Day 13 prompt is here: If you could wake up tomorrow knowing any one language (one you don’t already know), what would it be and why? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. I am fluent in English (language I work in and been speaking for 24 years) and Romanian (native). I speak some…

Day 12 prompt is here: Have you ever been helped by a total stranger when traveling? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. There are two moments I remember, both in London: We were walking from Padington Station in direction on Bayswater, trying to find our hotel. A guy who worked at a hotel…

Day 11 prompt is here: Tell us about a time you did something, something you knew you probably shouldn’t do, while traveling. Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. Two dumb things haunt me from the last three years of traveling: The luggage pictured above. I got it from a specialized store and the…

Day 10 prompt is here: What is the strangest food you’ve eaten during your travels? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. A trip to Italy offered the chance try two things which, for me, fall in the “weird” category: cactus fruit and raw sea-food (a type of local scallop). I cannot call myself…

Day 8 prompt is here: What’s the worst travel experience you’ve ever had? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. While I try to always remember the good parts of the trips, there’s one trip which wins this unwanted title of “worst travel experience”. In February 2013 I won a “romantic weekend in a…

Day 7 prompt is here: Prompt #7: What kind of packer are you? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. … never pack more than 3 days’ worth of clothes. You won’t need so much crap unless you want to play “take photo of today’s new outfit”, which I prefer not to. Always pack…

Day 6 prompt is here: What do you do to save money for long-term travel? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. First of all, start using an app to track ALL your expenses – and yes, I mean the espresso you just had in a café or the pretzel you just bought. If…

Day 5 prompt is here: What else (besides travel) are you passionate about? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. I’ve been writing since I was in general school. From murder stories – yes, I was reading murder novels before I actually read fairy tales! – to travel articles in the high school’s annual…

Day 4 prompt is here: What is your favorite method of overland travel and why? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. In order of preference, my favorite methods of overland travel are: trains “I like trains. I like their rhythm, and I like the freedom of being suspended between two places, all anxieties…