LAS VEGAS Pt. 1 - My Amazing American Adventure

Hey Y'all,

So, the time came to leave LA but only to start my Topdeck tour and then head to Vegas! Zoe and I met down in the lobby of the hotel we were leaving from early that morning. Shortly after, everyone else that would be joining our tour started to show up. I will never get over just how daunting it is to be in a huge room of people that are virtually strangers. However, once I get over the initial holy fuck, there's so many people, and I realise we're all in the same boat, it definitely makes things a smidgen easier!

The first people Zoe and I met were Kell and Megan; friends travelling together from Perth, Australia. Zoe and I had both spoken to these lovely ladies via the group chat, so it was nice to finally put faces to names. We then met Laura, Irish solo traveler, who we'd also spoken to in the group chat. Slowly, but surely, we were introducing ourselves in between doing the fun adult stuff like handing over passport and insurance details to our tour leader, Amanda. We also met our bus driver, Ray, or as we loved to call him, Ray Ray. He was the most gangsta, hip looking dude I have ever met. Such an awesome guy.

Before we knew it, we were on our way to Las Vegas! I definitely slept for a majority of the bus ride, that's for sure. We stopped at groovy little place that Amanda referred to as the "Armpit of California", Barstow. It was basically a huge truck stop with a whole heaps and random, scattered casinos (which I have now learnt that they seem to be the thing over here in North America).

As we arrived in Vegas, Amanda and Ray Ray gave us a driving tour down the strip before we got checked into our hotel. Everything was so fricken massive! Like, absolutely huge! I was just in awe. It was insane. We then arrived at our hotel, Bally's, which was in amazing location- pretty much right on the strip! As Amanda checked us in, she managed to pull a few strings so Zoe and I were roomies.

Upon arriving and getting settled in our pretty sweet hotel room, I had a message from one of the boys I went to school with who had seen on my Snapchat story that I was in Vegas. It just so happened that he was in Vegas for the next 2 nights as well. We had instantly planned to meet up later that night.

Zoe and I started getting ready for our first night in Vegas! I had to pre drink in the hotel with not being 21 and all. We headed downstairs to meet everyone before jumping onto a party bus for the night! We soon noticed that there were 3 new people that had joined our tour that we hadn't been able to pick up in LA. Two guys and a girl. The two guys were mates (one of which I instantly though was a bit alright looking...how shallow of me, I know. If only I knew, but we'll get to that later) and the girl, Krista, was also another solo traveler!

We all jumped in the party bus, equipped with its very own slimey stripper pole, and headed down the strip. Our first stop was the iconic Las Vegas sign which we definitely got a huge group photo in front of. Then it was back on the party bus to head back down the strip on our way to our next destination - Freemont Street. It was during this time, I bonded with possibly the greatest couple I have ever met, Shinelle & Pat, over our love for the iconic facebook page, Yeah The Boys, and also the fact that I happen to be great friends with the boys who run the facebook page. Small world, hey?

 

Freemont Street was amazing! Such an awesome vibe there! Some of us has to use the washrooms which lead me to meet this crazy, drunk, old Canadian couple who offered me a place to stay in Vancouver when I was headed over there. I'm fairly certain I still have their number in my phone!

We managed to reach our final destination, the nightclub at The Wynn, all in one piece. It was here that anyone under 21 had to love and leave the group. Zoe joined us for the long walk back as she'd felt as though she'd had enough to drink for the night. It was during the walk back that I bonded with Luke, Blake and Ben; my fellow under 21's.

As we neared our hotel, Zoe and I said bye to our boys and waited for my old school friend. To say I was a little nervous was the understatement of the year! It was no secret that I kinda fancied this lad at school. However, I was not expecting to go nearly weak at the bloody knees when I saw him again (it had been nearly 3 years since I'd seen him). I definitely had to get my shit together and compose myself. The boy had gotten sexy, not to mention his accent had gotten stronger (he's British by the way). Holy moly, the kid was sex on legs! I was not prepared which resulted in me being super intimidated and in turn being so awkward it just wasn't even funny.

I somehow managed to gain composure and get my shit together long enough for Zoe, me, Harry and his mate to go to Wahlburgers for a late night feed. We had a good chat, catching up and what not. Then he walked us back to our hotel and said goodnight. The very next day, I got a message from him saying how much he wished he had've kissed me. *Cue heart palpitations*

To Be Continued....

NEXT POST : LAS VEGAS Pt. 2 - My Amazing American Adventure

LOS ANGELES - My Amazing American Adventure

Hey Y'all,

Back at the very start of October 2016, I jetsetted off to the glorius United States of America by myself for a 6 week adventure.

The tears were flowing as I said goodbye to my Mom and Dad at Sydney Airport and later boarded my flight to LA. Little did I know, the tears wouldn't really stop flowing for the next 24ish hours. I cried a lot on the plane, again during my 5hr stop over in San Francisco and then basically cried myself to sleep my very first night in LA. The reality had hit that I was out here in a big city, on the other side of the world all alone. Not to mention, I probably wouldn't be seeing family again for maybe the next 18+ months. To say the very least, I was bloody terrified. My anxiety was at an all time high, that was for sure.

I spent my very first day in LA locked up in my motel room on Hollywood Boulevard, dozing on and off (bloody jet lag) and watching crappy TV. I managed to work up the courage to order some pizza though. Thank goodness for online ordering. Technology is amazing.

As I was starting my Topdeck tour in a couple of days, a few of us on the tour had started a group chat through the Topdeck app (another win for technology) to see where everyone was and what we were all up to. That night one of the girls, Zoe, had landed in LA and we quickly made plans to meet up the next day and explore a little bit together. Little did I know, this amazing person would soon become one of the greatest friends I have ever made. I went to sleep that night a little easier as my anxiety about being all alone in the big bad world had eased some.

The next morning, Zoe walked from her place on Hollywood Blvd down to mine and picked me up. My first impression of her was dang, this chick seems super rad! She's too cool for me! We headed to Subway and grabbed a bite to eat and slowly got to know one another. We spent the day strolling up Hollywood Blvd and experiencing all the interesting people LA had to offer. We also did a tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills and planned to spend the following day at Disneyland. Not to mention, we had a killer dinner at Hooters and bought matching Hooters tank tops.

 

The next day we got up early and made our way to Disneyland! We were SO excited! It was definitely an adventure getting there, that's for sure! I think we spent nearly an hour on public transport trying to find our way there.

Once we arrived, we realised it was slightly busier than we expected (I think it was a Wednesday?). We later found out it was some Jewish holiday or something, so that explained the crazy amounts of kids that were there! 

We spent the day adventuring and exploring the park. My favourite part of that day was when Zoe turns to me and says, "That chick over there looks a lot like Gwen Stefani" and so I turn to where Zoe is looking only to actually see Gwen Stefani AND Blake Shelton! I was so starstruck! I couldn't believe country legend Blake Shelton was just metres away from me! I definitely managed to get a few sneaky pics.

After a fun day, we headed back to good old Hollywood Blvd for dinner and then bed as the next day we started our tour and headed to Las Vegas!

LA was only the start to what I can safely say was the most amazing trip of my life. Stay tuned for our adventures in Vegas! X

NEXT POST : LAS VEGAS - My Amazing American Adventure

CHEEKY LIFE UPDATE *9 MONTHS LATER*

Hey Y'all,

Jesus Christ, I really need to start getting my shit together. Especially considering so much has been going on; I have so many stories to tell!

So, 9 months after my last post, here I am updating y'all!

Where do I even begin?! Well to start off with, back in September 2016, I quit my relatively stable job in Australia and began getting myself ready for my 6 week adventure around the United States of America only to then move to Canada straight after...all on my lonesome.

Never in a million years did I think I'd land a job at a ski hill in Canada (classic Aussie move), not to mention travel around America beforehand all by myself.

The anxiety definitely didn't kick in until the actual day I left. The 3 hour drive to the airport was the longest drive of my life! I definitely think my poor Mom was more terrified than I was. She was radiating anxiety that day. She looked like she was going to be sick! That obviously didn't help my anxiety levels, that's for sure!

But, somehow, here I am in Canada, alive and well and living the bloody dream. I've also managed to score myself a summer job and have already been offered another job at the same ski hill for the next ski season.

Yeah, life's alright.

I will certainly be updating y'all a lot more often, so keep your eyes peeled X

NEXT POST : LOS ANGELES - My Amazing American Adventure

50 FACTS ABOUT ME

Hey y'all, prepare to learn some weird things about me in this latest post!

Enjoy these 50 facts about me! 

#1 - I'm a '96 baby

#2 - I was born in Canberra, Australia

#3 - I grew up in Nowra, Australia

#4 - I have 2 brothers and a sister (all younger) 

#5 - I can only eat yoghurt with a fork

#6 - Fave colour is green

#7 - A lot of people call me Ric

#8 - They also call me Toohey

#9 - I'm a natural red head! 

#10 - Fave music genre is country 

#11 - Fave band is Paramore 

#12 - I cry in nearly every episode of The Vampire Diaries

#13 - But my favourite tv show is How I Met Your Mother

#14 - Which is closely followed by Supernatural

#15 - I don't really believe in a higher power 

#16 - Though I'm a big believer in the paranormal 

#17 - I have an unhealthy addiction to frozen Coke

#18 - I have been working full time since I was 17 

#19 - I dropped out of school

#20 - I have never been in a relationship 

#21 - My all time favourite song is That's What You Get by Paramore 

#22 - I'm very close with all my cousins

#23 - I'm deathly afraid of heights

#24 - And snakes

#25 - I want 3 or 5 kids. No even numbers!

#26 - I want to live on a big property one day 

#27 - I used to ride horses

#28 - I am 100% a feminist

#29 - My first pet was a Kelpie X Blue Heeler called Tia 

#30 - My favourite shoes to wear are my old converse chuck taylors

#31 - I have watched 50 Shades of Grey close to ten times
#32 - My fave food is Mac & Cheese
#33 - I have travelled to 10 different countries in my life
#34 - I am extremely independent
#35 - I went to an Anglican private school
#36 - I once got in trouble for falling asleep during a religious studies exam
#37 - I love working with kids
#38 - I have a black belt in Taekwondo
#39 - I have many national gold medals for Taekwondo
#40 - I currently have 89 books stacked up against my wall. Yes, I have read all of them
#41 - I prefer savoury rather than sweet tastes
#42 - I'm 5'2"...well the last time I checked
#43 - I have read every single book by Abbi Glines
#44 - I prefer to only wear the colours black or white or grey
#45 - I keep a diary
#46 - My fave movies that I can watch over and over are Lord of The Rings
#47 - My fave flowers are roses and daisies
#48 - My fave perfume is Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior
#49 - I actually love flying (in planes that is)
#50 - I will always, till the day I die, want to be like Hilary Duff

Y'all actually have NO IDEA how hard it was to come up with 50 facts about myself! I'm not an overly interesting person, so it was pretty difficult. And if you made it through all 50, well congrats. I'll buy you some chocolates.

Until next time X

TRAVEL DIARY : NICE & MONTE CARLO

Hey y'all!
Here's another travel diary for you!

This one starts as we leave Barcelona, Spain, to make our way to Nice, France.

Day 1

Today was pretty much 12 hours on a bus. I did the standard again; slept, read, listened to music and watched movies. On our way to Nice, we stopped off and had a perfumery tour. All I can say is that it was a complete waste of time! Not to mention, it gave me the worst headache ever. Anyway, we jumped back on the bus and headed to our hotel in Nice. The scenery on the way was absolutely beautiful.

We got to our hotel, checked in, freshened up a bit and we headed out for dinner and a night on the town. This also happened to be my first proper night out after being horrendously sick. We ended up at this cute little restaurant for dinner where our waiter sang to us. It was so adorable. The food was absolutely delicious too, although I didn't eat it all because I still wasn't willing to test my tummy after everything in Avignon!

After dinner, we headed to a place called Wayne's Bar. This place was literally filled with Aussies, Kiwis and Brits. The vibe there was absolutely amazing though! The entire section in front of the bands stage was reserved entirely for us. We met our bar service guy, Angus, who was a total hottie, but was Aussie. Not exotic at all! Everyone started getting white girl wasted, but I didn't have anything to drink. Again, wasn't willing to get sick again. Can you tell I hate being sick yet?

Steph & I were sitting with the boys, so it got pretty rowdy. Little did we know, it was about to get rowdier. As soon as the band came on, the atmosphere was electric and we all ended up dancing on tables, coyote ugly style! When a few of us decided we were tired and sweaty, we made the 10 minute walk back to our hotel and called it a night!

At Wayne's Bar

On our way back to the hotel

Day 2

Today was our free day, so Steph and I spent most of the morning shopping for something to wear for the evening when we made our way to Monte Carlo for the night. It was such a sunny and warm day, so we decided to meet up with some of the guys at the beach. We got down there and chilled in the sun with Lidia, Coup, Ross and Josh. We were there for ages, just enjoying the view, but we eventually had to go back and get ready to go to Monte Carlo.

I made sure I had at least 2 hours to get ready, but I was still freaking out for whatever reason. I had to keep re-straightening my hair from all the stress sweat! When we were all ready, we headed down to the lobby and jumped on the bus and headed to Monte Carlo!

When we got there, we all made a hike up to the Palace. It was pretty spectacular. When we got back down, we headed straight into the famous casino to check it out. Talk about a let down! It really wasn't that fancy at all! There ended up being a bit of drama between some of the girls on where to eat, so after much debate, Steph, Ross, Coup, Lidia, Mae, Jess and I headed out of the casino and down the road and got a huge Macca's feast for dinner!

We sat on the edge of the famous Monte Carlo Grand Prix hairpin and had our feast while watching all the Ferraris and Porches drive past. A little while later, our fabulous bus driver, Victor, came down and joined us. He's such a laugh!

As we were sitting and chatting, I see a hot group of guys across the road. For whatever reason, I decide to yell at them "You're hot". They yelled something back, thinking we were French, so I replied "We're Aussie, can we come party with you?" They whistled and said yes, so Steph and I raced up to meet them. They were 3 very attractive British boys. Connor, Max and I don't remember the other ones name! Oops. We got photos with them, but eventually our fun had to end as we had to get back on the bus to go back to our hotel in Nice. We can safely say it was a hugely missed opportunity!

Lidia, Steph & I

Group pic in Monte Carlo

Steph and I with our British Lads

Day 3

Today was the day we left Nice. However, our morning started at 2am when the hotels fire alarm went off. We all had to evacuate and run downstairs. All I was worried about was making sure I had rubbed all the pimple cream off my face! Talk about embarrassing! We went back to bed before having to get up at 6am to head to Italy!

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Nice

Monte Carlo

Nice

Steph, Me, Mae, Jess and Lidia in Monte Carlo

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EUROTRIP pt. 1 (VIDEO)

Hey y'all!

I have been ridiculously sick the last week and a half, so yeah, I've been slack as hell. But today, I actually got off my butt (not really) and did a thing!

I decided to compile some videos I took over in Europe and apply my wicked editing skills (that's a joke by the way) and put this little thing together.

It is absolutely nothing special, but give it a sympathy watch anyway. The music adds to it.

But keep your eyes peeled for more travel diaries coming soon!

X

TRAVEL DIARY : AVIGNON & BARCELONA '15

Hey y'all!

I'm finally finishing off my travel diaries from when I was in Europe last year!

Avignon - Day 1

Last y'all heard, we had just finished up in the Swiss Alps. We pretty much spent the rest of the day on the bus; it was such a long drive! Avignon was more of a pit stop rather than a place to properly spend time.

We arrived around 4:30 and get checked into the hostel. Despite our hostel being stupidly basic and a bit smelly, we had an exquisite view of the main river there. Everything was so lush and green!
After we put all our crap down and claimed our bunks for the night, we walked across the main bridge into the old city of Avignon for some dinner. Steph, Jess, Nat, Lauren, Mel and I all wandered around the city for about an hour just exploring! The city was absolutely gorgeous, but it was way too hot to handle!

We ended up going to a restaurant in the Main Square for dinner. We were told to avoid the Main Square as they tend to charge you more to eat there, but would could not care less! Most of us got Spaghetti Bolognese for dinner and we also shared a pizza too! After, we went a got slushies and crepes and I definitely felt like I was ready to explode!

Once it started to get dark, we headed back across the bridge to our hostel. We met back up with everyone and we all proceeded to sit on the wifi outside for hours! I started to feel a bit sick, so I had a shower and went to bed early

Avignon - Day 2 / Barcelona - Day 1

Yep, so, I was definitely sick alright. I woke up at about 12:30am and spewed my entire gutts up in my bed. It was horrendous. I then spent the next 6 hrs sleeping on the hostel toilet floor and spewing every half an hour. And even when there was nothing left in my stomach, it didn't stop.

Looking back on it now, it was definitely the worst I have ever felt in my entire life. I never ever want to go through something like that again!

Anyway, I got my shit together and hopped on the bus to head to Barcelona! I sat by myself near the bus toilet, took 2 anti-nausea tablets and was pretty much knocked out the entire bus trip. Made it a lot more enjoyable I think. By the time we got to Barcelona, I was feeling a lot better, but still not 100%. So, I decided to stay at our hostel and sleep while everyone else went out and partied!

Our hostel in Barcelona was so nice! It was literally directly in the middle of the city. It was the perfect location! Not to mention the rooms were huge too!

 Barcelona - Day 2

After a big sleep, I woke up feeling ten times better. Although, I seemed to develop a nasty cough over night and started losing my voice! I mention to keep down some orange juice and a fruit bag from maccas. We didn't do too much apart from shop. Everyone was waaaaay too hungover!

Steph, Jess & I wandered around the main area looking in all the shops. I actually spent some money on myself too! I bought a lot of clothes from MANGO, Brandy Melville and there was another shop but I can't remember!

Before we knew it, it was time to have dinner. A big group of us girls headed to a Spanish tapas bar to get some food! I didn't eat anything as I didn't want to test my tummy. So I convinced the girls to swing past maccas with me so I could get another fruit bag!

We were all in bed pretty early that night as we had to get up first thing to head to The French Riviera!

Barcelona - Day 3

We all jumped up early and fought for the shower before having to jump on the bus all day again to head to Nice.


As you can see, I didn't take many photos, ya know, being sick and all!

Find out what happens in the French Riviera in my next post!

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Next Post: THE FRENCH RIVIERA 

ALBUMS I HAVE HAD ON REPEAT

Hey Y’all,

I thought I’d start off my 2016 posts (even though I’m 5 months late) with the albums I have been obsessed with so far this year. A majority of these were actually released in 2015, but they’re just that good!

Halsey – Badlands 2015

Now, I have a confession. I was super late to jump on the Halsey train *cue the youre not a real fan comments*. It wasn’t until I heard her feature on one of Justin Bieber’s songs from his latest album that I really knew who she was. Then her music video for Colors came out and I loved it! I decided to download her album and see what all the fuss was about, and boy did I see what all the fuss was about! I became obsessed. The whole album was on repeat for a majority of March and April. It wasn’t until I heard the album that I realised heaps of her songs actually play at work all the time! I love, love, love the tone of her voice and how true her songs are!

Favourite song: Definitely cannot choose between Strange Love and Roman Holiday

Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces 1998

I have grown up my whole life listening to the Dixie Chicks. Pretty sure my Mum still has their albums in a box somewhere! A lot of the songs on this album I’d heard and listened to growing up, but I definitely didn’t appreciate music, the way I do now, when I was 5. For whatever reason, a couple of weeks ago, I just decided to get into this album again and Ive had it on repeat ever since. I have always loved the Dixie Chicks and the harmonies of their voices!! Not to mention I do love my country music. This album will definitely be on my playlist for when I’m in America!

Favourite song: Wide Open Spaces

Kelsea Ballerini – The First Time 2015

I’m not going to lie, I was kind of turned off from getting this album by the cover! I just thought it was way too girly and too typically ‘young american girl trying to break out’. Holy moly was I wrong! Yep, thatll be the only time you hear me say I’m wrong. There are so many songs on this album that, well, speak to me. As lame as that sounds, it’s true. I can’t think of anything else to say apart from that I love it! I really hope I get to see one of her shows while I’m in America.

Favourite song: Simply can’t choose between Dibs and Second-hand Smoke

Ellie Goulding – Delirium 2015

Anyone who knows me knows that some of my all-time favourite songs are Ellie Goulding songs. I was so excited for this album. Like, stupidly excited. Surprisingly, I didn’t get into it as much as I thought I would, but I still loved it! I definitely thought the style range of the tracks were great. Ellie can do no wrong in my eyes! *insert heart eyes emoji*

Favourite song: Gonna have to be Army. Loved it when she performed it at the Victorias Secret Fashion Show!

Gabriella Aplin – Light up the Dark 2015

This album is very different to her first album, still good, but very different. The songs are a lot faster and I personally felt like it didn’t focus enough on how amazing her voice can be! But hey, I’m no professional! I still loved it though! I was super duper obsessed with her debut album, so I had high expectations. But, it’s still a great album!

Favourite song: The House We Never Built…her voice is just perfect.

Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material 2015

So, by now, I think It’s pretty obvious that I really, REALLY love my country music! The one thing that I kinda love about Kacey is, while she’s still classed as a country artist, it’s not typically country. Most of y’all will probably have no idea what I’m talking about or even what I mean! Ugh words. Derp. Her songs are so honest and funny in a way. I just love her vibe…so chilled out!

Favourite song: Fine

Miranda Lambert – Platinum 2014

I took my time getting around to finally buying this album!! And it should not be a surprise to any of y’all that it’s country. I love, love, love myself some Miranda Lambert. I love her sass and her twang and I’m so excited for her next album!

Favourite song: Platinum, definitely. But, Babies Makin Babies is a close second!

Well I hope y’all enjoyed this post and if you didn’t, at least you learned that I’m a hillbilly, country music lover.

Stay tuned X

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO SINCE I'VE BEEN M.I.A

Hey y'all. Oh my god, I cannot believe I haven't posted in so long. I swear I've been meaning to but I've found it hard to find the motivation, you know?

I genuinely have not been up to much! I'm the most boring person. However, I have been to Sydney 3 times in the last 2 months for concerts. First was Robbie William's. All I can say is, holy crap, it was so much more than just a performance. He has such charisma that I haven't seen from any other artist in a very long time. I went with my Mum and my 2 Aunties and it was a blast. I throughly enjoyed myself and I would 100% go see him again.

Second was the one and only, Taylor Swift. My life was absolutely made that evening. She was performing at ANZ Stadium to over 76,000 people. Insane or what? I've been a massive fan of Tswizzle for such a long time now and it just made me so happy finally getting to see her. I took my 12 year old cousin, Grace, with me and I had amazing seats! We were on the floor, right near the walkway part of the stage. You could tell taylor was just in awe at how many people were there singing her songs. It was amazing, although I'm a tiny bit disappointed that she didn't sing any of her country stuff :'(

Last, but not least, Sam Smith. This man truly has the voice of an angel. When he sung my favourite song, Not In That Way, it legitimately moved me to tears. He is such a cute human being and I wanted to wrap him up and take him home. I simply could not wipe the smile off my face all night and neither could he! You could just tell that he was so grateful for everything.

I'll also be starting a new job in 5 days! Talk about stressful! But, I definitely think it's time for a change. Ive been in my current job since I was 15 (I'm now 19) and it's time to move on and explore other opportunities! I'll let y'all know how it goes.

That's pretty much all I can think of that has happened that is worth telling y'all. See, told you I'm boring.

I hope y'all are all ready for Christmas and are getting in the spirit of the holidays X

MY NEW TATTOO!

Hey Y'all….
Long time, no post, right? Its been too long! I've been a bit here, there and everywhere lately.

This Tuesday that just passed was my birthday! And what better way to celebrate than getting a brand new tattoo. Although, I had to wait till Thursday to get it because of work and all that jazz! I managed to convince my friend, Tom, to come get one with me too. It was Tom's first tattoo, so I decided to go first. We thought mine would take about 2 hours….yeah, no, not quite. 3 hours later and some serious pain later…I was done.

When I say serious pain, I don't really mean it. It was really the last half an hour of it that started to hurt purely because the tattoo artist, Dosa, was just going back over parts that he had already done. That was really the only time it started to hurt. The worst part of it all was having to lay still for 3hrs!!!! It was literally killing me! All I wanted to do by the 2 hour mark was get up and go run around the block. I am the most fidgety person ever, so having to lay there for 3 hours was absolute torture.

Then it was Tom's turn. He ended up getting something to do with one of his favourite bands, The Amity Affliction. His only took about an hour to an hour and a half.

I got my tattoo in memory of my Grandad. He always loved wolves and some of his last words to me were about how beautiful I looked in my grubby muscle tank that had a giant wolf on it.

The way I perceive this design may be completely different to how you, or someone else, may see it. The way I like to look at it is the aztecy-tribal side is the spiritual side. And the insanely detailed side that looks like a real wolf, is the physical side. Whilst I will always have physical memories of my grandad, it also calms me to think that there is a spiritual side of him too. 

I would like to give a massive shout out and thank you to Dosa & Tattoo Xtreme for the amazing work and detail that you did. I'd like to add, that while Dosa had a very basic outline of the wolf on me, he did most of the detail free-hand. Dosa is an absolute legend.

If you would like to know the pricing, or anything other details, just comment.

X

TRAVEL DIARY : THE AMAZING SWISS ALPS

Hey y'all. So we arrived at our campsite just down from the village in Lauterbrunnen in the afternoon after a very long bus ride! We got sorted into our cute little cabins, which weren't so cute when I realised there was no air-conditioning. How was I ever going to survive?! We also found out that we had to use communal showers and toilets. Now, I was so not looking forward to this given I have stayed in some dodgy hostels before, but I was pleasantly surprised at the cleanliness of them!
Our campsite even had an onsite bar, which y'all can imagine we all hit up after dinner.

At this particular stop, we had our very own Topdeck 'cook tent' where the was a team of Topdeck staff that would be preparing us a 3 course meal for dinner for the next two evenings, and not to mention breakfast as well!

Before heading to the bar, a group of us made a giant trek up to a waterfall that was just above where we were staying. The climb was super steep and at one point I was just gonna give up, but I was glad I didn't because the view from behind the waterfall was absolutely stunning! We were up there just after dusk and it was simply beautiful.

DAY 2:

Steph and I were up super early to jump straight into the showers and get ready for the day. Only we both had to having freezing cold showers because we forgot our coins to pay for the hot water! Talk about first world problems.

Today we headed from Lauterbrunnen, up the mountain to Jungfraujoch where we could play in the snow all day! It was about 2 hours up on the train (roughly, I think it was shorter than that). When we first jumped off we all got a bit chilly and popped our jumpers and what not on. Within about half an hour of us all being in the snowing doing stuff, we were all pretty much back in tshirts! It was boiling and Steph even got sunburnt.

While others headed back down to go skydiving, a group of us stayed up on the mountain enjoying the activities. I snowboarded (and majorly stacked it) and pretty much all us girls did the tubing and sledding. It was just the absolute best fun! Steph and I wandered up to do the zip lining a little later and I was super hesitant, given my crippling fear of heights, but i sucked it up and popped the harness on and headed up. As soon as we got up to the top where we zip down, I pretty much instantly had a panic attack and given the altitude, it was already hard to breathe so the panic attack didn't do much to help! So obviously I climbed back down and didn't end up doing it. But you know what, just the fact that I climbed up there was huge for me, so I was fine with not doing it. Baby steps.

I watched Steph zip down and it looked awesome! She said she loved it!

Snowboarding injury!

That evening, we hung out at the bar for a little bit before going and hanging out with Natalie, Lauren and Mel in their cabin and chatted and laughed and had a grand ol' time!

DAY 3:

After packing our stuff back up and having breakfast, we jumped back on our trusty bus with Victor and headed to Avignon, which was another lengthy trip, but thats for the next post!

NEXT POST: Avignon & Barcelona

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SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BEAUTY YOUTUBERS

Hey y'all, so I thought I'd take a break from boring you with what I was doing over in Europe and talk about who I watch on YouTube for anything beauty/skincare/makeup related! I absolutely love makeup and learning new techniques and what works well with me, but I'm also very passionate about my skincare too. So if y'all are looking for the best tips and tricks of the trade or advice, check out these darlings below (click on them for links)!

BeautyLifeMichelle

Fall / Autumn Makeup Look Tutorial | Smokey Eyes and Deep Berry Lips

Michelle has got to be one of my favourites that I'm always looking to for any new products on the market or anything I just haven't tried myself! She is absolutely flawless and I would highly recommend checking her out. Not only does she do celebrity makeup tutorials, she also does her own makeup looks, hauls, GRWM, drugstore tutorials and plenty of reviews, first impressions and favourites!

CarlieStylez 

Back To School Makeup

Aside from being a Butler (soon to be Wood), she is an extremely motivational person and I really really love that. Carlie's main content isn't just beauty related, but all the ones she has put out I absolutely love! And not to mention I love her everyday content too. Basically, I just love Carlie…lets be honest. One of favourites was her Night Care Routine that she posted nearly 1 year ago! Wow, its been so long!

KathleenLights

Burnt Gold Makeup Tutorial

If y'all are into anything beauty/makeup related, Kathleen is your gal! From hauls to collections, tutorials, swatch reviews, shoe collections or even keeping us updated on her own limited edition makeup collabs! She literally has a video for anything and everything! Check. Her. Out. Now!

Lauren Elizabeth 

My February Favourites

This girl is so multitalented. I got into Lauren for her everyday, main content. She is absolutely hilarious, I just love her! But I also love her beauty hauls and videos like 'What I Put On My Face'. She is an absolute all rounder!

Niomi Smart 

Evening Skincare Routine

I absolutely love her makeup tutorials and her skincare videos! As I mentioned before, I am big on skincare so I definitely like looking around and seeing what everyone else uses and what works for them. One of my favourites of Niomi's was her Beauty Tips video with her Mum and Grandma…I absolutely adored it!

Pixiwoo

The Best Foundation For Your Skin

You're absolutely crazy if you don't love these sisters! If you're into your makeup, I can guarantee you've seen at least one of their videos or have used at least one of their products (real techniques brushes!). I absolutely love love love their channel and learning so many tips and tricks and techniques! You cannot go wrong with them.

Tanya Burr

Smokey Evening Makeup For Glasses Wearers! 

Okay, Tanya is just a given. Everyone knows that, right? If I have an event or outing to go to, her channel is always the first I go to. I will sit there for hours watching her tutorials and deciding which one I like best to wear out that day/night. Aside from being extremely cute, adorable & funny, she is also an absolute legend and pro. She is literally flawless.

Zoella

Autumn/Fall Makeup | Gold Eyes & Berry Lips

She is last, but certainly not least. While we all know Zoe doesn't pin herself as a 'beauty guru', she does have some amazing haul videos and hair and makeup tutorials. Everybody loves Zoe, it's impossible not to!

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