Hello, and welcome to Our Crossings Travel Blog- a space for stories and advice from travel enthusiasts who have been exploring the world for 20+ years!
We are four Latvians – Aiva, Ericeira, Madara and Valters, currently living in Sligo town on Ireland’s West Coast.
Our story began two decades ago when we stumbled upon each other by pure serendipity in a small town north of Dublin.
After 20 years of travelling together, we created Our Crossings travel blog to log our outdoor adventures, failures and triumphs.
We both grew up in Latvia, and have been together since 2013! Since then, we’ve graduated from college, lived in multiple cities, started a family, worked a lot, but also travelled a lot!
About Our Crossings Travel Blog
Our Crossings was created on a warm summer’s day and the main reason for it; we wanted to combine our biggest passions in life – travel, writing and photography.
This travel blog mainly covers our trips around Europe. However, it has a special place for Ireland and Scotland.
If you plan to visit these two countries, rest assured that you’ll find many valuable trip-planning resources on our blog.
In addition to travel itineraries and loads of real-life photographs, we also try to provide value. With this travel blog, we aim to share and provide:
- Useful ideas for your next trip
- Tried and tested road trip itineraries
- Mini-guides to beautiful European cities
- Travel costs and heaps of practical tips
- Honest recommendation
Our travel philosophy
We firmly believe there is more to travel than just collecting stamps and air miles. After all, travel isn’t a competition.
For us, the allure of travel is not a matter of mere numbers; it is what we find while being on the road- friends, natural wonders and good surf that counts.
In fact, we love to revisit countries we have already been to numerous times. We like to return in different seasons to explore every coastal inlet and every little village, this way we can get the real feel of it and can honestly say that we have been to a particular place.
Our primary goal in travelling this dynamic World is not to escape but to transform, understand other people’s views and beliefs, encourage personal growth and connect.
We love adventure travel so you’ll often find us out in nature. However, as travel experts, we also dedicate our time to experiencing and vetting tours, hotels, and experiences for our readers. We live and breathe travel, so you can plan your trip with confidence!
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