Disneyland Paris.

As mentioned in a previous post, I am transferring my blog posts from the last year (they were on a different site) so here is number 5 of 9! Enjoy!

This was originally posted on 23/06/2017.

It's no secret that I love Disney. The songs. The stories. The films. I love it all. It's all just so magical to me. So when my friend Hannah and I decided we wanted to go to Paris, we both agreed that we absolutely HAD to go to Disneyland. Hannah is also a big fan of Disney. In fact, her Disney knowledge puts my Disney knowledge to shame (as much as I try). So it probably goes without saying that we were beyond excited. 

When booking and planning our trip (only 6 weeks before we left!) we discovered that there was a '3 days for the price of 2' deal at Disneyland which worked out perfectly. Having experienced Disneyland Paris, I can definitely say that 2 days would not have been long enough. I mean, I could have stayed a week and not got bored, but that would have been hella expensive. So yes, we had 3 days to spend at the park. We stayed in air B&Bs our entire trip and during this Disneyland portion, we stayed in a beautiful area called 'Serris' (Blog post here!). We were really close to Disneyland so we were able to walk there and back, even if the walk home made me feel like my feet were about to fall off (after walking around Disney all day!) 

So for those of you that didn't know, there are two parks at Disneyland Paris. The first is the Disneyland Park. This park was bigger and had lots of areas to explore. The great thing about Disneyland is that even if you're not a roller coaster fan, there is still so much to do! Although I had seen a ton of photos and even been there before (although I was too young to remember it really,) I was blown away with the dedication to everything. Everywhere you go is themed and you really feel like you're in the movie. 

The second park is Walt Disney Studios. Now I love Disney and was so so excited to go to Disneyland but when I discovered this second park, my excitement reached a whole new level. Something people may not know about me is that I love movies. I don't mean just watching movies, although I do love that too, but everything that goes into movies. The behind the scenes, the videography, the acting, the storytelling, just the entire process! I am so deeply fascinated by it all. So this park being based around this kind of concept was amazing to me. You walked around feeling like you were on a film set and you got to see just how Disney came about and what goes into making these films. It was honestly such a cool experience and has just made me love movies even more!

There is so much more I could say about Disneyland Paris and my entire experience, but we would be here all day! However, if you are interested in hearing more, you could always check out my vlog (Check out my Youtube channel!)

So yes, it really was an amazing experience and I cannot wait to go back already. I've included a few pics from Disney before so feel free to have a little look. Unfortunately, I didn't actually take that many pics at Disney because whenever there was a free moment to take out the camera, I ended up filming for the vlog. 

I hope you are having a lovely day and I will speak to you very soon!

Holly Xx

Fashion Museum | Bath

This summer is (hopefully) my last summer before I am off to uni and so I am trying super hard to make the most of it. However, between my lack of money and the busy schedules of my friends, it is proving a little more challenging than expected. That being said, it has definietely encouraged me to explore more local areas and so came about a little outing the other week with the lovely Emma, a friend from school and a fellow blogger too!

We hopped on a train to Bath and walked on up to the Waterstones cafe. Good compant, books and coffee... what more could you want?! We had a spot of lunch, I had a mocha and we had a good long natter. Somehow I managed to leave without spending all my money on books (are you proud?) and we headed off to the fashion museum. Walking around Bath is always so lovely and there is always such a good vibe. Then just to make it even better, the weather was gorgeous! So, we mooched on over.

We managed to get the student price for the entrance fee which wasn't too shabby (my purse was very thankful) and the staff were so lovely. We walked around and took in all the beautiful clothes and interesting history behind them. I couldn't believe that I had never been before, considering how close it is to where I live. Finally, towards the end of the museum we reached the dressing up section. Now I loved dressing up as a child and I think I love it even more now! My family take our fancy dress very seriously and love a good costume party, so this was right up my street. We tried on a couple different items but the dresses were my favourite, even if it was a little big. I felt just like I could just go walk onto a movie set, it was amazing!

Once we had gathered ourselves and said goodbye to the dresses, we soon came to the end of the museum. We had a litte mosey around the gift shop and headed off. I am a sucker for any museum, gallery, e.t.c and it was the most wonderful day. I really want to visit more museums this summer and the Bath Fashion Museum was the perfect one to start it all off. A day full of sun, books, girly chats, coffee and fashion, it really was the perfect summers day.

I always forget to document little outings like this and it's something I really want to improve on. Having these little travel posts to look back on is so so nice and the more posts the merrier. 

Have you ever been to the Bath Fashion Museum? What's the best gallery/ museum you've been to? I would love to know so I can add it to my list!

Thanks so much for reading and I will speak to you soon,

Holly X

Serris, Paris.

As mentioned in a previous post, I am transferring my blog posts from the last year (they were on a different site) so here is number 2 of 9! Enjoy!
This was originally posted on 12/04/2017.

On the 20th March 2017 I had the pleasure of going to Paris on the Eurostar. I have always wanted to travel and finally after 18 months of being chronically ill, I was able to. My friend Hannah and I planned started planning the trip about 6 weeks before we left so it was fairly last minute and we had the whole trip planned and booked within days. We didn't intend for the trip to be so soon (although we were obviously very happy about not having to wait too long to go) but there was an offer on Disneyland tickets that ended at the end of March so we figured, why not!

The trip was 10 days long. We spent three days at Disneyland and then a week in central Paris. However, it goes without saying that Disneyland is expensive. We got the tickets at a decent price because of the offer. However, there was no way we could afford to actually stay at Disneyland so we decided to rent an Air B&B (Use my code- www.airbnb.co.uk/c/hollys7175) in Serris, the area just outside Disney. The Air B&B we chose was kind of between two metro stations (the only form of transport we used) so our host came and met us to walk us to the apartment. This was super helpful, especially considering this is the first real alone trip we had both done so it was all a bit overwhelming at times. Anyway, our host was THE nicest host you could have asked for (Shoutout to Calvin!) and met us at the metro, walked us to the apartment telling us about the local area as we walked and really went out of his way to accommodate us. He was the best.

Okay, there was one floor to Calvin... he walked SO FAST. I used to be a relatively fast walker but since being sick I have got really out of shape, meaning I no longer walk fast. Especially while lugging a suitcase with a broken wheel and a marry Poppins handbag. Hannah also happens to be a super speedy walker so trying to keep up with them both was a workout. I was sweating... a lot. It even got to the point where I just gave up chasing after them and took my time strolling through the shopping centre we had to walk through, window shopping all of the shops. Occasionally when they had realised I was wayyyy behind, you would just see a little Calvin pop around the corner waving at me. It was quite hilarious. 

So that's my little story for this post!  Now the area we stayed in, Serris, was absolutely beautiful. All of the buildings were stunning and there was this gorgeous lake you could watch the sunset over as we walked home from Disney. Everything about the area was just gorgeous so I thought I would share some of my favourite pics we took from the area. Enjoy!

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So there we have some of my fav pics from Serris and a funny little story too! I have a ton more Paris Pics to share and a load more funny stories so stay tuned if you want to see those. I also filmed a lot of the trip so check out my Youtube channel for the vlogs.

Thank you so much for reading,

Have a lovely day and I will speak to you very soon,

Holly X

Westonbirt Arboretum in Autumn.

Westonbirt Arboretum is a popular location for my family. We have our annual passes and enjoy many beautiful walks over the year. We walk our dogs, enjoy the stunning scenery and sometimes even have a cheeky hot chocolate too. The arboretum is always such a gorgeous place to be, but in Autumn it takes beauty to a whole new level. I could spend hours and hours just taking in all the vibrant colours and enjoying the view. A couple weeks ago, my mum and I went on a little autumn walk at the arboretum and of course I had to bring my camera. Here are some of my favourite photos from the day...

Egypt || Summer 2016

On August 16th I had the please of going to Eygpt for 10 days. It was a family holiday and was honestly one of the best experiences I have had. We stayed in a lovely hotel that had lots of waterslides, cute cats (all of which we named) and really polite and helpful staff. There were also a few neighbouring hotels that were all owned by the same person, meaning we could go and use the other hotel's facilities too! Unfortunately, we didn't realise this until the second half of the trip, but we spent the last few days enjoying the neighbour hotels massive pool! 

Our hotel had the better waterslides, nicer grounds and was a lot less crowded meaning you really felt like the staff personally knew you. We really enjoyed that aspect. One night we went to the Asian restaurant. Our hotel was all inclusive and there were a couple buffets, where we usually ate. However, you could book a table at these specific restaurants for a more formal dinner. The Asian place was not only the best food but the staff were incredible. They spent the night joking with us and even took us back into the kitchen, where one the staff jumped out and scared me! It really felt like you were friends with all the staff and made such a difference to our trip. 

Throwback to NYC

Lately, I have been looking through a lot of my older photos on my laptop and sorting through them. Among the millions of photos, I came across my NYC album from my visit last year! 

Visiting NYC was absolutely amazing and just looking back through these photographs makes me want to go travelling even more! Travelling has always been something that excites me. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to experience the world and see all these amazing places. I often think that we live in such a beautifully complex and unique place and I just want to see it all. Now I know that the likelihood of me seeing EVERYWHERE is very slim but I sure would like to see a fair amount of it. 

Travelling to me is quite possibly my biggest dream right now and I just wish that I could go right away. However, that, unfortunately, isn't possible as I have to finish my A-levels first. I just hope that when the opportunity comes, I take it. 

Thanks for reading,

Holly X

Autumn walks

One of my favourite things about the season of Autumn is being able to go on walks and enjoy the scenery. 

I am very lucky to be living near to the Westonbirt Arboretum, and we as a family have season passes so we get to come here a lot. We often take our dogs here for walks and its a really nice place to go.

 We went around mid-afternoon and the weather was lovely. We had a very enjoyable walk and I took this opportunity to test out my new camera. I took quite a few snaps that I thought I would share. I really love the colours and this is one of my favourite places to be during the Autumn. This also makes it ideal for photos.

Enjoy!

My little brother hugging a tree.

Me looking rather tired.

Beautiful colour!

More lovely colours.

Alfie climbing trees again.

The colours reminded me of a traffic light.

Alfie with one of our dogs, Bella.

Me and Alfie with a stunning background,

Being artsy.

HOLLY!

I just love the colours in this!

Wonderful weather.

Alfie with the dogs.

We really do live in a beautiful world.

Thought this was pretty cute.

Trees. Trees. Trees.

More trees.

This colour is gorgeous.

Sunset on the way out.

After our little walk, we stopped at the cafe for a delicious hot chocolate before heading home.
I had a lovely afternoon and really enjoyed taking some lovely photos.

Thanks for reading,

xxX Holly Xxx

Tenerife ~ Summer 2013

Sunrise from the airport just before we got onto our flight.

Amazing view from above the clouds.

First appearances of Tenerife.

As we arrived at our hotel.

The room I shared with my sister.

One of my favourite tank tops from primark.

 Blue skies. 

On Friday 23rd August, I and my family travelled out to Tenerife for a week. We were up at 2am on Friday to go to the airport. Due to past experiences we gave ourselves ample time before our flight to check in and get some breakfast. Of course me being me, I had pancakes. Finally, we set off on the way to Tenerife and after a 4-hour long flight full of hot chocolate and music we arrived. Once we collected our luggage we boarded our coach on our way to our RIU hotel. Our hotel was absolutely amazing and believe it or not the first hotel I had ever stayed in. The staff were so friendly , the hotel was huge and the facilities were fab! On the first day, we just relaxed by the pool trying to get a tan. However, I either look like a snowman or a tomato, never an in between so I found this task rather difficult. Later on in the evening, we went for a gorgeous meal before bed.

That's all for now, however, i will be writing more about the rest of my stay in Tenerife soon so be sure to come back soon!

Thank you for reading,

xxX Holly Xxx