Showing posts with label wanderlust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wanderlust. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 August 2012

All Aboard, Lovers!

Trains are super romantic! Okay, not so much when it's like this...

Nice and Convenient Storage Room
But for all the times I've been separated and reunited with a loved one, or set off on an exciting adventure with friends, trains and train stations are quite magical. Here are some of my favourite train routes from around the world...

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB), Germany
Connections

HSB 99 236 @ Wernigerode Kirchstrasse

West Highland Railway (The real Hogwart's Express), UK
Il vero Hogwarts Express / The real Hogwarts Express

Glenfinnan 1984

Glacier Express, Switzerland
Glacier Express

Train under cherry blossoms, Alishan Forest Taiwan and Segawa Valley Japan
Alishan Forest Train under Cherry Blossoms 櫻花樹下的阿里山森林小火車

xoxo, Becca

Images via Flickr

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Little Travel Luxuries

Ten non-essential but lovely travel items to pack
La Perla Belle De Jour/Yogi Tea/Eastern Mystic Little Ganesha charm bracelet/Scoop NYC scarf/Moroccan Oil Hair Treatment/Joik Soy Candle in Creme Brûlée/Vaseline Lip Therapy Spf15/L'Eau de Chloé/Ghd Scarlett Collection Classic Styler










Besides the travel essentials - passport, tickets, camera, the bf ;) I love bringing along a few items to make the getaway just that bit cozier. These are ten things (as pictured above) that I usually add to the basics...

1. A night dress or lingerie - Anything I'm sleeping in has got to be super comfortable and preferably light.

2. Magazines - Lots of reading material for long journeys and waiting around.

3. Tea or coffee - I usually pick this up along the way in whichever city I'm in. It's so comforting to make a good tea when I'm back in the hotel/apartment, especially if I've been out in bad weather.

4. Accessories - Mostly rings and bracelets. Sunnies come in handy too!

5. A scarf - This is really necessary for me as it can be used to keep warm when it's a bit chilly especially on the plane, as a headrest to sleep on and also as a cover-up in case I visit a place of worship.

6. Hair treatment - This is where it starts to get a little crazy. On my last trip I actually got my Mum to assist me in decanting my Moroccan hair oil in to a little plastic container. And my Fekkai Protein RX Treatment Mask. I must say it was really worth it though, plus I love the nutty smell of argan oil!

7. A scented candle - A small scented candle to fill a room with fragrance is just so lovely and it also makes a nice little gift.

8. Lip balm - I use Vaseline and probably have most of the different tins from Spf 15 to Cocoa butter, but I still like the original best.

9. Perfume - I always carry a mini bottle of my favourite scent :)

10. Ghds - Finally the one hair styling tool I bring are my ghds! Loving the new set I bought recently, the Scarlett collection which also comes in a gorgeous red clutch.

Monday, 12 March 2012

May Dreaming

I'm really ready for a spring break! I will be taking two weeks off in May and packing my bags for a trip to Central Europe with the bf and a few friends :) We are still deciding which cities to visit although we will be starting from Munich and some destination ideas so far are Prague, Salzburg, Venice and perhaps parts of Slovenia as we have never been there before. Lake Bled and Ljubljana (pictured below) look very pretty. It might only be Mid-March but I say there's no harm in a little May dreaming :)) ...


Morning mist on lake bled
Morning Mist by Atilla, Flickr
beautiful summer on lake bled slovenia
Bled by Tiloki, Flickr

Ljubljana by the river Slovenia
Ljubljana by the river, WeHeartit