
The New Venga, Vale, Vamos
Welcome to the new and improved Venga, Vale, Vamos! You may notice, first, the new layout, but, even more excitingly, a change of address! That’s right, my blog is no longer located at kirstiej.com/spain...
Celebrating Australia: ‘Straya Day and the Lunar New Year
There are few better ways to get to know a country than celebrating its national holidays, so I’m more than pleased I’ve stuck around long enough to be here for Australia Day and a...
2013: Yet Another Travel-Filled Year In Review
I can’t believe the year has flown by so fast, but it’s time once again for my end-of-year travel recap post (see 2011 and 2012). And I must say that, having visited sixteen countries...
I See London, I See France…
Fun fact: at age six, I lost my first two teeth on the same day, the first in London, and the second, hours later, as I bit into a hot dog in front of...
The Melbourne Cup: The Race That Stops Australia
Life in Spain was full of festivals and holidays that gave me deeper insight into Spanish culture and also provided some of my best memories from my time abroad. This week, I got to...
