• β€Ί Last-Minute Shopping in Sofia Before My Day Trip to NiΕ‘, Serbia

    Good evening from Sofia, Bulgaria!


    I hope you’re all doing well! Me, on the other hand, am melting away in this heat. πŸ₯΅


    I went shopping today. I bought an ugly and I mean UGLY Nike backpack to use tomorrow and on Wednesday. Yes, I actually planned ahead for once. πŸ˜‚ My son will be using it for school afterwards, so it’s not just for these two trips.


    Today’s shopping (God, I’ve been shopping so much while I’ve been here. I’ll make a full list later… if I can remember everything.)


    βœ… Backpack
    βœ… Sports drinks
    βœ… Salted chips
    βœ… Pepsi Max


    I’ve already packed my backpack for tomorrow since I’m trying to stay awake all night so I don’t miss the subway to the bus station. My bus to NiΕ‘, Serbia leaves at 7:30 a.m. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«


    Nope… I still haven’t slept.


    βœ… Extra clothes
    βœ… Drinks
    βœ… Chips
    βœ… Passport
    βœ… Medicines
    βœ… Extra bag
    βœ… Electronics
         ➀ Camera battery charger
         ➀ Phone charger
         ➀ Two power banks
         ➀ Extra camera batteries
         ➀ Camera
         ➀ Two lenses
    βœ… One pair of shoes
    βœ… Hand sanitizer
    βœ… Wipes


    That’s pretty much it. I’ve probably forgotten something, but right now I’m lying in bed trying to get some rest. I’ve set 15 alarms, so hopefully I’ll actually wake up and get my ass to the subway in time.


    These two day trips are just the tip of the iceberg. I’ll finally be able to cross a few things off my bucket list. Even if it’s only for a few hours, I’m still visiting three countries in two weeks. That’s a lot for me, and I’m beyond excited!


    On another note…
    My vacation is coming to an end, and that makes me feel a little bit of everything.
    I’m sad because the time has gone by so fast, but I’m also happy because I’ll finally get to kiss my baby boy and give him the biggest hug. ❀️



  • β€Ί ADHD Chaos: I Accidentally Booked Two Day Trips

    ✨️ Whoopsii ✨️

    MORE ADHD CHAOS!
    And trust me, this is even worse than the purple hair dye!


    It’s currently 5 a.m. here in Bulgaria, and I just had a crazy idea. Since I was bored, I opened Google to see if I could visit another country bordering Bulgaria while I’m here in Sofia.

    Being bored & having ADHD is clearly a dangerous combination πŸ˜‚

    OOPS!.. I DID SOMETHING!

    Adventure time!

    Two Day trips within three days.
    Two different countries!


    Pinch me!


    Monday (20th) ➜ NiΕ‘, Serbia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Έ
    Wednesday (22nd) ➜ Skopje, North Macedonia πŸ‡²πŸ‡°

    AAH! I AM SO EXCITED!!



    The buses leave ridiculously early both times, but hey… I managed to stay awake when I travelled to Bulgaria, so I don’t think it’ll be a problem.


    Guys… a day trip to another country? Twice?!
    I’m beyond excited, but I’m also in complete shock. I knew it was possible to visit another country within a few hours, but this? This is absolutely ridiculous!


    Before I fly home to Sweden on the 24th, I’ll have visited two more countries.


    So this vacation will officially look like this:
    Sweden ➜ Bulgaria ➜ Serbia ➜ Bulgaria ➜ North Macedonia ➜ Bulgaria ➜ Sweden


    How crazy is that?


    Funny little fact: I was actually planning to spend my vacation in Skopje, North Macedonia, but at the very last minute I changed my mind and booked Sofia instead.


    Looks like I’m getting to visit Skopje after all!

    Well… I guess my ADHD brain planned the rest of my vacation. I got bored in Bulgaria and somehow end up booking day trips to two different countries. Let’s see if this turns out to be the best idea I’ve ever had… or the worst. πŸ˜‚ Who knows? It might be the best part of the trip.

    But honestly, sometimes, having ADHD can be both a blessing but also a curse. At this moment, its a mix of both. A blessing because it came up with these ideas and curse because it made me purchase the tickets.

    Life with ✨️ ADHD ✨️ is wonderful.. sometimes.



  • β€Ί Adhd and boredom is not a good combo.

    Having ADHD, being bored at the hotel while waiting on my electronics to charge full… and having two pack of hair dyes…Β  ✨️ not a good combination ✨️

    Hi guys! Just wanted to pop in here and say hello! Im currently sitting on HOT STONE BENCH – oh god, Why Emma Why!? And writing this. My view is pretty good. The building i showed in this post > Exploring Sofia, Bulgaria: Getting Lost, Unexpected Kindness & An Eventful Evening

    I’m out on a photography adventure – well, not really an adventure because I have seen pretty much everything here. I’m pretty bored of this city now – yes. I get tired of locations fast after I have explored it all..

    I almost want to callΒ  M and tell him to book a flight to an other country and fix hotel. That’s how bored I am.Β  Lol! BUT I will try continue to find the extreme hidden gems!

    Wish me luck!  I will blog more later. I have so much photos to show you guys!



  • β€Ί Exploring Sofia, Bulgaria: Getting Lost, Unexpected Kindness & An Eventful Evening

    Exploring Sofia is a challenge. You get lost (if you are me) and its rare to find people who speak English. Don’t trust Google AI for directions and Google maps just confuses you. Atleast for me.




    Hey guys! How are you all?? I know i haven’t answered your comments BUT I SEE THEM πŸ₯° I will answer them tonight – promise.

    Yesterday I did some more damage on the cards (Yes, I went to an other shopping mall) but not as what I have spent so far – honestly its mostly on drinks I spend the most money on I have noticed. I bought two packs of hair dye and a set of hair ties. Yes your girl will dye her hair while being here in Bulgaria.

    I have seen so many elderly women go with shocking purple, red, blue, green, even yellow hair colors and.. I LOVE IT! I love that they are so comfortable to do it. Me? I’m preparing myself mentally for this hair dye im gonna do. Will show you later but for now… its a secret – well not really – it’s purple.

    Last night I I went out for walks. In the heat. With barely any air and no breeze. Plus people crowded everywhere so you felt like a fish in a tuna can.



    Exploring, urban Exploring or what you would call it – I document life.


    THE CUTEST THING HAPPENED While taking photos on different doors etc a cute couple came up to me when they saw I had a camera and asked me to take pictures of them. Ofcourse! I took a few photos and they were so sweet. “Can We pay you!?” I laughed and said no no its fine.Β  All off the sudden the boyfriend offered me discount on tattoo (he is a tattoo artist) – TEMPTING Yes, not gonna lie but I said its ok and thanked them.

    So when I’m on my laptop I will transfer the pics and edit to send them.

    Click on any photo to view it in full size.


    After many hours of being out in the heat, with shoulders screaming in pain due to crossover bag that was heavy, I decided to go back to the hotel. Rest my shoulders and get some AC going. I didn’t stay long . Maybe 1,5h later I was put again but this time – with a back pack. Much better but my shoulders are so sore today, haha!


    Taking night pictures, exploring areas in dark (no this time i was around people all the time. Didn’t walk off) and just .. soak all the prettiness.



    While being on my walk, with headphones on, I heard a massive fight and curious as I am, I went there. But instead of just “watching” I jumped into it. I saw men run fast as (sorry for this) HELL from all over to help out separate the two guys that was fighting. I was in the middle, screaming “ay!” And stop. There were kicks to the head on one dude, punches etc.

    I know – EMMA WHY TF ARE U GETTING YOURSELF INVOLVED? Well, it have always done that. It’s in my nature and I never think of the consequences of waht could happen.

    All off the sudden, while I was in the middle – mind you that I was holding my camera in one hand, trying to separate and stop these guys – in the middle of the “soup” (swedish saying) a man came and touched me on my shoulder so I looked and was ready to punch him but he just told me to come with as good English as he could. I felt he wasn’t a danger so I followed him. We didnt walk to a shady area, he took me to the front of the Mosque. So relax! I was safe.

    He tried to explain as best as he could that the guys were on drugs – and when he said that – I knew for sure I am not getting involved – I had to actually THINK before action. Normally when fights I’m more – Action & ask later. Now I was Think first & Do the action?


    It was one very interesting evening. Nothing special happened after this – luckily- so I just took photos.

    Enjoy a few photos I took with my phone.
    (Camera pics will come later but for now – only phone will be shown here)

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    Time to go out again. Wish me luck! The heat is killing me.



  • β€Ί This or That β€” Random Edition πŸ–€

    Fun post: Join in if you want πŸ–€

    Dark academia or goth aesthetic – ouff! Goth aesthetic ofcourse!
    Call first or text first – text! All the way!
    Spontaneous or overplanned – depend on situation
    Minimal makeup or full glam – full glam when time but regularly minimal makeup (as a mother i rarely have time for full glam)
    Early dinner or midnight snack – I love food so both
    Sarcasm or brutal honesty – brutal honesty
    Deep talks or silly chaos – depends what it is on deep talk and with who. But personally I am the silly chaos
    Head or heart – heart
    Logic or intuition – both
    Save money or treat yourself – I’m a working in progress recovering shopaholicΒ  so .. save?
    Cold pillow or warm blanket ‐ cold pillow!
    Notes app or paper journal – notes. Paper journal would only get lost
    Fridge snack or pantry snack – freezer! Ice cream and berries
    Organized tabs or 57 tabs open – ouff I feel attacked! 57 tabs
    Routine or hyperfixation mode – chaos.

    Feel free to answer in the comments πŸ–€