- About Me – Catalina 🌍✨
- Travel is a vivid emotion
- The World Through My Eyes
- 🏛️ Archaeology, History and Legends – Where Time Whispers
- 🍽️ Delicious Food & Traditional Fairs – A Taste of the Soul
My life is a travel story!
About Me – Catalina 🌍✨
Seeker of Legends | Storyteller of Forgotten Worlds
Hey, I’m Catalina.
I don’t just travel for the sights. I travel for the stories. For the thrill of stepping where ancient souls once walked. For that moment when the wind carries a whisper from another time, and I feel that a secret is about to be revealed.
I follow legends, I get lost in ruins, I linger in museums for a long time looking for artifacts that hide mysteries and secrets. I believe that every place has a story, and I am here to find it.
From the silent sands of Egypt to the mythical jungles of Cambodia, from the endless blue of Greece to the painted walls of Voroneț Monastery in Romania, I follow the breadcrumbs left by time. Some call it wanderlust. For me, it’s more like a calling.
Travel is a vivid emotion
Travel isn’t just about ticking off destinations. It’s about feeling everything.
Joy in Paris.
Freedom in the Greek islands.
Awe in Rome.
Peace under Cambodian skies.
Travel awakens your soul. It allows you to cry in front of a masterpiece, laugh with strangers at a table in a tavern, and be fully present in a moment that will never come again.
Emotions make life beautiful.
And vacations are a way to live and taste these emotions.
The World Through My Eyes
I write to share not only where I’ve been, but also what I felt there. My blog, holidayandtrips.com is full of legends, mysteries, but also real stories, honest emotions, and personal experiences, from epic adventures to fascinating moments that caught me off guard.
It’s for dreamers. Explorers. Esotericists. Mystics.
Those who believe that a destination is more than what you see on postcards.
A Few of My Favorite Chapters So Far
📍 The Colosseum, Rome – Echoes of battles, blood, and glory
📍 Porto Katsiki, Greece – Where the cliffs meet the perfect turquoise of the sea
📍 Voroneț Monastery, Romania – Sistine Chapel of the East: The Blue that will last forever
📍 Louvre, Paris, France – The museum that hides masterpieces
📍 Luxor, Egypt – A temple that tells the legend of the pharaohs
📍 Angkor Wat, Cambodia – A temple rising out of myth and jungle
But I’m just getting started.
There are legends waiting in South America’s mountains, in Asia’s forests, in Romania’s ancient citadels.
I don’t want to just visit, I want to listen. I want to understand. I want to feel the past.
🏛️ Archaeology, History and Legends – Where Time Whispers
There is a magic in walking through a city steeped in history, a feeling as if time itself is folding. Every cobblestone, every crumbling wall has something to say. You are not just a visitor; you are a time traveler, revealing centuries with every step.
A beach vacation? It is more than just waves and sun-kissed skin. It is the thrill of diving beneath the surface to find hidden coral kingdoms, of wandering through forgotten villages where elders still tell stories passed down from their ancestors. It is the communion with the locals who carry the legends of their land in their voices.
And museums? Oh, they are treasure chests.
It is not just about displaying cases and signs but also portals to other lives and other worlds.
A cracked amphora can whisper the story of a celebration held thousands of years ago. A brushstroke on canvas can carry the weight of a lost artist’s longing. These spaces hold the dreams, beliefs, and daily lives of those who came before us, and so their stories still resonate through time.
The past is alive.
It is buried in sand, carved in stone, painted on ancient walls, and waiting to be rediscovered.
So let’s keep digging. Let’s keep listening. The past is calling us.
The legends are ready to be told and heard.
🍽️ Delicious Food & Traditional Fairs – A Taste of the Soul
Food is more than just food, it’s memory, culture and emotion all wrapped up in a plate.
Finding the perfect place to eat isn’t just about hunger. It’s about the scent of spices dancing in the air, the comfort of a warm dish passed down through generations, and the magic of tasting something that instantly makes you feel at home, even if you’re thousands of miles away.
Sip your coffee at sunrise on a quiet street where the world is just beginning to move.
You’re welcomed into a family kitchen, where laughter and stories rise with the steam from the pot.
Wander through a traditional market, surrounded by color, music, artisanal treasures and the irresistible aroma of local delicacies cooked with love.
At these markets, every stall tells a story.
Farm-raised honey infused with wildflowers.
Cheeses aged in mountain caves.
Pastries that crumble with history.
Tasting food is about getting to know the land, the people, and the stories they carry.
So come hungry, not just for food, but for connection.
Because sometimes, the most unforgettable part of a trip is the meal that made you feel like you belonged.
