Posts by Julia Jakovleva
How Injuries Made Me a Better Creative
Not so long ago I got the abundance wrong. I thought it was about carrying more things and being all over the place. I’d pack my backpack full of gear, suffer throughout the hike and use only a small fraction of what I carried to capture the moments that mattered. I’d make checklists of what…
Read MoreWhat 6.5 Years In Spain Taught Me About Creativity and Courage
Would you still go if the path ahead of you felt uncertain ? That’s how my journey to Spain began. Not with a plan-but with a… Suitcase full of courage and a leap of faith. I followed the call of my heart. More precisely-a Venezuelan man I met in Iceland in 2017. When I arrived…
Read MoreWhat 451 days in Segovia taught me about creativity and life
451 days ago, I thought creativity was about doing more. Segovia proved me wrong. When I first arrived in Segovia, I thought throwing myself into constant creative activity would help me heal and find inspiration. I believed that the more I captured, the more I’d create. So, I did what seemed natural: I grabbed my…
Read MorePlaces to recharge your batteries in Iberian peninsula
If you like Iberian peninsula, been looking for a place to connect with yourself and disconnect from the city noise, I have a proposal for you. I’ve developed a routine to go to a natural environment every 2-3 months, to recharge my batteries, to help maintain my productivity and creativity. These are the places I…
Read MoreHealing Journey Through Photography
“Worry less about being a great artist. Worry more about being a good person who makes art. Worry less about making a mark. Worry more about leaving things better than you found them” – Austin Kleon This blog post is about being a better person above being a good photographer. We all have our dark…
Read MoreTwo week road trip in Douro Valley
If you were thinking where to start with sustainable traveling in Douro region, look no further than Portugal Easy Camp platform. Hop into your camper van, book an overnight parking at the preferred farm terrain, taste wines, learn agriculture process of the family businesses and support 0 km produce. Quinta Enxertada João transitioned from being…
Read MoreTo Pyrinees and Back, Pt III
French Pyrinees Day 14: Lac d’Oo Located in Luchon valley of the French Pyrinees this lake has an artificial origin and water drops into it through a 273 meter waterfall from Lac d’Espingo higher up. We parked overnight down in the village and hiked to the lake early in the morning but we saw…
Read MoreTo Pyrinees and back, Pt I
This road trip in fact happened in our honey moon and Pyrinees was a long desired destination but this blog post is not about honey moon pictures of newly wed couple, it’s about places we visited and the beauty we discovered, and that can give you some idea on how to plan a 3-week…
Read MoreTo Pyrinees and back, Pt II
Western Pyrinees It wasn’t a castle location but we couldn’t miss a chance to visit Aguas Tuertas in Western Pyrinees (Natural Park of Western Valleys). Before heading to natural park, we stocked up on veggies, seasonal mushrooms and borrajas in one of Jaca frutarias. The road through the canyon of Valle de Hecho is very…
Read MoreWinter Week in Benasque
For more than 3 years in a row I was dreaming about visiting Pyrinees with snow. Either I could go but there was no snow or there would be snow when I couldn’t go. But this time in the second week of January weather forecast news whispered about the upcoming cold wave in the Spanish…
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