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Category: Travel Tips

Conscious travel routines
September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 My Travel Atelier

Practical tips for a conscious travel routine

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 My Travel Atelier

8 tips for travelling with a toddler

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 My Travel Atelier

Favourite travel gear on our Latinamerican adventure

TRAVEL ADVICE
May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 My Travel Atelier

The importance of taking advice from the right people

April 16, 2018April 21, 2018 My Travel Atelier

Street photography course in Barcelona

November 4, 2017February 27, 2018 My Travel Atelier

How to find the right Airbnb when travelling with a baby

October 12, 2016 My Travel Atelier

Why you should always remember to sign up for loyalty programs

September 25, 2016 My Travel Atelier

My best tips for a successful road trip

September 18, 2016September 19, 2016 My Travel Atelier

Traveling light: The beauty essentials I bring when I travel with a carry-on

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Christina Rovira

Hi, I am Christina. A 32-year old Spanish- Danish travel writer, mother and wife. I have written here on My Travel Atelier since 2015 alongside my “real” job in the hotel industry. By the end of 2018 my husband & I jumped right into an uncertain future when we quit our 9-5 jobs to travel in Latin America and work online. Since then, my posts are mostly evolving around travelling with a toddler, working online and all the fabulous and not so fabulous things we experience along the way.

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Christina - Freelance Creative
There is sunshine on my bedside table 🌻 (well m There is sunshine on my bedside table 🌻 (well my parents-in-law’s bedside table as we’re staying at their place in Copenhagen) We had friends over for dinner last night and they brought these beautiful flowers. The funny thing was that just the day before I had been saving posts on my Instagram with pictures of sunflowers 🌻 I don’t know whether @saramariack had sensed that, but she definitely knows how to tune into one’s personal style and find the perfect gift (it’s not the first time she surprises with something I’ve had on my mind🌿). It doubles the value of the actual gift when you feel there’s been put an effort into it✨ When I started working with my business coach @pascalecote she made a Trello board with a terracotta colored background because she knew I loved that color. It made me feel seen and it’s so important when working together👌 Are you good at tuning into the style of your clients or of your friends when working with them or when giving gifts/flowers? Would there be any interest in a little tutorial about how to tune into the personal style of someone else?🤷‍♀️ Let me know in a comment 😊
If someone had told me months ago that I would spe If someone had told me months ago that I would spend my evenings reading and writing about physiourgical massage therapy for horses, I probably would have said “Qué?” (Even though I used to be a horse girl. Yup, 10 years of 🐴-love). . Nonetheless, I am spending this month working on creating a rebranded website and SoMe strategy for an amazing entrepreneur who specialises in physical wellbeing for horses and their owners. And it is absolutely wonderful to work with a person who cares so much about her niche and is super good at it👊 . My relaunched business lets me dive into so many different industries (I’ll end up as a human lexicon🤓). The only thing all clients have in common, is that they CARE and are super PASSIONATE about their businesses. And that is so inspiring💫 Working with passionate people is just more fun, right? . Do you have a newfound passion project or business you run or are about to launch? Let me know in the comments, or in a DM if it’s still so new that you prefer not to share publicly👇 . 🌿And a little service info: We’re in Copenhagen the next two months and I would love to meet for a coffee or some vino, if you think I can help you with your passion project 🇩🇰 Feel free to DM me🤗
One of the positive things of this whole Covid-sit One of the positive things of this whole Covid-situation is that there are few people in Barcelona these days due to the lack of tourism. From a very selfish point of view it is absolutely wonderful that streets are nearly empty and there are no street vendors around (and it is very selfish, I am fully aware of that, because I enjoy travelling too and I am part of the tourism industry). The Gothic quarter is so pleasant and calm, and you can actually walk on Paseo de Grácia without being knocked down by huge shopping bags. Parque Guell which has suffered from massive over-tourism, and years back decided to make the most important area of the park en enclosed area, where pre-purchased tickets were necessary, is open for the public now🙌 We went there for a walk the other day and it was SO incredibly beautiful! Being able to actually stroll in the park and admire the beautiful view, the tiles and the architecture was such a nice experience. This experience was pretty much how I recall my visits to Parque Guell when I lived here back in 2005-2007. We’ll go to Denmark tomorrow to spend summer, so this week has been an incredible way to wrap up our life here and be ready to a fresh start once we return again in august🌾
Our dear Barcelona home✨ I used to dream about Our dear Barcelona home✨ I used to dream about living in a classic Eixample apartment with large windows and high ceilings. Now that we’re here I almost have to pinch myself that this is our home now (well, technically it’s not ours, as we rent, but as it is a longterm contract this IS our home). . The tons of paperwork we’ve had to do after coming here, appointments here and there, a weeklong protest when we arrived back in october with containers on fire in the streets, the many months in our first rental with constant water damages and mould on the walls, a three-day crazy storm that made it even worse in january, then Covid-19, loosing most of my clients, no daycare since March 13th, 6 freaking weeks inside 24/7 (that part was insane), then being let out in time slots with police patrolling in the streets, building a new business from scratch again… . If I had known that all of that would happen when moving to Barcelona, I’d probably have thought twice. But now that all paperwork is finally in place, we found this stunning apartment, my new business is blooming and husband just landed his dream-job, then I’d say it was all worth it. I wouldn’t like to do the past 6-8 months over again, but it was worth it. And Barcelona is and will always be my favorite city ❤️ . Change isn’t easy, but it’s possible 💫 . If anyone following me here on IG ever wants to ask any questions about leaving our 9-5 jobs, traveling with a young kid, moving to Barcelona or anything else, pls feel free to send me a DM. I’ll be happy to share our experiences☺️ . Photo by @jul.malinowska 📸
@itzi_guridi_diseno_floral bouquets are back at ou @itzi_guridi_diseno_floral bouquets are back at our local flower shop @verde.marea and that’s just a little proof that life is slowly getting back on track again here in Barcelona 🌾 It makes me so happy to see little businesses coming to life again after three months of tough closure ✨ Not all businesses are back though: The coffee shop where I’ve bought coffee beans every Monday morning since coming to Barcelona had to close permanently 😞 They still sell online, but it’s not the same as passing by and having a chat with the staff after dropping Julian off at daycare... Today I’m having lunch with a friend at a one of our local favorite restaurants @chichalimona They just opened up again this week and I can’t wait to go (and to have lunch served 🙌). Hope you all have a beautiful Wednesday. Sending a big virtual hug to everyone here who has a small business they’re trying to navigate through these strange days ☘️
Time is passing by so incredibly fast these days💨 Since Barcelona started to open up again days are flying: Now that the restrictions are less, we want to be outside and enjoy this wonderful city. And as my little boy is still home (no daycare since march 12th and not starting again until September 14th …😳), the days just fly by. I have had the time though (in between outdoor walks, Paw Patrol and storytelling) to start working with some incredible clients and hire a branding photographer📷 I had wanted to work with a photographer for so long and one day @jul.malinowska popped up in a Facebook group for Content Creators in Barcelona like sent from the universe✨ We’ve been shooting pictures at home and in the streets of Barcelona and it has been so much fun! One evening this week I’ll serve myself a big glass of vino and update my website with all the beautiful material we have created together💫 I better practice what I preach for my clients and make sure to have nice visuals, right? Wish you all a wonderful evening 🌿 Picture by @jul.malinowska (Instagram husband is officially now just “husband”🤣)
Evening light 🍀 Our local paint shop opened th Evening light 🍀 Our local paint shop opened this week after two months of closure, so we'll finally finish the clay-look in the office this weekend. Only half of the walls are painted by now (but you don't see that on my pictures 😂). Can't wait to move on with our projects and make this place feel like a real home 🌿 Hope you'll all have a wonderful weekend wherever you are and whatever your plans are 🌼
Still very low on furniture and colors, but very h Still very low on furniture and colors, but very high on sunshine and the many nice commets I received on my last post + in my DM 🙌 Thank you 😘 This new little biz of mine will be amazing ⚡ I'm already working on some fun things with brilliant ladies💃 Can't wait to share some of the projects here🍀 Wish you a wonderful evening ⭐
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