You had the POWER all along my dear. ~ Glinda the Good Witch

 I was back from Europe and BUSTING to try out my new clothes because I did A LOT of shopping! Recently I'v been feeling total witchy/gypsy vibes which I'm totally digging and tried to incorporate  into my wardrobe. Of course when we went out to take some photos it just had to start raining but that's okay because I had an umbrella that TOTALLY went with my outfit. Thank you boyfie for following me around with my camera and taking photos of me... I am trying to teach him not to just take photos of my face but of my outfit too... We're getting there. Anyways I got this awesome kimono and crop from overseas, two things that I'm really into at the moment and since I've come home I have been wearing both all of the time. This is my first long-sleeve, full length kimono (although it is not all the way to the ground as I am ridiculously tall) and  I really love it. It is all black lace which means I can wear it in the summer on those days that aren't SMOKIN' hot and it goes with a lot of things. I chose the crop because of the awesome graphic detail on the front and matched it with a moon choker and a whole bunch of silver rings. Anyway enough of my rambling, I hope you enjoy my first outfit post... :) Also the first photo was taken in my room, I might do a room tour sooooooonish...

Outfit details:

Kimono: H&M
Crop: Urban Outfitters
Skirt: Topshop
Boots: Dr Martens
Bag: Christmas present
Necklace: Angst Child
Rings: several markets/overseas shops/ Jay Jays
Phone Case: Typo

Well I hope you enjoyed the spam AND my outfit. That's all for now :D

That Time I Kind of Travelled the World Part 8: Taipei (almost home)

I was super excited to be back in Taipei again but I was also so sad that this was the last day of my holiday. We headed back into the city and it was just as we left it... This time I was prepared with a warm jumper...

We followed pretty much the same schedule as the first time we came here; Starbucks, shopping, lunch at the Irish Pub, a little bit of the tourist stuff and the a last wander through the night markets... I have not much more to write because I think I covered it in the first post and I don't want to BORE all of you reading this (i.e me reading back over it) but one of the most memorable things about Taipei, THE DUMPLINGS. The airport had a restaurant where they hand made the BEST DUMBLINGS EVERRR and when we got back to the airport all our remaining $$$$ went into buying as many dumplings as possible. 32 dumplings to be exact... let me tell you, we were NOT hungry after that and we were rolling out of there like dumplings...  Then it was back on another plane and home to see the rest of the FAM BAM A LAM and my friends...

It was the most amazing holiday I could have ever wished for that I will remember forever and I already cannot wait to go back!! So I hope that any of you that stumble across this series of post enjoys reading about my adventures and looking at my average photo taking/posing skills.

toodles!

That Time I Kind of Travelled the World Part 7: Paris (again)

So this time we were back in Paris and staying for seven nights (not just the day). I was super excited because I had kept in contact with an exchange student from Paris who attended my school when I was in grade 11 and we were going to meet up! I couldn't believe my luck after texting her my address and then having a walk around Monte Marte (where we were staying) that she had managed to find our apartment. When we were walking back there she was waiting for me and we did a SLOW MOVIE RUN TOWARDS EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET and it was such a hilarious and awesome moment that we had been talking about via email for so long. I then got to hang out with her that day and a few days later even went back to her house to meet the family! Of course Paris was great and our apartment was dream-like I couldn't even believe that it was real life! We could see all the roof-tops and The Eiffel Tower from the windows! Some days I just didn't want to get out of bed. Unfortunately I GOT SICK AGAIN (just my luck) meaning some days I physically couldn't get out of bed! It was also sad because I knew that my holiday was quickly coming to an end but that wasn't going to stop me from making the most out of the few days I had left. I even got to have dinner up in the Eiffel Tower and sat and talked with an American family that were also on holiday there. Monte Marte was an awesome place to stay and the art everywhere was beautiful. I really enjoyed seeing all of Picasso's collection and The Lourve was also a highlight! I am a big art freak and when I go back I would love to see the Salvador Dali exhibition! I loved visiting the food markets and the antique markets, everyone in Paris was very lovely and super fashionable and I was totally in love with the city! Here are just some of my photos from there:

And just like that, We were on a plane back home, only one more stop...

That Time I Kind of Travelled the World Part 6: London

I hate the question "where was your favourite place?" because honestly, I don't know how I could compare them all together. Each place I visited was so unique and each had something special about them that made me love them and want to go back! In saying this, I  must admit that I just keep going back to London (just in my head and not real life, unfortunately). I don't know what it was about it but something about the experience of London leaves me wishing I could go back there right now! The shops were brilliant and all the ones that I have seen online and had been DYING to go for years for example; Drop Dead, Urban Outfitters and Cheap Monday are all shops that I would have completely cleared out if I had the money. I also loved the night life, I went to two shows, The Commitments which is one of my favourite movies ever and The Jersey Boys which I enjoyed so much! The history of London is so interesting, things like having 'bangers and mash' in the pubs which were hundreds of  years old were such an exciting experience and since my dad is from England I definitely felt a cool connection to the country. Of course one of the major highlights for me was Warner Brothers Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter because I have been a fan of Harry Potter ever since I bought the first book and my mum read it to me as I was too young to get through a novel. It was the most brilliant/magical (duh) place I have ever been to and I'm pretty sure my mouth was open the entire time I walked around because I couldn't believe it! I even had a butter beer which I found absolutely delicious even and I kept the mug as a souvenir (yeah call me a nerd, I don't care). AAAAAANNNDDD NOW, THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR (and by that I mean the no one that actually reads this blog) THE PHOTO SPAM: *drum roll please*

The only disappointing thing was that I was kind of hoping for a white Christmas because I have never been in the snow before and even though I thought it was ABSOLUTELY FREEZING, the locals informed us it was no where near cold enough to snow which just means that I will have to go back. I really want to go back to England but I want to go to smaller towns as well as London next time (maybe a bit of a road trip!)