TRAVEL PART 3

HI EVERYONE !

FOR THIS POST, I THOUGHT I WOULD GO BACK TO AN OLDER "PROJECT" I STARTED BUT NEVER FINISHED. I ACTUALLY WANTED THIS TO BE DONE BEFORE 2014 FINISHED BUT YEAH ... DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WELL.

IN THIS CATEGORY I WAS TALKING ABOUT ALL THE HOLIDAYS I'VE BEEN ON THE PAST YEAR AND ONLY ONE IS STILL MISSING SO HERE WE GO:

LAST SUMMER I WENT ON MY LAST REAL HOLIDAYS. IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY INFACT IT'S ALREADY OVER HALF A YEAR AGO. WITHOUT ANYONE I KNEW BEFORE I WENT TO EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND ON KIND OF A LANGUAGE YOUTH TRAVEL. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WON THIS TRIP EARLIER THE YEAR, WHICH WAS AMAZING BECAUSE I NEVER WON ANYTHING BEFORE. BUT I'VE BEEN TO ON THE SAME TRAVEL TWO YEARS AGO WITH MY BEST FRIEND. 

THIS YEAR WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND ENJOY THE SUMMER. I STAYED WITH A HOST FAMILY FOR TWO WEEKS AND AS I WAS A RETURNEE I COULD CHOOSE TO STAY AT THE SAME HOUSE I STAYED AT BEFORE. ANOTHER GIRL WAS PLACED IN THE SAME FAMILY AND WE SHARED A ROOM. THIS WASN'T JUST ANY GIRL; SHE BECAME A SISTER. IT LITERALLY TOOK US 1 HOUR AND WE WERE AS CLOSE AS YOU COULD BE. THAT WAS SUCH A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE, I NEVER GOT ON WITH ANYONE THAT FAST. 

INSEPARABLE AS WE WERE, WE SPEND THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS TOGETHER AND HAD SOOO MUCH FUN. "SCHOOL CLASSES" IN THE MORNINGS, ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOONS AND SOME TRIPS HERE AND THERE. DURING OUR MORNING CLASSES WE SOON GOT TO KNOW 4 AMAZING GIRLS AND THE SUMMER SQUAD WAS ON POINT. NOW IN A BUNDLE OF 6 WE DID THINGS LIKE LASER TAG, TOOK PART IN A BARBECUE ON THE BEACH, WENT TO SOME PARTIES OR SHOPPING. WE WOULD SPEND MOST EVENINGS SITTING ON THE BEACH WITH A NICE MARKS&SPENCER FRUIT SALAD.

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY TIME IN ENGLAND WERE TWO TRIPS TO LONDON AND ONE TO BRIGHTON. ON OUR FIRST LONDON TRIP WE VISITED MADAM TUSSAUDS AND COVENT GARDEN AFTERWARDS. THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND WE HAD A LOVELY TIME STROLLING AROUND THE CUTE SHOPS AND MARKET STANDS AT COVENT GARDEN.

THE SECOND TRIP WAS COMPLETELY FREE, WHICH MEANS SHOPPING. LONDON IS AMAZING FOR SHOPPING BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A TIME LIMIT OF 4 HOURS (WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH SO LITTLE TIME?!) IT CAN GET A BIT STRESSFUL AND OVERLOADED SOMETIMES. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN I SAID SORRY WHEN WE RAN BACK TO THE BUS ... BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THAT DAY AND SAW A LOT (OF SHOPS FROM THE INSIDE). AGAIN I DIDN'T MANAGE TO GO TO THE M&Ms SHOP BUT - PRIORITIES. TOPSHOP IN OXFORD STREET WAS MASSIVE AND HONESTLY TOO BIG. I DIDN'T KNOW A TOPSHOP COULD BE TOO BIG BUT YES, BELIEVE ME. TOO MANY CLOTHES, TOO MUCH JEWLERY, TOO MANY ACCESSOIRES, TOO MANY STORIES, TOO MANY PEOPLE.

THE OTHER THING I FOUND OUT IS THAT I AM NOT MUCH OF A VICTORIAS SECRET FAN. MAYBE I WAS IN THE "WRONG" SHOP BUT I WASN'T VERY IMPRESSED BY THEIR OFFERS AND THE WHOLE SETUP. I CAN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR SHOPS ARE HYPED SO MUCH, BUT I GUESS IT'S BETTER IN AMERICA ANYWAY.

THE SHOP THAT I DID GET EXITED ABOUT WAS &OTHERSTORIES. ONE WORD: HEAVEN. THIS SHOP IS JUST PERFECT. THE CONCEPT IS GREAT, IT IS NEITHER TOO BIG NOR OVERLY EXPENSIVE AND THE PRODUCTS ARE ALL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. 

FOR THE BRIGHTON TRIP I CAN SAY THAT WHENEVER YOU GOT THE CHANCE, GO AND VISIT BRIGHTON. THIS PLACE IS GORGEOUS! THE LANES WITH THE SECONDHAND SHOPS, STREET CAFES AND HIPSTERS WALKING AROUND EVERYWHERE. OR THE PROMENADE WITH THE BEACH AND THE PIER. AGAIN, WE DID SOME SHOPPING BUT IT WAS  A LOT MORE RELAXED THAN LONDON, WE EVEN HAD TIME FOR SOME FROZEN YOGHURT AND A WALK THROUGH THE STREETS. 

I THINK THAT'S NEARLY ALL I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT ENGLAND. MORE DETAILS WOULD JUST MAKE THIS POST MASSIVE AND I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO MY WONDERFUL HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE. SUMMER 2014 WAS TRULY INCREDIBLE AND I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH. GERMANY WON THE WORLD CUP AND I SAW THE FINAL AND CELEBRATED IN ENGLAND. I MET THE BEST GIRLS THAT ARE NOW VERY GOOD FRIENDS AND GOT TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL BIT OF ENGLAND. I HAD THE BEST TIME AND HOPE I COULD SHARE SOME OF IT WITH YOU.

STAY ADVENTUROUS xx