Welcome to The Sintija Edit: Travel, Style & the Passion of Living Your Dream and our journey to Tenerife 2026

Welcome to The Sintija Edit: Travel, Style & the Passion of Living Your Dream and our journey to Tenerife

Life with charm and passion, new challenges and beginnings. This is what The Sintija Edit will be about and this is what I want you to know.

Life doesn’t start with routine or your decision to start something new, it starts with a small sparkle in your heart that grows bigger and bigger with each day. The dream that is chasing you wherever you are going and your heart that is screaming for that dream that you want – to come true.

My name is Sintija and summer of 2026 we went to the most beautiful canary island – Tenerife.

We didn’t have any expectations for this family trip, however after our vacation something changed not only in me, but also in my partner and our son. We wanted to live there, completely and forever.

And you know what…

It wasn’t only me …

All of us felt something – Excitement, Dreams and Life That Could Be Ours. New beginning and new challenges.

Welcome to The Sintija Edit : A little back story about me and my small family.

Currently we live in Ireland, but it wasn’t always like that. Originally we are from Latvia, a small country near the Baltic Sea in Europe.

We moved to Ireland early 2019 in Covid time. First was my partner and then after a month, moved I, with our son and Sofija- our cat.

It wasn’t easy, but my sister and brother were already here, that’s why it was a little bit better, and they helped a lot, not only with jobs, but also with house.
My English at that time was okay, because I was working in a hotel, but Lauris and Olivers were different.

Like I mentioned, my sister was already living here and her daughters were speaking only English. That is why Olivers did learn quite fast language, for Lauris, he did learn it at work.

Time flies, and now we are here living our 7 year.

BUT….

Something unexpected happened on our last trip to Tenerife and I want you to tell you a little about it.

I do need to mention that Lauris, my partner, doesn’t want to go back to Latvia at all. But I, on the other hand, was a little bit home sick. And when we were talking about it we both understood that there is nothing beneficial that could lead us back. Because we were already in Ireland.

We were thinking of being in Ireland, to build life here, however we weren’t certain about anything and didn’t have any goals or dreams, or even expectations on how it will be.

Welcome to The Sintija Edit : How our trip to Tenerife drove us to our new dream.

Us everyone we usually traveled to Latvia and back to see and visit Lauris family and Olivers Gramma.

However this year 2026 we wanted to go somewhere else. And we decided to go to Tenerife, Spain.

I didn’t have any plans or expectations for our trip.
I also don’t like to plan before a trip. My goal is always being there and deciding on the spot what we will do and where we will go.

( Personally I think that it is the best – because then you don’t have this disappointment off missing something, or not going in the way it should be. )

Our trip to Tenerife was something that we didn’t even imagine.
The places, the vibrant life and the people who were so accommodating even knowing that we didn’t understand not even a word in Spanish. Of course our trip was only for 2 weeks, but it felt like a month.

And I know that Tenerife is mostly a tourist island, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t Spanish citizens, who live there, work and go to schools.

We also did get some issues, but who doesn’t. Life is life. And that’s okay.

Ireland from the other side is always so dark and gloomy. And it felt like we were on a different planet, not in another country. So refreshing from the usual life that you see.

And what’s more is that we understand that visiting is not the same as living. But that part will come a little bit later.

Our dream. We’re giving ourselves two years to make it real.

The Sintija Edit, is where I will document our family’s journey towards a life we’ve been dreaming about — a life in Tenerife.

Right now, we’re not living on the island.
We’re planning for it.

We have approximately two years to turn an idea into a reality: to understand what it would actually take to move our family of 3 from Ireland to the Canary Islands, build a sustainable income, learn more about Spanish life and, eventually, call Tenerife home.
And I’m bringing you along for the entire journey.
Not just the pretty parts.

Here you’ll find the things we’re researching, the decisions we’re making, the money we’re saving, the places we’re discovering, the challenges we encounter and the moments that make us believe that this dream might actually be possible.

You’ll also find the things I love along the way: personal style, beauty, elegant living, travel, food, beautiful places and the little details that make everyday life feel special.

Welcome to The Sintija Edit – Why Tenerife?

For us, Tenerife represents more than sunshine and beautiful beaches.
It’s the idea of a different rhythm of life.

More time outdoors. More connection with nature. Spanish food and culture. A slower pace. Family time. And the possibility of creating a life that feels more intentional.
But we’re not romanticising it.

Moving to another country and building a new life is a huge decision. There are practical questions about housing, work, income, education, healthcare, residency, language and the realities of island life.

So we’re going to find out. EVERYTHING.

The journey comes first.
The most interesting part of this story isn’t simply whether we eventually arrive in Tenerife.
It’s everything that happens before we do.

The research.
The savings.
The planning.
The doubts.
The excitement.
The trips.
The mistakes.
The small decisions that slowly turn a dream into a plan.
And, eventually, the move itself.

If you’ve ever dreamed about changing your life but wondered whether you could actually make it happen, I hope you’ll feel at home here.
I will not hold back, here in Ther Sintija Edit, I will share every small decision, every mistake that we made and every happy or sorrowful moment that is coming up.