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Īsās brīvdienas Lisabonā

Lisabona ir pilna stāstu. Tās vēsture ir raiba, un tas ir jūtams ik uz stūra — noskrandušajās vai atjaunotajās ēku fasādēs, sīkiem akmentiņiem bruģētajās ietvēs, retro tramvajiņu radītajās skaņās un Težu upes viļņu šļakstos. Šī pilsēta ir rāma un atklājas pamazām, bet — ko darīt un apskatīt, ja jūsu rīcībā ir tikai viena, divas vai trīs dienas? Viss atkarīgs no maciņa biezuma un vēlmēm. Pavisam steidzīgajiem un plānot negribošajiem iesaku kādu no kompleksajām iespējām, kas ietver neierobežotu pārvietošanos transportā, ieeju muzejos vai apskates objektos…
Best Car Hire in Spain

As a person who sold everything to travel the world at the end of 2016, I no longer possess a car, a property, credit cards, and other things that most of people think are important to have in order to be happy. Don’t get me wrong – cars make me REALLY happy! They can mean possibilities, they can even be my home, they take me on adventures, or they can BE an adventure. My decision to hire a car in Spain also turned into…
Finding Peace During the Most Beautiful Time of the Year

I remember a post on my Instagram around this time a year ago. That was the first time ever I didn’t feel stressed about celebrating Christmas and it got me thinking. We always dream about spending quality time with our loved ones in a relaxed atmosphere, with perfect food, presents, weather conditions, etc. And it (almost) never works out this way. At least for most women who spend their days on planning meals, cooking, doing last minute shopping, and remembering to take a shower…
Ceļot ilgtermiņā. Bet pirms tam?

Esat nolēmuši ceļot ilgtermiņā? Jauki! Kā to paveikt un kā pelnīt naudu, esot ceļā? No katra ceļotāja, visticamāk, saņemsiet dažādas atbildes, jo atšķirsies apstākļi – ar ko kopā ceļojat, cik ilgi ceļojat, pa kuru reģionu ceļojat, kā ceļojat, ko protat, kādas ir jūsu prioritātes utt. Atšķiras arī tas, no kuras valsts esat. Latviešu skatījums noteikti atšķirsies no austrāliešu vai amerikāņu priekšstata. Ar šo rakstu centīšos iedvesmot ceļot ilgtermiņā ar bērniem, taču kaut ko noderīgu atradīs arī individuāli ceļotāji. Kāpēc vispār jāceļo ilgtermiņā? Ceļot ilgāku…
Aktivitātes ar bērniem pirms ceļojuma

Mēs esam dažādi un arī ceļojam dažādi. Viens visu ceļojumam nepieciešamo noorganizē gadu iepriekš, cits pērk lidojumu pēdējā brīdī. Viens ceļo ar diviem koferiem, citam pat vienā mugursomā paliek brīva vieta. Arī bērni ceļošanu uztver atšķirīgi. Mana meita jau kopš zīdaiņa vecuma ir spējusi ātri pielāgoties jauniem apstākļiem un bez mulsuma sazināties ar blakussēdētājiem lidmašīnā. Dēls izjūt stresu ikreiz, kad krāmējam somas un kaut kur dodamies. Viņš ir patiesi priecīgs tikai tad, kad esam galā. Tajā pašā laikā meitai arvien mazāk patīk atrasties lidmašīnā,…
When Your Friend Has Lost a Child

Today, we live in an illusionary world that makes us believe we know everything about everybody and everybody else has got their life together. Just not us. And therefore we better keep quiet about things that don’t get exposed on social media too often. We live in the reality we want to live in and when something extraordinary happens, we feel confused and shaken because there is no “like” or “love” buttons. Not even a “help” button. This is exactly what happened to me…
About Me

Who am I? A kind soul and a keen observer of life Hi! My name is Loreta and the text above was actually there in the template of this page. I stared at it for a while and then decided to just leave it there. 🙂 I created this space to publish my thoughts or just to “write it all off of me”. If you have this writer’s drive in you, you’ll understand me. I’ve had this willingness to write since I can remember myself.…
Uz Bali ar bērniem (vai bez)

Bali, viena no Indonēzijas salām, kļūst arvien populārāka Eiropas tūristu vidū, un tā kā lidojumi top arvien lētāki, tad nokļūt Bali vairs nav lemts tikai izredzētajiem. Vai tas ir uz labu vai sliktu – tas jālemj katram pašam, jo arī mērķi šīs salas apmeklēšanai katram ir savi. Bali esmu pabijusi divatā ar vīru, kā arī viena ar bērniem. Katrā reizē guvu atšķirīgu pieredzi, taču kopīgā iezīme bija mērķis salu iepazīt ārpus tūristiem izliktajām lamatām. Ceļot uz Bali (ar bērniem un ģimeni vai arī ballēties…
The Brasla Trail

I admit that despite being Latvian and having explored my own country quite well, I had never heard of the possibility to hike along the banks of the Brasla river, which flows through the territory of the Gauja National Park. Even more – that there are numerous red coloured rock formations that you can see along the way. Some sources in English use the word cliff. After comparing definitions of both, I’ll stick with rock. I found out about the trail from Instagram. After…
Worldschooling. World… what?

Worldschooling – what is it? Worldschooling is hard to define and everybody will have their own explanation and understanding of it. Most people will say that it is learning whilst travelling. It means living with the belief that the whole world is your school instead of school being your whole world. Sometimes worldschooling is referred to as edventuring (combining education with adventuring) or life-learning (meaning that one learns in and from real life situations and experiences). More and more families in the world are…
Uz Kipru ar bērniem (vai bez)

Uz Kipru ar ģimeni? Ko tur vispār darīt? Vai tur ir, ko redzēt? Par to visu šajā rakstā. Katram, kurš pabijis Kiprā, ir savs viedoklis par šo valsti, un es esmu pārliecināta, ka mana Kipra nav jūsējā, gluži tāpat kā mans Bali stāsts atšķiras no jūsējā, mani piedzīvojumi Lansarotē, Tenerifē vai Fuerteventurā atšķiras no jūsējiem utt. Tieši tāpēc man parasti nepatīk dot padomus citiem par to “kur doties/ko tur darīt”. Katram ir vajadzīga sava pieredze un ceļā jāsastop savi cilvēki. Tomēr viens man ir…
Pārdot visu, lai ceļotu?

Pārdot visu, lai ceļotu? Jā, 2016. gada nogalē mana ģimene tieši tā izdarīja. Mēs neesam ne pirmie, ne pēdējie, kas pārdevuši visu, atteikušies no līdzšinējā dzīves ritma un devušies pasaulē pretī nezināmajam. Vai tā ir drosme? Lielākajai daļai tā šķiet, jo ir tik viegli būt piesaistītam kādai vietai, kopienai, ierastajai lietu kārtībai, mantām… Pēdējā laikā mans mīļākais teiciens ir “stuff is evil” (mantas ir visa ļaunuma sakne), un tā ir patiesība. Ja ieej veikalā, gribas pirkt to un šo, un tad vēl tikai šo, nu…
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Gusto – best food in Amed

Amed is a coastal area in the Eastern Bali. I went there alone with my kids and our aim was to explore the beaches of Bali. As soon as we found a place to live there, we moved away from the touristy Kuta and after a nearly 3 h long drive, we arrived in Amed, dropped our bags at the guest house and went out to search some food. GUSTO sign says it is a resto/café/bakery. After nearly 4 weeks of living in the…
Rio with kids

In 2016, Rio was probably one of the most used words and hashtags. However, we visited this wonderfully crazy city a few months before the Olympic madness and a few months after Zika virus madness had started. How? We saw a crazy cheap deal on Secretflying page on Facebook and bought the tickets. That’s how! We had 3 weeks to think about what we’d like to do there and each family member had to state at least one thing what he/she would like to…
Worldschooling – kas tas ir?

Vienotas definīcijas tam, kas īsti ir worldschooling, nav. Pasaulē to izprot dažādi, Latvijā vēl tikai par to ausās, taču vai vispār ir vajadzīgs visu ielikt kādā konkrētā rāmī? Īsi un vispārināti sakot, worldschooling ir mācīšanās ceļojot. Tas nozīmē dzīvot ar domu, ka visa pasaule ir tava skola, nevis skola ir visa tava pasaule. Angliski šo dzīvesveidu mēdz dēvēt arī par edventuring (no vārdiem education (izglītība) un adventuring (piedzīvojumu meklējumi)) vai life-learning (mācīšanās caur dzīves situācijām). Arvien vairāk ģimeņu visā pasaulē izvēlas pievērsties šādam bērnu…
Ķemeri bog boardwalk trail

Visiting the trail in the Ķemeri National Park is a good idea at any time of the year if you like spending time outdoors and are looking for a short escape from the city life in Riga. Summer months is the time when the trail gets more visitors and may be crowded if the weather is nice and you get there in the middle of a weekend day. To get the best photos, use every photographer’s best trick- arrive there at sunrise when the…
Winter days on Lake Sloka

One winter day, I played a tourist in my own country and took a travel brochure of Jūrmala and the surroundings. This is how I found out there is a trail with a floating tower for watching birds near Lake Sloka and a few minutes later I was in my car driving there. It was an unusually bright and sunny day, which resulted in many gorgeous photos and walking ON the lake. A magical experience even for me, a girl who has spent all…
Cape Verde

The idea about travelling to Cape Verde (Cabo Verde in Portuguese) came to me as soon as I saw the advertisement from the Latvian tour operator FlyMeAway. They specialize in offering direct flights from Riga over long weekends or public holidays. My family had used their services a couple of times before and knew that for us the best option is to pay only for the flight and then to explore the destination on our own. This time was no different. We bought the…
Amed Dream Ibus Beach Club

Bali is so diverse that everybody will find something to suit their wishes and needs. Parties, yoga, wellness retreats, affordable luxury, massages, surfing, diving, fishing, trekking, stylish bars and roadside warungs, upscale resorts and homestays… the list goes on and on. This time we were looking for a quiet and relaxing beach accommodation. We chose to go up the East coast to Amed and stay somewhere there. Our first try was not really successful but we kept looking and ended up at Amed Dream…