Travel addict, wannabe writer, and iPhone photographer. Welcome to my life.
Hi, I’m Larissa aka The Blonde Gypsy. I have been traveling my entire life but it has only been within the past couple of years that the idea of blogging about it entered my mind. I’m not a RTW traveler (although I have been around the world), I didn’t sell off all my belongings or give up a home (at the moment they are scattered between various countries and continents, belongings and “homes”), and I have never traveled with a backpack or a budget in mind. Had I done any of these things, maybe minus the backpack, I might be considered your average travel blogger.
While traveling is my main obsession, I am also really into music, fashion, and photography (especially iPhone photography). They are all sexy things that I believe compliment each other incredibly well and I hope that will become apparent on this blog–a collision of travel, photography & culture.
Originally from California, I am currently based in Sweden where I just completed a Master of Arts in European Studies and have been traveling around the continent like it’s nobody’s business. I have a talent for finding myself in the strangest yet most interesting of situations and no, my hair is not this blonde naturally.
Follow this blog for a good time – I promise you won’t be sorry
Want to know more? Check out some of the fun interviews I’ve done:
Imperator Travel – Larissa, the Russian Princess: I slept with the Gypsies, don’t tell Mom
Backpacks and Bunkbeds – A Travel Blogger Interview with Larissa, aka The Blonde Gypsy
Larissa, I like your unconventional style. The world needs more people like you. Thanks for venturing into less traditional places.
Thank you, Francis – that is a huge compliment. I promise to keep venturing if you promise to keep reading. Your book looks awesome, by the way. Really looking forward to reviewing it :)
Larissa, how is the world traveler today? I write you from Sevastopol, Ukraine near the Black Sea. I am, among other things, an author and I think you have great writing skills and a good brain. You, as you must know, are one of the lucky ones who does not have to worry about money to travel on. I am from California. Born and raised in Pasadena. I have several web sites but none are a nice as yours. Who designed yours? Besides being an author (you want a copy of my latest book titled “Shipwrecks and Discoveries?”) I am an explorer sorta like Indiana Jones, possible owner of Navassa Island, West Indies (110 miles south of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and about midway between Jamaica and Haiti), professional singer in the Sinatra style and sound (he was a personal friend and promoter of mine about the time you were born :-), a former guest on the Dr. Phil TV show May 13, 2011 “Mail Order Brides”, former TV show talk show host (San Diego and Palm Springs), etc. Thank you for sharing part of your life with us readers.
Wow. That is quite an impressive resume you’ve got there, Bill! Thank you for the nice comment, it has been my pleasure sharing what I can. I’m jealous of your location, I’ve been dying to go to Sevastopol and the Crimea. Will have to look you up once I finally make it down there! As for the design of my site, I did it mostly myself – just tweaked an existing template to my liking (hours and hours of trial and error). Keep on exploring and singing, sounds like it must be quite the interesting life :)
I second Francis’ sentiments.
Big thanks, to my mentor/VFA
I just came across your blog and love it! Are you still in Sweden? I’ll be in Europe this summer. Would be awesome to see what kind of trouble two blondes could get into :)
Thank you! I am still here and should be through the fall so definitely let me know if you make it up this way. Two blondes = double trouble for sure :)
Interesting.
Great photos and clean style. Me gusta. Also, have a special something for my iPhone photography (or some other more trendy word I don’t know). I think I like you Larissa. Yeah.
Turner
Turner, what a compliment. I think I like you, too. Let’s be friends?
Larissa
[blush, divert eyes down] yah…
Larissa – love your blog!!
Thanks for the inspiration! Wish I could travel as much!!
Thank you so much, that means a lot! You can if you try to make it a priority :) I need to go to Zurich soon so will definitely contact you once I’m in your hood!
Great blog. I love your photos; they have a potent effect in making me want to visit those places. You definitely stand out in the plethora of travel blogs, with a great attitude about travel.
And you’re gorgeous. Yet another great thing to come out of Sweden (ok, California).
Ok, I’m finished.
Keep up the good work!
What nice thing to say and that makes me really happy to hear about my photos. That means my mission has been accomplished. Thanks for very kind words – hope to see you around here more often :)
LOVE..LOVE what you do..cus I am the same. Beautiful photos you have in here:)..and also beautiful you:)..keep it up Larissa:)
Thank you, Tammy! Love what you are doing too and glad you found me. Definitely let me know the next time you make it over to Europe!
Hey Larissa You are very cute,
your profile is nice, , you can be a good model, and very famous
Thank you, Bahadur :)
Hello. Just happened across your blog. I really like your writing style and photos so I wanted to say so. Keep it up. I look forward to reading more :)
Elliot
We Are Adventure
Thanks for saying so, Elliot! Will keep it coming for sure :)
Cool site, Larissa.
Will prob. be doing trans-siberian in Sept. maybe we’ll cross paths ; )
enjoy the road…
love & light
el
Thanks so much! Ahhh, you are doing my dream trip! That sounds amazing and I certainly hope our paths will cross. Either there or…LA? That’s where I am right now and it kind of looks like you are pretty often, too. Definitely let me know if you’re going to be around (or are around) in the next couple of months, would love to meet up.
Hey there,
reading your blog for a quite some time now. I like how different it is from all the other travel blogs out there. Can’t put my finger on what it is exactly. A little less smooth, more grounded, maybe? Dunno. But it’s different! :D
Re-Reading your posts on Eastern Europe at the moment, might travel there for 2-3 month in the summer.
Keep the content coming.
Hi Malte! Nice to hear from you and that you’ve been reading for a while. Hope less smooth and more grounded is a good thing :) Will keep the content coming for sure and definitely shoot me an email if you have more specific questions on any of the Eastern Euro places I’ve been!