Travelling - Part 1 Bangkok

Hello everyone!

So far we're almost into our first month of travelling.. cray!

Jan 10th - We started off in Bangkok - stayed for 3 days . I didn't photograph much of it because I was so jet lagged and new to everything that I just wanted to see all these new things and get used to everything first. We are going back to Thailand though so I knew I would be able to photograph everything soon and properly blog about it!

Bangkok was nice but so so busy. We stayed about 10 minutes away from the main area in a hostel. The hostel itself was lovely!! It's called Bed Station Hostel - the staff are lovely, decor and cleanliness was so good! Because I was so jet lagged I just wanted to sleep all day and then I would be awake all night so being in a hostel with 7 other people in a room was hard to begin with. After the first night or two you kind of get used to the noise of other people getting up and turning lights on.

Hostels are great if you want to meet other backpackers and want to hear their tips and stories, we met a lovely Swedish guy who helped us work out what route we wanted to take and also a young British couple who were doing a similar trip to us so it was nice to be able to meet people like that.

Every evening we'd get a taxi to Khao San road, it's a very busy street at night with loads of restaurants, bars, market and street food stalls. In Bangkok everything seemed to happen in the evening, every one seemed to show up when the sun went down.

We'd usually find some food either street food or a cheap restaurant (everything is pretty cheap) and then we'd sit and people watch for a couple of hours. You see a lot of unusual things late in Bangkok so it was always a lot of fun.

Then in the daytime we'd usually go find some food near the hostel, wonder around the streets and then lounge around on the comfy seats in the hostel. They had computers and a playstation too which the guys there loved.

Bangkok now feels like a lifetime ago, it's not even been a month yet but it feels like it happened long ago, I think it's also because I wasn't fully awake most of the time.

Street food is a big thing in Thailand, we tried lot's and it was better than most restaurant food we had there so if you ever get to visit I'd definitely recommend to try some!! Pad Thai noodles were my favourite that I got to try.

Traffic is intense there if you're just used to the normal British type traffic, then it will probably shock you like it did me.

Mopeds were everywhere, cars, tuktuks.. they don't really stop at lights or zebra crossings which was strange for us.. We'd try and cross a road and they'd just keep going round us so I'd normally freeze and wait to be pulled to safety which probably wasn't the best way of doing it haha.

There's a lot more to come, at the moment we are in Vietnam! 

My next post will be about Cambodia so if you'd like to know more about our travels and what's to come please keep your eyes peeled for more posts.

Thank you

x

I'M GOING TRAVELLING

Hello all!

I know it's been a really long time since I last posted anything and I'm really sorry, please forgive me!

I've not forgotten but I've been very busy the past few months working, debating and just not having time for anything else. 

I am very excited for the new year because after a lot of thinking, planning and worrying my boyfriend and I finally made our minds up and have decided we're going travelling for 8 months next year, from January to August!

I've never done anything like this before, I've been on holidays and lived abroad but never anything so BIG and decisive, that I've surprised myself in actually saying yes to it.

We've both quit our long term jobs, which took a lot of debating for us, for me because I'm so comfortable there and have made so many lovely friends that I'll be so sad to leave in January!

My last day is officially January the 1st.. then we'll be jobless for over 8 months which really scares me!

The plan is to go to Southeast Asia for 4-5 months and Australia for 3 months. I've never been to either of those places so I'm very excited.

I will post more about this on a later date, today is just a brief post about why I've not been posting and so you guys know I haven't given up blogging, quite the opposite, I'll be blogging A LOT while I'm away because I think it'll be really fun to let you guys know what I'm doing and sharing tips and stories. I would also love to know if that's something any of you are interested in reading?

Please feel free to ask any questions or if you have any requests on blog posts maybe a 'What's in my travel bag?' 

Thank you so much for taking time to read this and I hope you enjoy what's to come!

x

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Hoppy Easter!

Happy Easter bloggers!

Hope you're all having a great day :)

I thought I'd share a small Easter Lush haul I did yesterday when I went shopping in Oxford..

001// Hoppity Poppity bath bomb - £2.50

Smells like violet and lavender and it also contains popping candy which is eggciting!

I'll be quite sad when I have to drop this eggstremely cute, little bunny into my bath.

002// Somewhere Over The Rainbow soap - £4.25 / 100g

Not only looks amazing but smells amazing too!

003// Jason And The Argan Oil shampoo bar - £5.75

I'm so eggcited to use this!

Contains Argan Oil (which I love!) and rose absolute so it's really gentle on the scalp!

These also last a really long time and you just leave them out to dry like the bubble bars and I bought a Round Tin for the bar (in 1st photo) just so it's contained nicely :)

004// Marilyn hair treatment - £9.75

Pre-wash conditioning hair treatment, great for removing yellow/brassy tones from blonde hair, contains chamomile which lightens hair when it's in the sun and olive oil to strengthen hair.

I haven't tried it yet but the sales assistant told me this is great for conditioning dry/damaged hair and lightens dull, wintery hair so I had to give it a go.

005// Enzymion moisturiser - £14.50

Contains a whole lemon per pot! 

I bought this because this doesn't leave your skin oily and I have really oily skin so this is perfect for me. It leaves a really nice matte finish and smells amazing too.

006// Bunch Of Carrots bubble bars - £5.95

I had to buy these because its easter and I was worried they wouldn't have any when I next visit!

They're bubble bars so you have to hold these under the tap with the water running as you fill your bath. If you just drop them in they won't bubble up so make sure they're under running water. The sales assistant told me a great tip which makes life easier, which is to tie the carrot onto the tap using the straw which saves your arm getting achey!

When you're done just leave them to dry and you can reuse them :)

I also bought 

007// Kalamazoo beard and facial wash - £6.50

Which I unfortunately completely forgot to photograph because I gave it to my boyfriend..

Its a facial cleanser which also conditions beards and leaves it really clean and soft!

You can also use it if you haven't got a beard because its really moisturising and good for any faces but it's a great gift if you have any bearded friends, boyfriends or family members!

With jojoba oil, pineapple juice and almond oil.

Hope you all continue to have an eggstremely Hoppy Easter!

x

What do you call a mischievous egg? 
A practical yolker 

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