Arimo Travels

You must always skip things while traveling. For a long time, I thought I had missed the perfect chance to see the Hobbiton Movie Set…

Music from Latvia (Travel Memory #27)

I’ve only been to Latvia twice, but I’m sure that number will change in the future.

While traveling, you get to know plenty of wonderful people. Unfortunately you can’t see them again very often.

Unlike most people who’ve been to the Netherlands, I have never been to Amsterdam. Still, I’ve been impressed by the smaller towns.

If you ask me, local food is one of the greatest experiences one can have while traveling.

People and nature. I believe that most reasons to travel fit in those two groups. I got to enjoy both on my stay in Portugal…

In 2012, I got mugged and lost two cameras at once. A year later, I lost three.

I’ve survived my travels with relatively few misfortunes. However, I did get mugged on my first solo trip at the age of 20.

When I was a child, our family’s home exchange trips let me experience life in very different locations.

When I was a child, my family participated in house swapping all over Europe. Our last home exchange took place in Ireland in 2000.