Monthly Archives: April 2015

Angel Falls, Venezuela

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Happy Travel Tuesday! My name is Marcella and I blog over at WhatAWonderfulWorld. I’m a

Londoner who loves to blog about travel and photography. Today I’m sharing a nature

filled adventure that I went on as part of my five months travelling in South America. I

hope you enjoy it

Ah, waterfalls. Such a beautiful part of nature. So mesmerising to watch and so

refreshing to stand under. Today, I am going to share my adventures to Angel Falls in

Venezuela. Angel Falls is the world’s highest interrupted waterfall. You can find it in the

Canaima National Park in Venezuela. It’s a three day trip as it’s so remote but the beauty

that surrounds the waterfall is never to be forgotten so it’s something special. You have to

go on an organised trip to get to it. Getting there is a journey in itself, so let’s go…

First step. Take this teeny, tiny plane for one hour. I spent the whole hour with gritted

teeth, clutching my stomach as you feel every slight little bump. There were five of us

plus the pilot on the plane. Looking back at these photos now I can see how pretty the

views were but I’m surprised I even managed to take photos as I just remember feeling

petrified the whole time! Once you’ve arrived and got over the

fear of the plane (i’m a bit of a scaredy cat for things like that. It probably wasn’t that

bad!) you can take a walk to the beach that is just by where you’ll stay that night. It’s

really pretty! Warm water, waterfalls, palm trees… Look… You take the boat so that you

can walk under a waterfall. It was SO loud but in a ‘nature is amazing’ kind of way. That night you sleep in little huts and

the next morning it’s time to head off on a boat through the beautifully, stunning national

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almost. You see the waterfall from afar and then take a little walk to reach the bottom of

it. It’s amazing when the boat draws closer to the waterfall as you see it from a great

distance away and you think ‘wow… that’s the highest waterfall in the world!’And the view from our hammocks

that night, the world’s highest waterfall. Pretty special.

Scotland with Caity

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One of the last big trips we took during our study abroad semester was up to Scotland.

We had just came back from three weeks of backpacking through Europe,

so to say the least – we were EXHAUSTED.

We literally landed in London on Friday morning and were set to trek up to Scotland on Saturday morning,

so at the time, the trip did not sound so appealing.

Which is so shameful to say because Scotland was one of the greatest trips we took.

The most beautiful scenes I may ever see in my life.

If I could recommend a place to go, it would be here.

We made a short visit in Edinburgh,

and then made our way up to Loch Ness where we heard all about the mythical creature

who our guide had apparently seen with his own eyes over ten times.

I will say though,

he had enough facts and support

to make me want to believe that this thing was real.

Unfortunately we didn’t get to see ‘Nessie,’

but I’m pretty sure the next time I’m up there it’ll happen..

We made our way up to the Isle of Skye into the Highlands.

Every stop we made was another incredible view –

I honestly can’t even explain how gorgeous it was, and my photos absolutely do not do it justice either.

We ended the trip at Loch Sligachan.

There is an old belief that if you stick your face in the water for seven seconds,

you will be blessed with eternal youth.

So naturally, in 40 degree weather with our peacoats and scarves

we were all set to submerge our faces in this ice bath.

No, I never question my life choices – why would you ask that?

And yes I do, in fact, still look like that.

I know what you’re thinking – ‘OBVIOUSLY Caity .. it’s only been three years..’

But no. That’s not why.

It’s because I stuck my face in a freezing lake in the middle of Scotland, actually.

Cinque Terre with Caity

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If you’ve ever studied abroad in the U.K.,

you’ll know that their education is very light.

You go to class for about 10 weeks, and are finished by the end of March.Well, study abroad runs until the end of May, so what do you expect we do until then?

Travel – did I need to tell you that?

We did a ‘mini backpack adventures’ for about 3 weeks in April,

and one of our mid-way stoops was Cinque Terre, Italy.

The only way I can really describe this place is an exact replica

of the photoshop paradise postcards you see in the grocery story.

Cinque Terre is composed of 5 small villages on the west coat of Italy.

Each village is able to be reached by a train,

but there are also hiking trails across the cliffs.

It is a couple hours of hiking, and I’ll be honest, sometimes it’s not easy.

That might be because it’s about 6 miles or so, or because we did not come prepared and were hiking in flats. Either one.

But the beauty of what you’re seeing truly overcompensates any pains you are feeling.

I knew it was going to be pretty, but I didn’t realize how ridiculously stunning it would actually be.

The paths are filled with love locks, photos and statues, and some of the most amazing views you will ever see.

We stopped in Vernazza for some pizza and wine because well, Italy.

And yes – it is better than anywhere else.

And of course gelato.

But we stopped in every city for gelato.

When you’re in Italy, five gelattos is normal.

Trust me.

I wouldn’t recommend this city enough.

Spend the morning hiking the trails and the afternoon laying by the ocean.

With a gelato, of course.

European Adventures

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Today is a Themed Day for Travel Tuesday! I also have Caity, one of our lovely #TravelTuesday co-hosts guest posting on the blog! As always we have our link up below so you can join your blog post and hop around! Remember to share the love in the comments and make so friends a long the way. Without further adieu here is Caity!

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Hi readers! I’m Caity, blogging over at Where The Heart Is

and currently co-hosting Travel Tuesday with these lovely ladies.I’m currently figuring out life in London, but I blog about that enough on my own page.

I’ll be popping in over here every now and then this month featuring some of my favorite places

I was fortunate enough to visit during my study abroad semester.

That semester changed my life – can you tell? I moved to London!

There are so many great memories, so why not reminisce a bit?

A little nostalgia never hurt no one…

———————————————————————–One of the first European adventures I took was during our ‘independent study’ week,

which is actually just a second Spring Break. I know – London schooling is awesome.

We literally booked the trip a week before, which started the trend of travel spontaneity

and made study abroad that much more thrilling.

We decided on Prague for three days, then Paris for three days.

I hadn’t known anything about Prague, but had been recommended to visit more than anywhere else.

So why not?

We found a hostel that had the deal “girls staying 2 nights get an extra night for free.”

Naturally you would think this may put us off of this place a bit,

but all we saw was YOU CAN STAY HERE FOR FREE and said “sure! what’s the worst that can happen?”

Well I’ll tell you – it was having the owner ask you for drinks every night you were there.

Anyways.

It turned out to be one of my favorite trips.

Prague is such a beautiful place, I discovered my love for thick hot chocolate, and we experienced a great nightlife with one of the best bar crawls I’ve ever been on where I also had my first taste of absinthe.

Unfortunately, there were no green fairies.

After this trip, we had one day at home in London to do as little as we could,

and then we were off to Paris the next day!

We opted for a Eurostar hotel+train deal as it was surprisingly cheaper than a hostel and a train ticket.

It was great – walking out of our hotel was into an amazing little market with a great view of the Eiffel Tower.

We mastered the ‘walk 235235 miles in one day and see everything’

and managed to do a little round trip from our hotel to the Eiffel Tower, down Champs-Elysees to the Lourve and Notre Dame.

Paris wasn’t my favorite place for other reasons, but I was so glad to have been able to make a visit

and see the gorgeous city!

It’s strange to finally see things that you’ve seen in photographs for so long.

You kind of have to stare at them for a while and have that whole ‘this is really happening’ moment.

I still have those quite a bit, actually..

Happy traveling!

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A great look at what Caity shares on her blog. See what she shared for the Themed Travel Tuesday post on her blog today: Where The Heart Is