Recently I booked a trip to Paris for my best friend and I as she just turned 18. Looking through photos from old trips has made me incredibly excited, and as I've never written a blogpost on Paris, I thought why not?

As someone who doesn't speak much French, the idea of travelling without my fluent mother terrifies me. However, I am beyond excited to go and get even more shots, hopefully better than last time!

Shannon

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Just a quick unedited look at my trip to Germany's astounding capital city; Berlin!

While being a tourist and seeing all the cliche things was fun and really interesting, as shown by the vast amount of photos I took, I also managed to see an old friend and go to one of the coolest bars I've been to. The setup was like a chemistry lab down to the decor of periodic tables of alcohol and the measuring flasks full of alcohol. If you're ever in Berlin and want to check it out, the website is www.zyankali.de 

((I also think their alcohol is 10x stronger than normal alcohol as one cocktail made me slightly lightheaded, just as an extra word of warning!;)))

Berlin is definitely a city I need to go back to as it is full of so much more I didn't get to see or do.

Thanks for reading,

Shannon

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Galway is seriously stunning, and I loved every second I spent there and in the surrounding areas. I love Ireland and it's relaxed attitude and the culture and just everything, and may have to live there for a little bit just to really make the most of it!

I've mentioned the cliffs of Moher before in one of my previous posts so I won't go on about it too much, all I will say is part of me adores the stereotypical Irish culture that surrounds this place. The music played by musicians dotted all along the path up to the peak and the stunning views to go along with it makes me kind of think I'm on some adventure to a fantasy world or something. I love it so much, my imagination just takes off.

There was street art like this all over the place, reminding people to be happy and to smile, and the positivity honestly got to me and I found myself smiling my way through the streets of Galway. 

As well as having free wifi and amazing food, I found the outside of this restaurant really cute and just begging for a photo to be taken of it. 

The Samaritans had stickers all over the place in Galway and at the cliffs, and I found it really reassuring because I almost never see them in England. 

   

   

I've decided I need to live near moving water when I move out, there was a river running through the town and I honestly felt so calm all day, something which doesn't ever happen with me when I'm on my own. I just feel like the entire town was really calm and relaxed and I loved it so much.

I miss Ireland so much and definitely need to come back soon, hopefully with my boyfriend so he can realise how beautiful it is too!

Hope you enjoyed this post guys, let me know if you like this sort of thing and I'll definitely try to do more as I enjoyed it. 

I'm currently in Ireland, enjoying the burning heat and melting because I am not a sun sort of person. I'm wearing jeans and boots in 20+ degrees heat for god's sake. But, what I have realised, is how much I love travelling and taking photos of wherever I do go, so today I'm gonna show you guys some of my favourite photos. 

(A full blog post on Ireland will be up later this week) 

My first place is actually somewhere I went today, which are the cliffs of Moher. Despite the vast amount of people there, it was actually beautiful and the Celtic music really set a scene for the site. It was so dramatic, and I love pretty much all the photos I took, but these two especially. I feel they capture the cliffs and the scenes I saw very well, and I'm pleased that I get to show you guys. 

The next place is obviously Paris. I went in Easter of this year and loved it. I just felt like it was busy and full of life and always had something interesting going on, which I loved. Obviously the language barrier was a huge thing for me, and so I found myself scared to talk to people, and left the actual talking to my mum, who's fluent. This didn't stop me from loving the city though, and I found myself enjoying the culture and lifestyle of the Parisians. I also made a visit to the famous lock bridge, or Pont des Arts. I know this is a highly controversial thing, with people dividing between whether it's a good idea or not, but I loved it. It just felt so lovely knowing that so many couples had been and gone in that spot, putting something to show that they want and think they're going to be together forever. Even if you don't agree with the locks, you need to agree that that is a beautiful thought.

I'm not going to list all the times I've been to London as we'll probably still be here in eighty years when we're all old and decrepit, but it will continue to be one of my favourite cities for as long as I live. London has so much going on, whether it's shows or clubs or just going for a meal, and I love it so much. I abuse the fact I have family living down there, using any chance I get to go down and see a few shows and do a bit more exploring. One place I really do love is Camden Market, as I love the range of styles and products you can get there. One thing I don't like though is how pushy some of the market stall owners can be. No. Stop that. I also love the range of restaurants they have, most of which I have not tried, but starting from my next trip down, which is actually next week, I will be. Rainforest Cafe has been booked, and ChoccyWoccyDooDaas is definitely on my list of things to try, as is The Breakfast Club. If anyone has been, please comment and tell me what they're like!

My last trip is to Canada. I've only been once and that was three years ago, but to this day I love it so so much and I want to go back so badly. Besides Disney (which I have no decent photos of, hence why it's not here) I have never been to a holiday destination I loved this much. Toronto is full of life and it's full of happy and pleasant people who clean their streets and are much friendlier than most nations minus the Irish, and it just makes me so happy. I also visited Victoria and that was just as nice, just less city-like, seeing as it is a town on an island. I just miss Canada so much and need to go back at least once more just to see it again. 

 The pictures are no where near the quality of the others because they're taken by 14 year old me on an iPod touch.

So yeah, these are some of the photos and places I love(d).