Sarah NOverall, there are three things that drive my travels: being on the beach, wine and hiking.
The first one is easily explained: I just love being warm. Living in Italy and Spain was great for that reason, and it’s safe to say that in my travels, I tend to chase the sun.
My interest in wine started 12 years ago when I lived in Italy. I started a wine course with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and got my diploma. Ever since, I have become a real wine geek and I even have a wine Instagram and blog that I update occasionally.
“I started to learn about wines from all around the world, and I wanted to visit the countries they came from!”
Finally, hiking has been a very important part of my travels. I have walked the entirety of the Camino de Santiago seven years in a row. The trail is around 900 kilometres, which takes me four to five weeks to complete.
Now that I’ve become a parent to a beautiful baby daughter, I’ve had to change my travel habits from self-indulgent wine tourism and solitary week-long hikes to family-friendly beach holidays that don’t require a lot of moving. You simply have to as a parent! My partner and I cannot wait to get a passport for the baby, so we can travel as a family.
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In my experience, the great thing about walking the Camino de Santiago is that there are so many routes to choose from. On the way, you get to see all these tiny little villages that a tourist would never think of visiting. It’s a truly authentically Spanish experience. When I’m walking the Camino, life is pretty simple: you get up, pack your backpack, follow the arrows all day and enjoy a cheap stay in the evenings. All of life’s small pleasures - like having a chat, a meal and a bed - become magnified.
Italy is a country that I’ve called my home for four years. My time there was split between living in Rome and Venice, and I love the weather, food, wine and history of the country. I have a degree in archaeology, so living in Rome was like living in a museum. I loved visiting the historical sites - including the more niche ones like Augustus’s tomb - and walking along the historical parks and roads that I’d read about in my studies. It was a cultural extravaganza.
“Every weekend, I’d walk around central Rome in awe of the cultural and historical heritage all around me.”
Spain I mainly know thanks to my hikes along the Camino de Santiago. During the six years that I lived in Barcelona, I visited countless regions of Spain ranging from the Costa Brava to the Costa del Sol and from the Galicia to the Costa Blanca. It’s safe to say that I now know the country like the back of my hand.
“All in all, I must have hiked over 8,000 kilometres around Spain in different directions.”
I’ve been to many places in my life - like Thailand and Germany - but I cannot say I really know them. The USA, however, I’ve visited several times - mainly to tour the wine regions of California and visit Orlando, Florida, but I’ve also spent time in the big cities including San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
“While San Francisco is quite European, the vastness of Los Angeles was unlike anything I’d ever seen.”
Once the COVID-19 travel ban is over, I’d love to take my family to Santorini and some of the other Greek islands. The white-washed buildings and blue waters really appeal to my sense of aesthetics, plus I’m a big fan of Greek food.
What’s more, I’ve never been to South America and I would love to try out my Spanish skills over there at some point. I think Argentina would be a great place to start. And finally, a newcomer on my travel bucket list is South Africa. There are some beautiful wine regions there, and Cape Town sounds like a really interesting place to visit.
All in all, I am by no means done travelling and I will continue to share my tips and experiences with Teletext Holidays’ followers on our expert travel blog.
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