tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51431662024-09-06T17:06:32.329-04:00n@alia....Been living out of my suitcases for over 12 years |
seafarer | traveler | spiritual gangster | ancient gladiator of joy | warrior of light | adventurer | music lover | dreamer | in love with life and all things bubbly & shiny.
I am Natalia and this is my story.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-26106752445028408642019-06-01T05:46:00.002-04:002019-06-01T05:46:55.645-04:00What is slow travel?A nice travel read....
It's true. We plan a trip and we go hard every day with a list of bucket items and to do lists. We get so caught up in FOMO hype we forget to be present and mindful and to enjoy our new environment.
You know what?
It's okay to rest. It's okay not to do a million things in a day. It's okay to spend the day reading in the park or on the beach.
Read this article, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-33603866009437717992019-05-16T23:27:00.000-04:002019-05-16T23:27:26.844-04:00Spiritual Awakening: 23 major signs and symptomsWhat an incredible and eye opening article.
I knew I was developing spiritually but to actually see my 'symptoms' written down was mind blowing.
Check it out.
Spiritual Awakening: 23 major signs and symptomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-19567151996462131412019-04-22T21:25:00.000-04:002019-04-22T21:25:46.421-04:00Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-43337409388563407672019-01-10T11:27:00.000-05:002019-01-10T11:27:22.357-05:00The most beautiful thing I have hear in years: You are it - Alan WattsThe most beautiful thing I have heard in years...
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-5874845227185367972018-12-31T10:56:00.000-05:002018-12-31T10:56:56.042-05:00Sassy Stitching at its best!Check this awesome Etsy shop out.
Modern cross stitch that is not for the faint of the heart.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SassyStitchinStudio
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-34496534941135912792018-11-16T09:02:00.000-05:002018-11-17T17:41:45.597-05:00Be kind to one another
I know this post is meant for kids but it made me think of something else.
Someone brought to my attention that others are making comments about her weight. Now this was a beautiful and fit person but yet the comments were affecting her in a negative way and she was really bothered by them.
I started to pay more attention to the comments people made towards me. Now i never really Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-87415641303669462542018-05-27T08:25:00.000-04:002018-05-27T08:25:19.645-04:00Old Town Promenade Walk May must be the most beautiful month in Wroclaw. It is so green and beautiful and full of life. I decided to take a stroll in the Old Town Promenade, 6 hours and 10km later I was re-energized and fascinated. Of course I stop a lot to take it all in, take photos and sit and have a cold one and watch people go by.
My starting point
The moat around the Old City
National Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-46782311271726294292018-05-24T10:15:00.000-04:002018-05-24T10:18:00.715-04:00Polish WomenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-36937635354114221562018-05-21T06:30:00.001-04:002018-05-21T06:30:34.135-04:00wrocLOVEWhen I was young I used to come to Poland every summer or every other summer. When I started working on ships it got increasingly harder to do so with limited time off. Now as an adult I have been coming here for the last three years. I absolutely love how this city has grown and changed. Wroclaw is a perfect marriage of old and new. It still has all this history but it's cosmopolitan at the sameUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-39717766785037965272018-05-18T04:38:00.000-04:002018-05-18T04:38:57.046-04:00Wroclaw, PolandAhhhhh....this is the sigh of relief and relaxation that escapes my lips when I land in my birth town of Wroclaw, Poland.
I pinched this beautiful video from the Insta of PolskaZachwyca. I just had to share it with all of y'all.
Some of my photos to come soon.
I do not own the rights to this music or video
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-58205236653043095582018-05-06T13:22:00.000-04:002018-05-06T13:22:47.638-04:0016 People Who Are Embracing Their Flaws In The Most Beautiful Way
What a refreshing and beautiful article!
We should all love our bodies the way that they are. They allow us to do magical things every day and experience this beautiful planet.
After all, we are all created in the image of the head honcho upstairs.
16 People Who Are Embracing Their Flaws In The Most Beautiful Way
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-30626185666442775082018-04-28T12:39:00.000-04:002018-04-28T12:46:01.827-04:00This city.....This city....it's just so full of life and colour and expression. Busy and bustling with opportunity, tolerance and acceptance.
I am still in shock what happened here earlier this week. These things are not supposed to happen here. I have always felt so safe here, it is after all my home even if I am not here all the time. The van incident made my head spin for several days, took a lot of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-52338126830881580892017-12-01T12:47:00.000-05:002017-12-01T12:47:04.473-05:00Baby it's cold outside....Happy December!It's the most magical time of the year!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-29561687896790319602017-12-01T10:54:00.001-05:002017-12-01T12:49:48.309-05:00If you're single and you don't have kids....I have just gotten back from Australia and Italy (in that order) and I am slightly jet lagged.
I have not been able to write as much as I would like (and I do love doing it, it's like therapy for me). I have literally been around the world in 4 months (Toronto - Miami - Caribbean - Victoria - Alaska - Vancouver - Hawaii - French Polynesia - Fiji - New Caledonia - Australia - Italy - Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-44085576735094653252017-11-09T05:56:00.002-05:002017-11-09T05:56:38.644-05:00Miami, Las Vegas & Holland....cause I don't travel enough...Alright, alright. So this post is going back to June and July of this year but better late then never!
So all this travel took place on my so called vacation. I say so called cause I went cruising with my boo on one of our ships, I went to a work conference in Miami and then I got sent to Amsterdam for training. Now Vegas was for my bestie's bachelorette so no work was done there. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-3821985283176855002017-11-08T16:20:00.000-05:002017-11-08T16:20:26.211-05:00Ahhhhh such a bad blogger...I am horrible.
Ship internet sucks and I have not been able to keep up with my posts.
My last 3 months have taken me to Alaska, Hawaii, French Polynesia and Fiji. Currently I am in Australia hanging out at the great Barrier Reef, heading to Sydney soon and to Italy there after.
I can't even keep up with myself!
But I promise more posts coming soon....I reckon I will have plenty Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-2044460521051010672017-08-14T22:35:00.000-04:002017-08-14T22:35:05.013-04:00Alaska: The Last FrontierIf you have never been to Alaska, do yourself a favour and GO! But do it on a ship, it's absolutely the best way to see it. The benefit of being on the ship is that on sea days the ship will take you right up to the glaciers and the views are just stunning. Another benefit is that quite often you will be able to see sea lions or whales from the ship itself. We also have a naturalist that isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-49571323136513096912017-08-07T11:18:00.001-04:002017-08-07T11:18:05.971-04:00The other side of including fun in everything you do....Like any other job, there are pros and cons for working at sea.
Our lives may seem fun and glamorous and full of adventure but the reality is that we are faced with dangers that land people are not. Mind you these things don't happen often but they do happen from time to time. We need to be ready for everything at all times, we can't call the police department or the fire brigade, we need Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-44076972334677087592017-08-06T12:11:00.000-04:002017-08-06T12:11:00.882-04:00Include fun in everything you do...Include fun in everything that you do....
One of our mottos that we have lived by as a company since the beginning is just to have FUN. Yes I do work hard and way more hours then people that are land based and I am on call every single night for emergencies. But that does not stop me from having fun regardless of what I am doing.
Here's an example, every year our email inboxes Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-89443486394291947152017-08-05T09:03:00.000-04:002017-08-11T21:52:10.757-04:00You are a badass at making money....
Just finished this bad ass book by Jen Sincero. Exactly a year ago I read her other book on being a total bad ass and that propelled me to dig myself out of depression, buy a one way ticket to Amsterdam and fulfill my dream of backpacking Europe. 3 months later I came back re-charged and feeling like myself again. It was exactly what I needed to get the courage to go and ignore all the haters Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-42987659362507064362017-07-25T11:03:00.000-04:002017-07-25T11:04:17.360-04:00The crossing from Sydney to Vancouver....Part 2
Our 18 day long cruise came to an end and we pulled into Hawaii. I was very excited to go back to the Aloha islands but for us since it's our first US call it also means a lot of work and inspections. We had to put all guests and crew through full immigration, we also had to prepare for a coast guard inspection and a public health inspection. Our first days were quite hectic but I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-14795461540294794242017-07-12T15:25:00.001-04:002017-07-19T15:31:58.083-04:00The crossing from Sydney to Vancouver.....Part 1
An ocean crossing in an honour for seafarers like me. Not everyone gets to experience this and I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to. Our ship was due to reposition from Sydney, Australia to Vancouver, Canada over 30 days. We were going to go to exotic ports of call none of us have seen before, we would cross the international date line, the equator and we would Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-43200077169219743462017-07-08T08:49:00.000-04:002017-07-08T08:49:29.103-04:00Ever wonder what it's like to work on a ship?Ever wonder what it's like to work on a ship?
Here's a clever video from my friend Bence who showcased this presentation in Hungary. If you pay attention you may find some photos of me in it.
Bence Ács - "Living and Working on a Cruise Ship"
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-73835800624076572292017-07-07T23:00:00.000-04:002017-07-07T23:00:14.261-04:00South Pacific: Fiji Fiji is an interesting place. We stopped in two ports twice each; Port Denarau and Suva.
Port Denarau is a stunning and gorgeous resort island. My mates and I spent the day exploring it with a tour of a typical Fijian village. It's interesting to see that these traditions have not died over the years. Men are in charge of the village but they also wear skirts. What I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143166.post-18702619575121683302017-07-07T09:26:00.000-04:002017-07-07T09:28:28.845-04:00Like I don't travel enough...So I have been at home for two months. Well when I say at 'home' I mean off the ship. In that time I have cruised Alaska, cruised with my other half, gone to Miami, Las Vegas and tomorrow I am off to Amsterdam.
Still working on putting together posts from Fiji, the crossing and Alaska and the vacation adventures.
I know it may seem like a glamorous life but honestly all I want is my backyard, aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0