Travel Bucket List
I am a huge lover of travel, it's one of my true passions. I compiled this bucket list for my travels to tick off as I do them...here is my list so far.
- Full moon partying in Thailand
- See the Northern Lights in Iceland
- Visit the Cape, South Africa
- Eat the very best sushi in Japan
- Flamenco dancing in Spain
- Machu Picchu
- Rickshaw riding across India
- Swim in a volcano heated pool in Italy
- Route 66 (Road trip across the whole of America with my best friends)
- Scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef
- Tran-Siberian Express train (Russia - China)
-Meet the meerkats in Madagascar
- Pyramids at sunset in Egypt
- Ziggit music festival in Budapest
- Get the best tan around in Corfu, Greece
- Scour the Christmas markets in Strasbourg
These are just a few of the many places I'm lusting after at the moment - this list will grow and shrink as my adventures continue...
Let me know if you have any recommendations or if you need any tips on travel, I'd love to answer any of your questions!
Now get on out there into that big huge world and make adventures of your own!
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Blown Away by Brazil
A month in Rio
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Larmer Tree Festival
After my wonderful week in Berlin I started thinking about the future and about the year ahead. My new years resolution for this year is to better accept change.
I have now been living in France for six months and as hard as it has been at times, it has also been wonderful at others. I've lived away from my favourite people in the world for six months but they're still here. Enjoying a wonderful christmas with my friends and family in England and spending new years with boyfy in Berlin have just reminded me that change is inevitable and you can't fight it but if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture you realise that no matter how far you go, if the love you have is real, it will stay the same, no matter the distance.
So here's to 2014, a year of change but who's to say it can't be for the better.
I'm choosing to look forward to a year full of friends, family, parties, cake (not even going to try and make a resolution about that), champagne and lots of snuggles with my boyfriend in front of Made in Chelsea and Gossip Girl.
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Blown Away by Brazil
A month in Rio
I've been to Brazil a few times and each time gets better than the last. Out of all of South America, Brazil is by far my favourite!
It is known by many for its famous beaches (Copacabana and Ipanema), the amazing football (something I don't know that much about) and the sightseeing (Corcovado statue, Sugarloaf mountain etc). Don't get me wrong all of these aspects of Brazil are great but for me the real beauties of Brazil are its people and their relaxed and chilled way of life.
A classic Brazilian delicacy to try is the Caiparinha, a classic Brazilian cocktail made from cachaca, lime and sugar. They're ridiculously refreshing in the South American heat but drink one too many and you may look like this! (Above)
We found a bat chilling on one of our suitcases...random. Scary or hilarious?
A few Brazilian friends of mine picked me up on their motorbikes and we drove to a waterfall in Guapiacu, just outside of Rio and just spent the day chilling and bronzing.
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Larmer Tree Festival
You know those babies you see at festivals on their parents' shoulders wearing tie dye, fairy wings and ginormous ear protective headphones in a huge crowd of dancing hippies?...Yep that was me. Festivals have been a huge part of my life from a VERY young age and I have been to a huge selection of festivals all over the world over the past 22 years. There is one festival in particular however that I have been to every summer since I could walk and that takes priority in my summer calendar over all the other festivals in the world...
Larmer Tree Festival.
'The happiest, friendliest, quirkiest festival in the land.'
Of all the festivals that I have been to, this is by far the friendliest; full of wonderful and relaxed people listening to great live bands, sitting around eating fantastic food (blackcurrant and goats cheese crumpets mmm) and making gorgeous crafts.
It is a relatively unknown folk festival but my god if you go there once, you will go every year.
It is a relatively unknown folk festival but my god if you go there once, you will go every year.
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Whether you're a real festival bunny or you've never been to one, I can't recommend this wonderful folk festival enough, a perfect introduction to the festival life and a great excuse to break out your inner hippy and don the tassels and tie dye. |
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Cruising around Croatia.
When life gets a bit too much, it's time to hit the Mediterranean.
When living and working in a foreign country, life can get a bit too much so sometimes it's nice to just have a relaxing week off and sunbathe on the beach with friends. Having just finished my exams in Paris, my friends and I thought nothing sounded better than a week in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
I have travelled all over the world, seen amazing things, eaten rare foods and met people from all over, yet for me, nowhere can compare to the mediterranean.
The beaches are beautifully white and sandy, the sea is crystal blue, the food is too good to be true, the shopping is wonderful, the boy scouting is full of talent and the tanning...I have never got a better tan from anywhere else.
SO we had a wonderful week in Croatia, a week of eating squid ink risotto (don't knock it till you've tried it!), a huge selection of fruits de mer, more gelattos than I can count and for some reason this holiday I really got into banana splits...
Another mediterranean specialty is the Croatian shopping, in particular for jewellery.
There goes my pay cheques...
Croatia is renowned for its silver, coral and turquoise, so the jewellery shops are legendary. I went a bit overboard on the jewellery buying.... but left enough money to afford my daily banana split fix of course.
I spent most of my evenings at Lady PiPi: the best Dubrovnik restaurant ever, in the back streets of the town centre, so popular that it usually has an hour long queue outside and a statue of Lady PiPi 'peeing' to keep you entertained as you wait. Once in, you are supplied with countless cocktails and watch your Croatian cuisine cooked for you al fresco in a beautiful setting.
And one of the best thing about Croatia aside from the beautiful views is the fact that wherever you are, there will always be a kitten that wants to eat your leftover banana split, gelatto, risotto, bread etc.
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Berlin.
New Year in a New City
New Year in a New City
A year of strength, happiness, perseverance, courage, love.
A year of change.
A new year.
2013 was a wonderful year for me, a year full of more laughter and happiness with incredible friends than some people experience in a lifetime. But it was a real year of change, I moved to France as part of my degree, away from my friends, my family and my boyfriend and I won't lie, it's been tough at times.
But I have learnt so much this year about strength, happiness, perseverance, courage and love.
So I wanted to start 2014 with a bang so I went with my boyfriend to Berlin for a weekend in the snow.
Thank god I checked the weather before we left as I had packed sandals and floral dresses when infact due to the -18 degrees and the amount of blizzards, we basically lived in ski jackets and thermal long johns for the entire time.
But I have learnt so much this year about strength, happiness, perseverance, courage and love.
So I wanted to start 2014 with a bang so I went with my boyfriend to Berlin for a weekend in the snow.
Thank god I checked the weather before we left as I had packed sandals and floral dresses when infact due to the -18 degrees and the amount of blizzards, we basically lived in ski jackets and thermal long johns for the entire time.
I have now been living in France for six months and as hard as it has been at times, it has also been wonderful at others. I've lived away from my favourite people in the world for six months but they're still here. Enjoying a wonderful christmas with my friends and family in England and spending new years with boyfy in Berlin have just reminded me that change is inevitable and you can't fight it but if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture you realise that no matter how far you go, if the love you have is real, it will stay the same, no matter the distance.
So here's to 2014, a year of change but who's to say it can't be for the better.
I'm choosing to look forward to a year full of friends, family, parties, cake (not even going to try and make a resolution about that), champagne and lots of snuggles with my boyfriend in front of Made in Chelsea and Gossip Girl.
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