Sofia Somewhere

After weeks and weekends of holing up in my apartment, it was time to hop on a plane and cross off the first destination on my 2016 travel list : Stockholm! I spent Thursday night in Madrid with a friend, and on Friday morning I took the 11:35am flight to Stockholm with Iberia Express . It was my first time to fly with them, and as far as budget airlines go, I don't have any complaints. I landed in the Arlanda airport without any hitches, and took the Airshuttle to the city. (I just tried to go to the website to link it to this post, but the website claims "operations have ceased." I don't know if this is temporary or what, but check them out next time). I had bought my tickets online so I just showed the barcode confirmation I received and I was on my way. Airshuttle advertises 35 minutes to the city center without traffic, but it may have been rush hour as it took me almost an hour to reach the Central Station. But waiting for me when I arrived were my sister Angela...

It's a long weekend here in Valladolid (we have Monday and Tuesday off due to Carnaval). But instead of exploring another Spanish city, I'm cozying up in my apartment, saving up for two trips I have planned for the last two weekends of February. Comfortable as I am, I've still got that wanderlust, so here I am whipping up a post of some destinations I hope to cross off my travel list before I head back home in June. 1. Stockholm, Sweden (19-21 February) Gamla Stan in Stockholm ( Photo source ) This February, I'll be heading to Stockholm to watch my cousin Maya perform. My cousin is a dancer at Sasha Waltz & Guests , and this month they are performing a popular piece in Stockholm. My sister was planning to go long ago, and she convinced me to go too. Then I recently found out that my other cousin (Maya's sister) will be joining us as well. I haven't seen her in years, so it will make for a fun reunion. Other than seeing my sister and cousins, I...

As I'm holed up in my apartment escaping the cold (thank god for heating, I don't know how I survived last year in Granada), here's another travel throwback post. While traveling around Spain and Europe with friends last year was fun, that and looking through some old travel pictures made me realize how much I enjoy traveling with my sisters. I managed to spend some time with my sister Angela over the Christmas break, so I decided that I wanted to travel with my other sister Isabel when I went back home for the summer. We wanted a place that was relatively near and cheap, and settled on Japan. We had both never been and were quite excited. August rolled around, and we caught our bright and early 5:25am Cebu Pacific flight and landed in Narita without any problems. (Random side story - we were waiting and waiting for Cebu Pacific to go on sale, but could never quite catch the seat sales for our preferred dates. We finally caught a promo fare, but it was only for our ret...