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Travel: Bachelorette In Barcelona!

I had traveled to Barcelona back in August for my sister's bachelorette party and we had booked a AirBnB in the area called 'Career de Mallorca', Which is just a walk away from the high street/train station.
During our stay we ate loads of tapas and the most amazing Paella at Roma Reial!

I would love to travel back there to Barcelona sometime soon!

I really loved the vibe there! It's very laid back and the weather during August was perfect! It was like i never left Hong Kong! Even better that it wasn't humid at all, which was perfect!
Though the next time if i do revisit Barcelona i would love to do more sightseeing and see if they offer any outdoor activity!

Here is a few snaps from my travel (More on my Instagram) :

Love,

Kat

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Hong Kong Infinity Pool

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James came back to Hong Kong from his trip and as planned we made our journey to visit the Infinity pool on one of the weekends! This trip was nostalgic to me because before we had ever met this was somewhere I mentioned that I would take him as it would be something nice to experience together.

The hike here is considerably easy... Except for when you are hiking in the heat and humidity which makes it so much harder then it really is!
I found it fairly odd that this route was quiet in comparison to my first time visiting the infinity pool, it didn’t seem to have many people leaving the route or making their way there. I dismissed the thought that it was a weekday and continued to refer to a blog post to guide me.
Once we had arrived to our destination, there was only a couple sunbathing on the rocks which was a totally different experience in comparison to my first time when the place was rammed packed full of people.

As i wrote up this post i had stumbled upon 'HongKongHikers' website and realised that the infinity pool had been closed off:
“According to the Waterworks Ordinance, any person who bathes or washes in the waterworks is liable to prosecution, and on summary conviction to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for two years.”

If i had known earlier i wouldn't had risked myself or James!
It's a shame because this is such a beautiful place to visit but due to littering as one of the issues it had been closed off.

I'll leave you here with some of my snap from my visit:

Love,

Kat

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Kayaking in Hong Kong!

You could rent paddle boards and even try out windsurfing!

They supplied life jackets (Thank god!) for people like me who aren’t so confident with swimming in the sea. Just a heads up, i believe they have a restricted amount of kayaks to rent so be sure to come earlier then 1-2pm before it starts to become more busier, also to mention remember to wear your swimsuit before you arrive to this beach as there aren’t any public toilet/changing rooms for you to use and if you want to bring snacks or drinks buy them at the stores near the bus terminal.

Apparently this island is called "dog island" as it is inhabited by them.. I guess you could always bring food to the island to feed them as they looked underfed.. I personally believe people dump their pets here as they became troublesome to look after.

Remember to bring:
- Snacks/ Drinks
- Sun screen

- Cash (They don't accept cards)

Do not bring any expensive personal items as they do not supply lockers.

(Photo from iphone6Plus)

Love,
Kat
xx

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Rooftopping BKK Ghost Tower!

On our travels in Thailand James had mentioned about an abandoned tower in Bangkok which has an amazing overview of the city once you've reached the rooftop.
Ever since then it had been on our 'To Do' list upon arrival!
At first i was a bit hesitant about climbing this building as James had also mentioned ".. Yeah and Mafia's guarded the building, we have to pay them to get in..", it was then when all sorts of thoughts flooded my mind and the possibility that i could die.. Yet I trusted James with my life(kinda) and hesitantly agreed on this adventure..!

How to get there:
Take the BTS to Taksin station

What to bring:
- Comfortable shoes
- Flash light
- Water

We arrived at Taksin station and straight away I’d noticed the building.
Tall, white, slightly run down and irregular shaped, you really can't miss the building as its quite near to the BTS, also it has a massive Coco-cola Ad down the one side.
The height of the building scared me a little as I knew I will be climbing that! Plus the weather wasn’t giving me any justice as it was quite hot, luckily we went around late afternoon so it was supposedly 'cooler'.
Once we've exited the BTS there were some food stalls underneath the bridge, i had ordered stir-fried kale w/crispy pork and James had tofu pad thai, very cheap and delicious considering that it's street food.
Afterwards we headed towards the building, It wasn’t hard to find our way there or our way in.
At this this point i was very eager to see what the view would be like once we've reached the top and had completely forgotten about the 'Mafias' James had mentioned earlier.
James was soon pleasantly approached by a man (presumingly with mafia background) and paid 200bhat(per person) entry fee. Me and James were quite astonished by the demeanor of this guy because he was very hospitable and pointed in the direction of the stairs.

(There is one thing i Must mention.. Which is to be careful of the holes on the ground!)

The interior were left unfinished, rubbles were becoming more apparent the higher you climbed and the darker the stairways became as there weren’t much light source. By the time me and James reached what we thought was the 20th floor we were getting tired, I wanted to take a break but James encouraged me to carry on and walked behind so he could accompany me at my pace (No pressure..)

Eventually we reached the rooftop!!
To both our surprise, there was a good amount of people already there! Groups of friends, photographers and a few hipsters.. I honestly thought we would’ve been the only ones there. None of the least the view was more amazing then I could imagined!

This experience had sparked up an urge to explore more roof tops!

Love,
Kat

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Winter break ♡ MIA

Gosh.. It has been awhile since i posted anything!

Life in Hong Kong does take a lot of my time and i had been feeling uninspired, however... I'm currently at home in the UK so i have a bit more time to myself so i can post something up for who ever actually reads my blog haha
I've been at home for a month now~ things are really good here!
My parents was so kind to buy me a plane ticket to travel back to England so i was able to spend christmas and New years surrounded by my loud family! It feels so festive and i was happy to see everyone!
Definitely a GOOD break away from Hong Kong, i've been in HK farr too long that i take UK as granted! It has been around 3 years since i've seen a christmas tree at home!

Also! I got to meet TINTIN, my family's cat!! he is so adorable!

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As its now 2014 i need to get myself a organiser to start organising my work schedule and time.

Usually i would buy a cheap planner from a stationary store, but i thought i would treat myself to a filofax! I had purchased a personal filofax from ebay from a seller called All-Pens for £47.00, free postage and packaging!

Fingers cross it arrives on monday as mentioned as i will be traveling back to HK on Wednesday!

On Instagram i found loads of Filofax ideas (Which inspired me to indulge on loads of washi and fabric tape..99p from The Workshop! BARGIN!) and stumbled upon some blogs which illustrate the layout of their filofax, which i must say is very inspiring!

Here are a few blogs which presents their filofax layout (Direct links on their name):

Paperlovestory

Lovelee

Little Red Moose

I really CANNOT wait for my filofax to arrive! I will start getting my fingers stuck in, creating and decorating my filofax! I cannot hold my excitement down!

What are your Filofax layout?

Share your blog/Instagram with me by leaving your link below!

OR if you sell insert/stickers/washi tape! I will definitely check you out!

Love,

Kat

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Day Trip: Ma Wan

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Hope you all had a happy new year and that you all stayed safe :)

TRAVEL

Me and my friend taken a day trip to travel to Ma Wan, it's a small island between Tsing Yi and Lan Tau Island :)

Let the pictures do the talking..

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My dog <3 td="">

Waiting for the train

I didn't know what to expect in Ma Wan, but i love to discover and explore! Especially when the place is so close to home!

I can't believe that there are still people living in homes like these:

we're here!

We waited for a ferry which will go directly to Central Pier, i believe the wait was around every 20minutes after a certain time :)
The trip was nice and relaxing, there wasn't much to do but its nice to see how there are still people living in conditions that seems very basic.
The shop owners were pleasant and talkative but then my friend is quite talkative person.
We took a sightseeing boat to see the pink dolphins which looked more albino then pink but it was really nice :)

I love this display in ICF central!

Love,

Kat

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