008 It’s Hard To Imagine Myself Living Elsewhere - MER DOMENECH talks about The London Pull

MER (MERCEDES) DOMENECH is a travel blogger (Travel with Mer) and since lockdown she has been documenting her state of mind in a weekly post These 4 Walls. Prior to COVID-19 restrictions, Mer was walking The London Loop to raise money for the charity REFUGE. As lockdown restrictions ease, Mer will be back out there completing the 250km walk in weekly stages. Mer is from Mallorca and has been in the UK since she was 15 years old at school, university and now working in London. She has had a love-hate relationship with London but after 12 years she turned a corner and now considers herself a Londoner.

 

THIS IS MER’S UNIQUE STORY OF LONDON, THE WORLD AND LIFE.

“It’s a love-hate relationship with London,

At one point I felt like the city was spitting me out,

It was impossible to feel happy here,

Then my 12th anniversary came around,

The air changed,

And a switch flipped in my soul, or in my head

And now I feel completely at home,

I’ve gone through that stage of becoming a true Londoner,

And now it’s hard to imagine myself living elsewhere!”

 

BACKGROUND

Mer was born and grew up on the island of Mallorca, Spain. She came to the UK when she was 15 years old to attend The American School in Surrey (TASIS). She went to Madrid for university but after 9 months returned back to the UK to complete a university programme in Sociology & Media Studies followed by a Masters degree. She works at The Financial Times as a senior marketing executive and in her spare time travels and writes a travel blog. Details below.

 

MER’S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS…

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelwith.mer/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelwith.mer/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/travelwithmer/

Mer’s website is: https://travelwithmer.com/

Lisbon City Guide: https://travelwithmer.com/2020/01/29/lisbon-city-guide/

These 4 Walls: https://travelwithmer.com/these-4-walls/

Mer is walking the 250km long London Loop raising money for REFUGE. Against Domestic Violence. For women and children. To DONATE please click here:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/merdomenech?fbclid=IwAR2vTqA3gEkx7ifip3vqRtPfN6YdLpp0tf6rg-kLit6V1L3XV6gRLtt0RU4

 

ABOUT THE PODCAST...

Information on Travelling Through… with Emma can be found at: https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/

The Travelling Through Jingle was written and produced by Mariska Martina https://www.mariskamartina.com/

Show notes 008 MER DOMENECH can be found at this link https://travellingthrough.podbean.com

Thanks to the National Theatre for hosting us for this podcast recording on 18.02.2020. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/