Hi, I'm Chiva. I grew up in Mauritania and now live in Switzerland, and my two great loves are the piano and travelling.
A quick note, because it always comes up: Mauritania, not Mauritius. The country on the western edge of the Sahara, not the island in the Indian Ocean.
Living between sand and snow, two places about as different as they come, taught me to see both more clearly, and myself along with them. That in-between feeling is where the name comes from. I am usually in transit, between places, languages, and the different versions of myself, and I think I am richer for it.
Not fully here, not fully there, but enriched by both.
This blog is where I share the journeys: honest guides for when you are planning a trip, and stories and reflections for when you just want to travel from your chair. Some posts help you plan. Others simply tell you what a place felt like.
Mostly, I hope it leaves you a little more curious. Come travel with me.
Chiva