"You never stop." That’s what people often tell me. “If I’ve stopped, I must be dead,” I usually reply — half-joking, but mostly true. I breathe and live so I can travel. And I’m endlessly grateful that life has allowed me to do so, because honestly, nothing else gives me the same emotional high.

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This blog? I created it first and foremost for myself. But maybe it’ll resonate with someone out there — someone who travels like I do. It’s not your typical travel guide. You won’t find historical summaries or top-10 sightseeing lists here. It’s not an influencer channel, and it’s not a marketing gig. It’s just a space where I tell my stories. The ones that matter to me.

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A bit about me.

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My name is Jessica Valcheva, and I’m a journalist. Right now, I work at Forbes Bulgaria — a beautiful opportunity that found me just at the right moment. Before that, let’s just say I had a few… ideological disagreements with some former employers. I still remember someone saying to me: “If you want to write what you want, start your own site.”

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So I did.

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Maybe not exactly with that rebellious tone or firecracker style, but still — a place that’s mine, where I get to say what I want to say.

 

Music is everything to me. In fact, I truly believe concert tourism is one of life’s greatest joys. I also believe that money spent abroad doesn’t really count as spending. And that pre-booked, paid-for vacations planned months in advance don’t count against my budget (yep — totally delulu, I know). I don’t visit every museum or gallery — not because I’m uninterested, but because I love feeling the pulse of a place: its energy, its rhythm. And yes, I still believe I’m young enough (delulu again, I know) to slow down and not race through cities as if I’ll never return.

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I’m telling you all this so you know what to expect here.You won’t find listicles titled “Everything You Must See”.
But if you, dear reader, are just as laid-back a traveler as I am — this space is for you. This is a blog for people who travel light (hand luggage only), who live for hipster vibes and hole-in-the-wall cafés, who believe brunch is a sacred ritual abroad, and who find joy not in grand monuments, but in quiet little streets that don’t make the guidebooks.