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Barcelona

This was the first trip i've ever gone with a group of friends; consisting of three people, excluding me. Two of which I had met through my University Halls and the other was my flatmates' friend from home. This experience was scary yet exciting. I would have never thought of going abroad with friends, as I have never felt that I would be very safe. However, I felt comfortable with my flatmates and hoping that I would be comfortable with the other friend too. The first day was not the best since I was quite badly ill from going out the night before we flew for a friends birthday. I remember waking up and feeling incredibly dizzy. I slept for a while, then ate some Pandol and slept again. I woke up refreshed! That Panadol was so strong! It probably had enhanced effects on me because I rarely take medicine when i'm unwell. The days consisted of walking, taking more photo's and walking again. We didn't really have a plan so we just improvised as the day came, which...

City of Love; Paris ♥♥

Summer = time for a relaxing holiday! I recently took a quick one week trip to France's,  city of love, Paris! I happened to visit at the hottest time in summer reaching temperatures of 30 degrees!  Although being drenched in sweat, my friend Amy and I were determined to see all the big landmarks in the short time that we had.  We were blessed to have someone to guide us where to go and how to get there, as my sister, Kwan (check out her blog  here ), very kindly asked her friend, Kamran, who lives in Paris, to help us around. He very generously found us a cheap motel next to one of the tourist attractions in Anvers. He was a great help and would like to thank him for being an amazing guide and friend. I was surprised how easy it was to travel around Paris... It was just like London! Their metro station was run in exactly the same way as the underground. You could even 'jump' (or 'duck', if your a short person like me) over the barriers and save on a bi...