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The Whitsundays is a cluster of islands situated on the Great Barrier Reef, it attracts thousands of tourists all year round and for two nights we were two of them. We were introduced to our new home for the next two nights, she was named The Broomstick. Our crew were fantastic and hugely accommodating throughout the whole trip. We shared the yacht with a group of 16 of us. We were lucky to have a great group on board who all easily got on and made the trip such great time! We spent our days sailing from beach to beach snorkelling at different parts of the reef. I was lucky enough to see a manta ray swim right underneath me.</div>
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The Broomstick, I'm sure this boat was made for my Mum!</div>
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Each night we would be fed a banquet of delicious food by our fab crew, then would watch the sun set sipping cans of cider. We laid out on the top deck both nights gazing at the stars above us. This was one on my most memorable parts of the trip just laying back looking up at the glitter filled sky. We was even luckily enough to have a great view of the milky way and saw several shooting stars! This was my first time seeing a shooting star so will always be a highlight for me.<br />
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White Haven beach is a popular destination to visit whilst sailing the Whitsundays, most famous for its 98% pure silica sand beach. It was just like a picture from a postcard, the most beautiful sight my eyes have ever seen. Crystal clear turquoise water with the silkiest grains of white sand for seven kilometres. The sand actually squeaked beneath you as you walked along. The water was so lovely and warm, I wanted to stay and swim all day. We even got to play with little soldier crabs, who dug themselves into their little houses by drilling themselves sideways into the sand.<br />
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Summer lovin'<br />
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Our awesome group!</div>
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A solider crab, cute eh?</div>
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Sam treated me to my third scuba dive of my trip whilst we were out on the yacht. I was still just amazed at how beautiful the underworld was, it was by far my best dive. It was so colourful and filled with so many different types of marine life. We was lucky enough to swim in-between some tight spots of the coral, being ever so careful not to touch anything. The hour under water went far to fast, I could have spent so much longer watching over all the schools of fish going about their daily lives. It so peaceful and tranquil, I should have been born a mermaid. Its on my bucket list to get my open water divers certificate as I am eager to dive all over the world. </div>
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After our amazing two nights aboard it was time to depart from our lovely crew and group, it was a quick goodbye before we where whisked off into an aeroplane and was taken on a scenic flight above the Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef. This has been also one of my highlights from our time in Australia, the sights where just breathtaking. We nearly didn’t take any photos as our camera had ran out of battery whilst being on the yacht, but the lovely Abi came to our rescue and kindly lent us her fancy pants camera. You need next to no photography skills when the scenery in front of you is so picturesque. But I do have to give the camera some credit too! I look back on the photos and just cannot believe I actually took them. There are like the photos that come with a new phone that you can set at your background before taking your own photos. </div>
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About to board our scenic flight!</div>
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I am ready to go, so damn excited.</div>
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The famous Whitehaven beach from the sky.</div>
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Simply stunning.</div>
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Heart reef! </div>
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chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-63088138352137300972015-10-20T06:01:00.001-07:002015-10-20T18:53:57.797-07:00Our indigenous experience!<span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">G'Day mates! </span><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Chailey asked if I wanted to be a guest and write one of her blogs for her so here I am! <div><br><div>After our adrenaline filled trip to cairns, it was time to move on to our next adventure. The travel company we had booked our east Coast travel with, Loka (highly recommended), offered an exclusive one night stop in a beautiful area called Tully to stay at an indigenous camp on some of their land in the mountains. (The mountain range was called the Misty Mountains, the LOTR fanboy in me was very happy with that.) </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO0KyfkhfoFBRMunVA5J01roI1aB4MHnH2md2yzuetCkPwKpBoXmGxWBdB4Z70BswJlOlR1ePUpYS0USJhlHtBJ-dxVqyzXFZP3fuGpg4DuGt-MOfpkXQH6SX-5CajSwMPePOKdtNRTQ/s640/blogger-image-1567364106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO0KyfkhfoFBRMunVA5J01roI1aB4MHnH2md2yzuetCkPwKpBoXmGxWBdB4Z70BswJlOlR1ePUpYS0USJhlHtBJ-dxVqyzXFZP3fuGpg4DuGt-MOfpkXQH6SX-5CajSwMPePOKdtNRTQ/s640/blogger-image-1567364106.jpg"></a></div></div><div>Taking a dip in the misty mountains. </div><div><br></div><div>We met one of the guys, Warren, we were staying with at the train station and shortly after his uncle Doug arrived. Doug was very welcoming and explained that Warren would take us up to the campsite in the mountains, while he was going to collect some supply's and meet us there. </div><div><br></div><div>The drive was beautiful, we passed awesome Queensland rainforest and cool farm land. We had previously sky dived over part of this forest, and rafted down the river through it as well so it was cool to be driving into the middle of it to camp. </div><div><br></div><div>After helping unload everything and set up the camp, Doug had a chat with us to explain more of what he does. He and his wife, along with various other family members, ran a company called Ingan Tours; a great local tour company that encourages people to come and experience some aboriginal culture, like kayaking down their rivers and creeks, and forest walks to explain about fauna and flora (animals and plant life). </div><div><br></div><div>We had a very frank and eye opening discussion with Doug on that hot August afternoon. He began by asking us what we know about aboriginal people. Truthfully we didn't know a lot, only what we'd found out for ourselves since being here. But we didn't want to offend Doug at any point by being ignorant or rude. </div><div><br></div><div>He was great, and explained lots about his ancestors land, his tribe, the Jirrbal people, the differences between tribes and how the location of their land determines how they live. (The Jirrbal people are rainforest aboriginals who know how to live in forests, fish in streams and use nature to benefit their lives. Other tribes live in mountains, deserts, beaches and coast lines.) </div><div><br></div><div>We also discussed the current situation many Australian Aboriginals find themselves in, something which is worth researching and finding out about before casting judgments. It's well documented, even in England, that some Aboriginals- who's ancestors thrived on this lands soil for thousands of years before the colonisation happened (also something worth being educated on)- are unable to find work, and have drink or drug problems. This is common in the cities we've visited, and there are mixed feelings from the white Australians about them. HOWEVER; we have been very lucky to meet many aboriginals off the beaten track, on their land and in their towns who are doing well, and eager to welcome us and chat with us. If I could, I would love to volunteer for Ingan Tours in Queensland, to learn more about these issues and watch their business grow (they have just started renovating their new headquarters near the train station- they will employ local young people from the community to work in the adjacent coffee shop). </div><div><br></div><div>As a white English man, it was hard not to feel sad and a bit guilty during our conversation with Doug. What happened during the colonisation of the native people of this country was barbaric to say the least, and done mainly by high ranking British military (as well as convicts, and other Europeans). Doug was great though and assured us that he wanted to just educate us and hoped we took something from the discussion. (Which I obviously have as I'm banging on so much about it) </div><div><br></div><div>I promise the rest of this post is more light hearted, but I wanted to convey the importance of this issue, and how this discussion helped me in my own way. It was probably a moment I will never forget. </div><div><br></div><div>After this we took a walk with Warren, into the rainforest where he told us all about the plants and the trees and what different purposes they have to rainforest tribes (my favourite was the tree which is used to make boomerangs!) </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDSVV8zjHpucUAe9xpKJBoCcHNK6nwxO-H3_0n2R_CchF8sKCnLk52jxuwfYRxDbB6_TIc9jWoAmmQt-XDsd40xgcqLXGMbbTZ9vX7ca_Uqf6QoWaRzKy2M0etz7jaiqXQdjOYdk1Mt0/s640/blogger-image--749055416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDSVV8zjHpucUAe9xpKJBoCcHNK6nwxO-H3_0n2R_CchF8sKCnLk52jxuwfYRxDbB6_TIc9jWoAmmQt-XDsd40xgcqLXGMbbTZ9vX7ca_Uqf6QoWaRzKy2M0etz7jaiqXQdjOYdk1Mt0/s640/blogger-image--749055416.jpg"></a></div>Chailey on our forest trek. </div><div><br></div><div>He took us to a local creek where we had a lovely refreshing swim, and he showed me how to catch a fresh water prawn, which is smaller and darker then sea water prawns. We had to look under rocks, and when we found one, be very slow and quiet until the last moment when you throw your hands in the water to grab them! I managed this tricky manoeuvre on my 2nd attempt. Clearly pleased with my self I went over to show my wife. She was happy and asked "will it nip me if I put my fingers in his pincers?!" Warren replied "yes probably,but it won't hurt", so Chailey promptly stabbed one of her little fingers into the prawns pincers and got quite the shock when it clamped down on her. So much so, that she sent the poor little sod halfway into next week when she flung her hand away! I can imagine the little prawns conversation with his Mrs after he spent the next 4 hours travelling back to his original rock; 'I know you won't believe this but this bloody blonde girl threw me into the rainforest!'...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8v0_TO6HHaXtamMwxTCrD-dBS-JtmNdDI1CKnuJii306H3YKbKmveC7OVD0j-tq7d3ANlKZGAUNo1oglydr5LDlctNUaBkddaXsoBSfvL0tZ_5QXER1kfHVGU2r_Eb2BajGrEMLF2-I/s640/blogger-image--1294791409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8v0_TO6HHaXtamMwxTCrD-dBS-JtmNdDI1CKnuJii306H3YKbKmveC7OVD0j-tq7d3ANlKZGAUNo1oglydr5LDlctNUaBkddaXsoBSfvL0tZ_5QXER1kfHVGU2r_Eb2BajGrEMLF2-I/s640/blogger-image--1294791409.jpg"></a></div>The poor flying prawn. </div><div><br></div><div>Other highlights of the trip included our supper, which was local fish wrapped in leaves and cooked in a ground oven underneath the camp fire. Very delicious. Also, our night time wildlife drive. Chailey and I stood in the back of Dougs pick up truck with torches while we drove around looking for cool things. We saw an owl which was so cool. After we spotted it we stopped to watch it for a while and it was cool to see its head move round to meet our gaze. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4KTWjyYoin3VLcUB5agL1wINE1UvLlmcXIsJ4IFMjPJLB_28EN1i6eP7u4Hi4f3dqHa_Zn8ra-_7vAgAu-y4c1YDX1vxWZwyf21ZP-8eyREd0f9M6Ew-rz3B58GC03HSA5ijzXadYRs/s640/blogger-image-1193976933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4KTWjyYoin3VLcUB5agL1wINE1UvLlmcXIsJ4IFMjPJLB_28EN1i6eP7u4Hi4f3dqHa_Zn8ra-_7vAgAu-y4c1YDX1vxWZwyf21ZP-8eyREd0f9M6Ew-rz3B58GC03HSA5ijzXadYRs/s640/blogger-image-1193976933.jpg"></a></div>Chailey preparing her fish </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimac4GatH30sNlBuAHe4rIFBztMLq3EYTNYj1Q47-yErZss_CRPzBnswDVM_l9JX-EyVv6qENBzTJeoLsKxyqNauXgER_g1RJBiMjg4fEiDFyHuLUEGl8vkk7mey97B2AWdA_ckoEVzX4/s640/blogger-image--1406685576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimac4GatH30sNlBuAHe4rIFBztMLq3EYTNYj1Q47-yErZss_CRPzBnswDVM_l9JX-EyVv6qENBzTJeoLsKxyqNauXgER_g1RJBiMjg4fEiDFyHuLUEGl8vkk7mey97B2AWdA_ckoEVzX4/s640/blogger-image--1406685576.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TYbiCUlNgYIONr1z1wwmfKWtVCgvm6DiImpL7Ndjf7GUmBuDM9P4Ly8ZC-mISEyxVKnxTMQCK4oqUJ9NqMqkcdwNKgIwptmWm7H2lrJQaiGa30MJswShtKyqSSlqgFMOM-fqbNU5Kfw/s640/blogger-image-640114711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TYbiCUlNgYIONr1z1wwmfKWtVCgvm6DiImpL7Ndjf7GUmBuDM9P4Ly8ZC-mISEyxVKnxTMQCK4oqUJ9NqMqkcdwNKgIwptmWm7H2lrJQaiGa30MJswShtKyqSSlqgFMOM-fqbNU5Kfw/s640/blogger-image-640114711.jpg"></a></div>Warren preparing our supper in the traditional way </div><div><br></div><div>Later on that drive we found many many snakes. Chailey, the only one with a fear of them, managed to spot most of the ones we found including one which was so big it could've used me as a toothbrush! (Probably an exaggeration). We also came across a dead brown snake, one of the worlds deadliest, which I was prompted to touch, and decided instead to pick it up by the tail and dangle it around. On the drive back Doug got out to confront a very angry and active baby brown snake which was in the road. I think he wanted to move it off the road, so naturally he beat it over the head with his stick and flicked it off into trees. I don't know why but seeing an aboriginal man knock out one the most deadliest snakes in the world and chuck it into the rainforest like its no problem, is one of my most vivid memories my mind has decided to take away from that night. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhZvN89eAWRvPauKLOn67nA5mKWVr0SXyiRZ_Y8u5TV1USp2oC2PqmGPmEYcgWGojgYBtAC-9gYxtJpnXlQsBX5lZ12Sr2r3_OKXYVN2LmIktFuKeNRPibw8LjyppMwob5ZynWGSw-XM/s640/blogger-image--749176009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhZvN89eAWRvPauKLOn67nA5mKWVr0SXyiRZ_Y8u5TV1USp2oC2PqmGPmEYcgWGojgYBtAC-9gYxtJpnXlQsBX5lZ12Sr2r3_OKXYVN2LmIktFuKeNRPibw8LjyppMwob5ZynWGSw-XM/s640/blogger-image--749176009.jpg"></a></div>The dead brown snake! </div><div><br></div><div>We got back to camp around 11pm, and swiftly went to our tent. We survived from the bugs and wildlife in the night, although I did wake up with the tent unzipped and my legs hanging out, which was odd as we zipped it all up before I fell asleep. Hopefully I didn't get dragged off into forest by an army of angry prawns who wanted to know where their leader was, and brought back before I woke up. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLynrEELkrBzHqtS78QbSL5U5QcDD_j1t9GrhFJCmmidk-BVS1p76Qxpni4RtANvTevrN8v1CiAHkOtMb76NZ26ZgbDM1Y5gjVbZlhxhyolSmF0UuOFRx6PMLP-67VOgUTtKz8TrMuQY/s640/blogger-image--501528451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLynrEELkrBzHqtS78QbSL5U5QcDD_j1t9GrhFJCmmidk-BVS1p76Qxpni4RtANvTevrN8v1CiAHkOtMb76NZ26ZgbDM1Y5gjVbZlhxhyolSmF0UuOFRx6PMLP-67VOgUTtKz8TrMuQY/s640/blogger-image--501528451.jpg"></a></div>We survived the night!</div><div><br></div><div>The next day we had an awesome cooked breakfast, then we headed out on our merry way! It was a truely humbling, fun, eye opening night we spent in the mountains of that rainforest. Something that I will never forget. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa6XH2k72V5q68T3jjZRzE5Sg4sEgO1DeZVGKpV4oOmEVnQE_ThmQZirIYCO12kP4V4dt1kt6_5e5O2F-Un7oqrY2QOcQ6t5zLPnTmraeWM-xevHatA8C3yXUHEV3vCbYrdRpLrYIgBw/s640/blogger-image--471903653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa6XH2k72V5q68T3jjZRzE5Sg4sEgO1DeZVGKpV4oOmEVnQE_ThmQZirIYCO12kP4V4dt1kt6_5e5O2F-Un7oqrY2QOcQ6t5zLPnTmraeWM-xevHatA8C3yXUHEV3vCbYrdRpLrYIgBw/s640/blogger-image--471903653.jpg"></a></div>Warren, me, Chailey and Doug. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for reading! I hope you have enjoyed Chailey's writings as much as I have, I'm already looking forward to her next one. Catch ya! </div></div></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-74757979107328461002015-10-09T00:28:00.001-07:002015-10-09T00:42:52.796-07:00Crazy Cairns!We arrived in sunny Cairns Tuesday morning eager to explore our new surroundings. After checking into our hippy hostel Calypso, we walked down to the esplanade, home to Cairns' famous lagoon. We grabbed some lunch and spent the afternoon reading by the lagoon. I had been recommended to visit the salthouse, a lovely bar over looking the harbour. We spent many afternoons exploiting the $3.50 ciders at happy hour. We got chatting to a couple from Reading whilst there, enjoying the sunset and swapping travel stories. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8jhEwlaraPWWC4d_cG_Vo1ujCKkFWgV0p3_i36SUunqWuueRD_raH_aPbNp2Iy0KNMybf3SN3qfcm2-y77ResmpZUvzNxtRhVu9fD_BQKIU9zpQCAznJfFG8lXCXEmsvLe7naBmchRo/s640/blogger-image--565597887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8jhEwlaraPWWC4d_cG_Vo1ujCKkFWgV0p3_i36SUunqWuueRD_raH_aPbNp2Iy0KNMybf3SN3qfcm2-y77ResmpZUvzNxtRhVu9fD_BQKIU9zpQCAznJfFG8lXCXEmsvLe7naBmchRo/s640/blogger-image--565597887.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The famous Aussie road signs.</div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It was on Sam's bucket list to Skydive. I said outright I wouldn't be doing one and was freaking out at the idea of Sam doing one. I wanted to cage dive with a great white Shark, that was going to be my thing I said. As we started to book all our tours and it started to look like we wouldn't make it down to Port Lincoln (SA) where I could dive with sharks. I felt like I needed to do something big and extreme. Whilst out here I have been constantly pushing myself to new levels, trying new things I would never have dreamed of doing back home. The day came to book Sam's skydive, and the words "book me a skydive too" slipped out of my mouth without even thinking. I didn't know where this new found courage had come from but I just went with it. </div><div><br></div><div>Boy am I thankful I did, I had the best time of my life. One of the most exhilarating moments in all my life. I was free falling 14,000ft through the air. I was so alive, aware of the wind rushing past my ears and through my fingertips as I screamed in delight. The calm rushed over me as the parachute opened and I <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">felt like a bird soaring through the sky towards the clouds below. I could see Sam below me, it filled my heart with such pride to see him finally for filling his dream. As I landed on the beach I was eager to go back up and do another one. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>We gave ourselves a free day in our itinerary on Thursday but decided we wanted to fill our day with another activity. We booked ourselves onto Uncle Brian's Fun, Falls & Forest tour after hearing many good things about it and also falling in love with the quirky advertising leaflet. We visited the famous Millaa Millaa Falls where Peter Andre filmed the iconic waterfall scene in mysterious girl. Josephine Falls where we slid down a natural rock slide, that was so much fun. The whole day consisted of lots of swimming and numerous food breaks. It was a long day and worth every penny, we even got to see see some platypus in the wild. The ride home was filled with heaps of laugher. Singing cringey songs you hate to admit knowing every single word. We finally realised why it was called uncle Brian's tour because at the end of the day the we all felt like one big family! <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Uncle Brian's famous quote was: Looking at life on the bright side of the road. Something I'll always remember from one of my favourite tours.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYzwOr-2u8GSuQj2WetNupL88eZjTH3g59Cd7nLknpqAu0tefe_fgU-3Qoux1AcZVrGknTdWrv1J_DgwQQtumMsmg0UKmzdsJ3HtkKDDilLye6HZ_vAL5Ik7wZJlQ0cSEV0VArX-JFxM/s640/blogger-image--27329424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYzwOr-2u8GSuQj2WetNupL88eZjTH3g59Cd7nLknpqAu0tefe_fgU-3Qoux1AcZVrGknTdWrv1J_DgwQQtumMsmg0UKmzdsJ3HtkKDDilLye6HZ_vAL5Ik7wZJlQ0cSEV0VArX-JFxM/s640/blogger-image--27329424.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Us at Millaa Millaa Falls.</div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday was my 23rd birthday! It was my wish to go scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef. We started the day super early, getting picked up from our hostel at 6:30am. When we arrived at the boat we were given breakfast whilst listening to a marine biologist give us a talk about the reef. We were first to dive, after having all equipment put on us we were ready to get in the water. The visibility wasn't what I expected it to be, it was similar to when I last dived in Koh Tao. I imagined to dive in to a scene of the little mermaid, colours everywhere. The reefs were beautiful though each coral fascinated me, how they were all growing and fighting for the largest surface on the seabed. After our long day diving we went back to our room to chill for a while, that's when I opened my cards and gifts and also skyped my mum which was lovely. It was an early night for us after dinner as we had another super early start the following day. I had such a fantastic 23rd, it will be a while before I'll be able to top that birthday for sure.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPmMv9BKXC3r7Qw0vDWCYj5z-BOgLxdTw6MjhbNpLQdVXwsDmS3G47byNZ1YCeEqODfPzFh0zHUpzsR6RB1Gv0lIo9e0-wj66ZsV472nidow8Hx6Zbh3HlzMAZrYpPxlRYk9uGEELvm8/s640/blogger-image-937310734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPmMv9BKXC3r7Qw0vDWCYj5z-BOgLxdTw6MjhbNpLQdVXwsDmS3G47byNZ1YCeEqODfPzFh0zHUpzsR6RB1Gv0lIo9e0-wj66ZsV472nidow8Hx6Zbh3HlzMAZrYpPxlRYk9uGEELvm8/s640/blogger-image-937310734.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Admiring the Great Barrier Reef.</div></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday we were booked to go extreme white water rafting. At first I was apprehensive but agreed to give it my best shot. In the morning we met our team; Luca, Summer, Ron & Lizzie and our fab teacher Angelo! We ran through some safely and then we were ready to head out onto the Tully river. It took me a while to get used to the ropes, climbing back into the boat was a blooming task itself. Surrounded by breathtaking views I was just happy bobbing along in the lake enjoying the scenery. Paddling away, I started to let my worries float down the river and relaxed into the activity. We stopped after 4km for lunch, then continued down the rapids for a further 6-8 km. Each rapid brought different skills and ways in which we would manoeuvre the raft. I loved being splashed by the water and rolling over the rocks as we cascaded down the rapids. All the rapids had a different names, I wish I could remember them all; lemon squeezer, and birth canal were couple of names. We were also given the opportunity to dive off rocks into the river and even went down a few rapids on our bums. At the end of the day we all headed to the pub for a nice cold Somersby! Perfect way to enjoy such a fab day.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oIj18evJZcg8yw2py5Ywk9moJL6F91yGKvwMB_7v-TrzHdYnWc1BcN8PVDRNDbo7XNd2SVywR-oqU0xuaypK0x-j-HTaJxRv85pZDIanDha891oZOwuP9WOFsLKa1r03L5gUX7nX0SU/s640/blogger-image--490288951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oIj18evJZcg8yw2py5Ywk9moJL6F91yGKvwMB_7v-TrzHdYnWc1BcN8PVDRNDbo7XNd2SVywR-oqU0xuaypK0x-j-HTaJxRv85pZDIanDha891oZOwuP9WOFsLKa1r03L5gUX7nX0SU/s640/blogger-image--490288951.jpg"></a></div>A pair of egg heads.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I thank you Cairns, I can honestly say you excelled yourself! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Love Chailey x </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></div></div></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-73312688113511267862015-08-19T00:48:00.001-07:002015-09-01T19:04:23.292-07:00Goodbye Sydney!<div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the build up to our last week in Sydney we began saying many farewells to all the wonderful people who made such an impact on our time in Sydney. I had been procrastinating with packing, not actually believing that we were finally going. It had felt like such a far off goal of ours, I never believed it would be here on our doorstep. </span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We left the life we built in Sydney over six months and headed on the road to adventure!</span></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Our weekend of goodbyes started <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">on Thursday evening</a> when we headed over to a good pal of ours called Shaun, who we met through OzIntro. He's been a gem, and helped us so much with all our onward travel plans. We spent the evening watching Train Wreck and eating keivs, chips and beans! YUM! </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfoYomuwjdavFEQch24IcKb6G6sEhI_Wg9efnDgCDDeyJQOk0_dPdX4SeIfSCEjy2CXYJGPht1_ORL6cLnCZSPX1ztLZKnPCNJa19ZytbVBuHDiIpEBP0HtGjUWh7s57a9yvKVvd-I5A/s640/blogger-image--1836094560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfoYomuwjdavFEQch24IcKb6G6sEhI_Wg9efnDgCDDeyJQOk0_dPdX4SeIfSCEjy2CXYJGPht1_ORL6cLnCZSPX1ztLZKnPCNJa19ZytbVBuHDiIpEBP0HtGjUWh7s57a9yvKVvd-I5A/s640/blogger-image--1836094560.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shaun, Sam and I</div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">Friday evening</a> the boys at work had organised a leaving bbq for Sam. So whilst Sam was out enjoying his last night with his colleges, I had a girly night in with my flat mate Sarah. She taught me lots of new makeup tricks and we chatted over a couple of glasses of wine. We even made home made avocado face masks! It was so lovely having some girl time, being able to relax and natter about trivial things. Over the six weeks since our new flatmates Sarah and Latham moved in we instantly hit it off, often cooking family dinners and playing heaps of card games. Larah and Cham became a little family in such a short space of time. We're going to miss them dearly.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jkgkXh9cA6Ire3CYEvFL4Q0LY2JnIukXR9Ku1bC4R8qNM5I0SE-fHnUmh8ljzpM8u8LnUslXapTfwwxbNB_X5FR4TFE2LEIZWrqoZCCDR5qXXGbSKuB4brwAshdMuJhEqRh8_BiAkII/s640/blogger-image-929881761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jkgkXh9cA6Ire3CYEvFL4Q0LY2JnIukXR9Ku1bC4R8qNM5I0SE-fHnUmh8ljzpM8u8LnUslXapTfwwxbNB_X5FR4TFE2LEIZWrqoZCCDR5qXXGbSKuB4brwAshdMuJhEqRh8_BiAkII/s640/blogger-image-929881761.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sarah and I with out avo face masks on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvjf7dmrIC5ahjoSuLS81FcJSaEvl90Q-mDewD7SxaUG-xYqgR04aDLlDv30LSp01OoB5huZV2m03vha3junRFXXXR7V3N0tSxmv3EZPaPCzoA-f8hsbVJ21SdF0oyvYfy0YuM-RB4KM/s640/blogger-image--1540919349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvjf7dmrIC5ahjoSuLS81FcJSaEvl90Q-mDewD7SxaUG-xYqgR04aDLlDv30LSp01OoB5huZV2m03vha3junRFXXXR7V3N0tSxmv3EZPaPCzoA-f8hsbVJ21SdF0oyvYfy0YuM-RB4KM/s640/blogger-image--1540919349.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sam with his designer trasport boys</div></div></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Scott and Damo, our old flatmates from Zetland, came round </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ours <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">on Saturday evening</a></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. We had planned to go out in Newtown but ended up ordering pizza and having a few drinks at home. It was great seeing them before leaving, reminiscing over the days when we all lived together.</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBfqcOPmpDVK0o8EpYZGt3EKrtcMZznln-mthvjWukwNPxz4lK2Dn2In_8xcTFJAr_w7RX5NVHdyovDq3OjCkMzMhRtl5HkIHfIciv6IoYhPTbcQWtu_94X4A1Kf1D13dLqZXEgyrZrw/s640/blogger-image-1635180022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBfqcOPmpDVK0o8EpYZGt3EKrtcMZznln-mthvjWukwNPxz4lK2Dn2In_8xcTFJAr_w7RX5NVHdyovDq3OjCkMzMhRtl5HkIHfIciv6IoYhPTbcQWtu_94X4A1Kf1D13dLqZXEgyrZrw/s640/blogger-image-1635180022.jpg"></a></div>The most civilised photo of the four of us</span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqZAmGKQUwPmRZPRMizx92RdyhScBFA6jg_ckJ1WCYVaKRKi57wnAls_-kg6I15GSeTQJ5HBKDxdqwc4hVU6cVw06uZU4C8-bkxHNTOkJkf54FarM2d3yn4FZA63Nqc_0bSdbJRuUB8c/s640/blogger-image-610097599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqZAmGKQUwPmRZPRMizx92RdyhScBFA6jg_ckJ1WCYVaKRKi57wnAls_-kg6I15GSeTQJ5HBKDxdqwc4hVU6cVw06uZU4C8-bkxHNTOkJkf54FarM2d3yn4FZA63Nqc_0bSdbJRuUB8c/s640/blogger-image-610097599.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sam and his wandering hand</div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rDCCCdG2QEt-amPVbWfg14F7KOkD-jqgd662bfpIS1M2B8penv2mcI4c7iUwBtv3d9Y-lf86M1sKXVAcUBlTfgKWP_iAcTAsuf6Ca_LykhchB13a-qNni0EuxBKlu-YWnryLVOKCvXw/s640/blogger-image-384039267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rDCCCdG2QEt-amPVbWfg14F7KOkD-jqgd662bfpIS1M2B8penv2mcI4c7iUwBtv3d9Y-lf86M1sKXVAcUBlTfgKWP_iAcTAsuf6Ca_LykhchB13a-qNni0EuxBKlu-YWnryLVOKCvXw/s640/blogger-image-384039267.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh Scott, haha</div></div></span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Amongst all of the goodbye's there was a new hello.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">My good friend Denisa welcomed a healthy little boy called Marcus to the world. Much to my excitement he arrived a day early so I managed to get lots of cuddles and newborn baby sniffs in before I left. I spent hours gazing at him and becoming super broody, cooing at his every movement. Denisa & Anthony sure made one good looking baby! I wish them all the luck in the future, and many happy years ahead with Marcus James Pavel. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2kLAsLo7HdS3l-NzcF5JRP5hrN_Mq5cKGqmZI3Er_kP8Rs1eArwjZDXS2Z_PClZVnsU7UXG6mOBF-6JUjSCE_0CnHWTivvgGrVWJfkit_9CaVzKjLMwg10wctIqkIGTRYZsHFvYEDNQ/s640/blogger-image--2030933551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2kLAsLo7HdS3l-NzcF5JRP5hrN_Mq5cKGqmZI3Er_kP8Rs1eArwjZDXS2Z_PClZVnsU7UXG6mOBF-6JUjSCE_0CnHWTivvgGrVWJfkit_9CaVzKjLMwg10wctIqkIGTRYZsHFvYEDNQ/s640/blogger-image--2030933551.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Denisa, Marcus and I </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QbUNmwX1y2zZJ3JozbXahZXvt9FpZixGLiMvjWX8pMbwttrNV7nI6vPUsn9SpLp_XFZJ0CdqSMY8I2rkxWoC3y5vZFQ_nbT_k2x2XVti4FSy6be-kiIECuXwA3oxsk9sYqB4gryNj1k/s640/blogger-image--419474206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QbUNmwX1y2zZJ3JozbXahZXvt9FpZixGLiMvjWX8pMbwttrNV7nI6vPUsn9SpLp_XFZJ0CdqSMY8I2rkxWoC3y5vZFQ_nbT_k2x2XVti4FSy6be-kiIECuXwA3oxsk9sYqB4gryNj1k/s640/blogger-image--419474206.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The proud parents </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXX2xa7FU-iBsaa3-Mm0xsNEkaDJqjKqfoTerpI50kni-wrqzXQ_IsE4SAkLYkVP1sW69WbhtYDZno_UemQSkP563KuO5QS6DyHtxsSgDPvsmB4hQquy3-s2W_BJk5IMcC5X5DEKaqeI/s640/blogger-image-2036748752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXX2xa7FU-iBsaa3-Mm0xsNEkaDJqjKqfoTerpI50kni-wrqzXQ_IsE4SAkLYkVP1sW69WbhtYDZno_UemQSkP563KuO5QS6DyHtxsSgDPvsmB4hQquy3-s2W_BJk5IMcC5X5DEKaqeI/s640/blogger-image-2036748752.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I couldn't stop staring at him, he's so beautiful.</div><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">On Sunday we planned to spend the evening with my work colleges, dinner was booked for <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">6:30</a> at a place called the House of Crabs. Great name ay? D<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ining with two chefs, we decided it would be best for them to choose what dinner to share. </span>All the seafood came in big plastic bags and we were encouraged to tip them out on the table and eat with our hands. So much fun and mess, it felt like being a child and being able to get away with something naughty. We then headed out for a few drinks and ended up in some weird hipster bar with taxidermy animals hanging from the walls. Of course, we participated in an animal selfie. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LcXn5mRna7UkhMqlU4VR5mmUTkT0QMIUbn5uH-Ees0gVXvCms1ChYTZy4sBo7S-zMiC8Qkys6ngBN_L6BOMQLtvCdPL8cjn47UVtCGLEOJXJcxWSOpnSQnKNYgSON_Y96Hf-oo7rJ_Q/s640/blogger-image--1776945554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LcXn5mRna7UkhMqlU4VR5mmUTkT0QMIUbn5uH-Ees0gVXvCms1ChYTZy4sBo7S-zMiC8Qkys6ngBN_L6BOMQLtvCdPL8cjn47UVtCGLEOJXJcxWSOpnSQnKNYgSON_Y96Hf-oo7rJ_Q/s640/blogger-image--1776945554.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Knuckles gang at the house of crabs </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxwjHaPnCZS-MhRFwbukoVSIvgjtUJh16BQALZo7Vu56vq0DGyUkckvfhQV4Df7tlhPcCOEAaktUg8ndjSbBgj3PG7DiDf2MKMvk2WMYl51M3_ed67EeXqK8Jfchbr5UKGQeCvLr8_2Q/s640/blogger-image-1390786162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxwjHaPnCZS-MhRFwbukoVSIvgjtUJh16BQALZo7Vu56vq0DGyUkckvfhQV4Df7tlhPcCOEAaktUg8ndjSbBgj3PG7DiDf2MKMvk2WMYl51M3_ed67EeXqK8Jfchbr5UKGQeCvLr8_2Q/s640/blogger-image-1390786162.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Moose selfie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">On Monday morning</a> we headed to Knuckles to get a BIG feed after Sunday nights antics. Then we spent the afternoon slowing packing everything away back into 2 rucksacks. It amazed me how much stuff we had accumulated over the months. Being ruthless, we threw lots away and sent some more bits back home.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL1s3U7fAEyhaIx_-GcFVH-MOs4DvVzrMjEM8SBEmr_v20SkHe5Sc370Bfg18Zsk8msst0hrqdxGFBybtnWoHQhQf7H5s-QoQyDAjgzrvPYh_r6Dzc8yqB_0eHQ7s6A3OJVFgiSnd1HY/s640/blogger-image-979558156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL1s3U7fAEyhaIx_-GcFVH-MOs4DvVzrMjEM8SBEmr_v20SkHe5Sc370Bfg18Zsk8msst0hrqdxGFBybtnWoHQhQf7H5s-QoQyDAjgzrvPYh_r6Dzc8yqB_0eHQ7s6A3OJVFgiSnd1HY/s640/blogger-image-979558156.jpg"></a></div>Me and Jflo</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8m75zGeYmFXmgg57nvJTxSAU9ViypUC_cayS_luTDeVLcadWqw7np9eQcBMwujXyNM-SNhjYRRRLiiIsVGFZCmiyvOWhHc6Y0yf6TQ_cUQ_JbtHVSQFsYx7at0WY-ipymM9rZIUrg8w/s640/blogger-image-1662868989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8m75zGeYmFXmgg57nvJTxSAU9ViypUC_cayS_luTDeVLcadWqw7np9eQcBMwujXyNM-SNhjYRRRLiiIsVGFZCmiyvOWhHc6Y0yf6TQ_cUQ_JbtHVSQFsYx7at0WY-ipymM9rZIUrg8w/s640/blogger-image-1662868989.jpg"></a></div>Me and Miss Selly Selly</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-j-eBYvWBTYAy1qQ7YBqG9B60PasOmyJNDXFbnhwnfPvSGnx7D8G6psaeAi2MC4zI_3SeRY6NhFMraqIZiDpdoMQJTDL6uzhrcvICZdkoAyj66iqFjnpNcPfTM0fsq55rNeteJkWHzo/s640/blogger-image-2006896798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-j-eBYvWBTYAy1qQ7YBqG9B60PasOmyJNDXFbnhwnfPvSGnx7D8G6psaeAi2MC4zI_3SeRY6NhFMraqIZiDpdoMQJTDL6uzhrcvICZdkoAyj66iqFjnpNcPfTM0fsq55rNeteJkWHzo/s640/blogger-image-2006896798.jpg"></a></div>Flo, me, Di and Damo</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">Tuesday morning</a> brought us our last morning in Sydney. Waking up at the crack of dawn we rallied together those last few toiletries and loose ends, before saying goodbye to our wonderful house mates Sarah and Latham. Cairns bound we were ready to start our next journey. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS-54ayZMg077eVoDl8iOCgqWOTEdRLyM_Dh7kq5Bx7iHrtAaApeCqBvvcjUdm3p-q9PZpO62oCTamwdoMGlb2GiJ9mQ_J4ggtCDL0kFn48-2tpLbBmcusjMhdoraS_J56JVH8Rh2Yk4/s640/blogger-image--477956295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS-54ayZMg077eVoDl8iOCgqWOTEdRLyM_Dh7kq5Bx7iHrtAaApeCqBvvcjUdm3p-q9PZpO62oCTamwdoMGlb2GiJ9mQ_J4ggtCDL0kFn48-2tpLbBmcusjMhdoraS_J56JVH8Rh2Yk4/s640/blogger-image--477956295.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last family snap of Lara and Cham</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfXPV1qk3yS-VQYxwcID1vJ8Eub2JHRSreExnCmN6LiNhyphenhyphen0AtwEsKNzwlX2zMlZzDG_Ert96YXICoMilLe5mh-SmO-aeBFEvca-aJz-fA0LpWgMqNQkxEbaiQINnZGF1jHP33OFD3PF8/s640/blogger-image--186690031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfXPV1qk3yS-VQYxwcID1vJ8Eub2JHRSreExnCmN6LiNhyphenhyphen0AtwEsKNzwlX2zMlZzDG_Ert96YXICoMilLe5mh-SmO-aeBFEvca-aJz-fA0LpWgMqNQkxEbaiQINnZGF1jHP33OFD3PF8/s640/blogger-image--186690031.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All our bags ready to go</div></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Hopefully it will not be goodbye to all the friends we have met out here. We may never know when our paths may cross again. Like my leaving card said: let's not say goodbye, let's say see you later. I much prefer that to saying goodbye, after all who wants to say goodbye to new friends?</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Love Chailey xxx</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-66199040549314525052015-04-24T21:09:00.001-07:002015-08-17T01:49:20.282-07:00Nostalgic NoraWow, I cannot believe it has been six months since I last blogged. That time has completely flown past. Sam and I easily slipped into our daily routine of eat, sleep, work, repeat. We have saved super hard to top up our funds for our next adventure. We have been living in a beautiful suburb called Eskineville 20 minutes from the heart of the city. I bagged myself a job in fab cafe called Knuckles Sandwich Bar. I completely landed on my feet with such great colleagues and frequent samples of all the house baked treats! Sam is working super hard driving round the city of Sydney, working for a removal company called Designer Transport. With regular Friday night drinks with the boys after work, he's been more than happy there. <div><br></div><div>In seven days we move out of our little home, quit our jobs and pack our bags ready for our next big adventure! We're off to Cairns, the gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It will be a dream come true for the both of us to finally swim the reef. To top it off we've booked to dive on my 23rd birthday, how exciting and memorable. We have booked lots of crazy once in a life time activities, which I will document along the way. So hold tight! </div><div><br></div><div>The past 6 months we have fallen in love with Sydney, we have built our own little life here. In between working we have managed to explored lots. To name a few our days out; we have visited markets, eaten lots of brunch, seen Ben Howard and Enter Shikari live, went to a tattoo convention, went to the cinema, imersed ourselves in serveral city festivals and gone on many lovely coastal walks. We have even played host to Sam's mum when she came to visit at the beginning of August, revisiting some of our favourite places and showing her the sights.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are some snaps from the past jam packed six months. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh9DaXVJHLvi_GUSvBJm8Wb9I44_Zylxs8guXg1qcfs316z1xas-QbxNs737vcNQerWElNNxdGtHRGhyphenhyphen1yJ60u32SR3wl-dTBMCzZDOe7508HzGaHBvJhhRuaB8wndlSqs4IeGEjxwAo/s640/blogger-image-317838602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh9DaXVJHLvi_GUSvBJm8Wb9I44_Zylxs8guXg1qcfs316z1xas-QbxNs737vcNQerWElNNxdGtHRGhyphenhyphen1yJ60u32SR3wl-dTBMCzZDOe7508HzGaHBvJhhRuaB8wndlSqs4IeGEjxwAo/s640/blogger-image-317838602.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wendy's secret garden, Sam took me to this hidden garden and packed us a picnic! So romantic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegEcJaYGSXz-VCbpmk-60k40APTDf19KAuOLcbMgda4G1bBeM55cSz3d884q9WSjscp0tIgZAF7u0CpXS1TH78jBB8EqlT-4_6svPT88NaZkNSfNV_2m8g06AeU5qQL4tlOdpfUHIRBQ/s640/blogger-image-972714333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegEcJaYGSXz-VCbpmk-60k40APTDf19KAuOLcbMgda4G1bBeM55cSz3d884q9WSjscp0tIgZAF7u0CpXS1TH78jBB8EqlT-4_6svPT88NaZkNSfNV_2m8g06AeU5qQL4tlOdpfUHIRBQ/s640/blogger-image-972714333.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Samuel's birthday caaaaaake! Not homemade unfortunately, but still super scrummy (so Sam tells me).</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDPdSDCnyGlrdARWXBg9XqcHOO7bTOBtK0RZSnX9Dv4JSVnNH2fvHJDzmea7D318lS62DxP4WBa8Z5fxseaTZzWrtVry8ZWXQ6og7bYcGmvsikQ7ClnNi9NRrnfa-DtiX6xZ7LQxA6ss/s640/blogger-image--1999820594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDPdSDCnyGlrdARWXBg9XqcHOO7bTOBtK0RZSnX9Dv4JSVnNH2fvHJDzmea7D318lS62DxP4WBa8Z5fxseaTZzWrtVry8ZWXQ6og7bYcGmvsikQ7ClnNi9NRrnfa-DtiX6xZ7LQxA6ss/s640/blogger-image--1999820594.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My boy on the bars at Bondi.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx5_mT0ibu-uURnBM8GdXOVH-2ZhpwwK3_wOtSC7zpfLnL7UMW8ffjcaeARKLZdEVUfKSXuNEtq9TrEIChRDp3bTdmBCIkcYaLokKxtTVUW3LrZg_hOvi9MWrDsAN9F3XyoEsltbGPOk/s640/blogger-image-781464083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx5_mT0ibu-uURnBM8GdXOVH-2ZhpwwK3_wOtSC7zpfLnL7UMW8ffjcaeARKLZdEVUfKSXuNEtq9TrEIChRDp3bTdmBCIkcYaLokKxtTVUW3LrZg_hOvi9MWrDsAN9F3XyoEsltbGPOk/s640/blogger-image-781464083.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sam at the Aroma Festival, he LOVES his coffee!</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_fqLux27a7zKW3FgdR7C9pNZreLiHIH8n0HY_LG_ZMMg8mUIJLZWtoAyu6ctjXnGCuTZ1emrkiOPVmxoLXOEkJatNUCdsMrPqFEPKB7UauQj4V6NXCEq_9Ipq_TiGAdiQMp4bOyiP34/s640/blogger-image-1824302097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_fqLux27a7zKW3FgdR7C9pNZreLiHIH8n0HY_LG_ZMMg8mUIJLZWtoAyu6ctjXnGCuTZ1emrkiOPVmxoLXOEkJatNUCdsMrPqFEPKB7UauQj4V6NXCEq_9Ipq_TiGAdiQMp4bOyiP34/s640/blogger-image-1824302097.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I skipped the coffee and had a Chai. The harbour bridge in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5Yr8soWvxo9FsNTLo8c1ec4fS-B6J6mmeL-0tNCWbVuneNyqUftCkPacD2UeLIb5rtho683zN0VKsbMe9FUPSvwS14jOj736H_p9f5I60IpzuvXQhM3VSaVtLmXHtEacR_gEvhUiBK8/s640/blogger-image-733187444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5Yr8soWvxo9FsNTLo8c1ec4fS-B6J6mmeL-0tNCWbVuneNyqUftCkPacD2UeLIb5rtho683zN0VKsbMe9FUPSvwS14jOj736H_p9f5I60IpzuvXQhM3VSaVtLmXHtEacR_gEvhUiBK8/s640/blogger-image-733187444.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sydneys breath taking sunset.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKMKojb4vtzCAvLMncXvaLugbUkKPaGldPlU5AamoBLaqGyttV1_QDu9Dzj_vNVFTVeoxj9__gQmA1aLjaBJ_JIaCC4y-D8i9pvG8GGPr5_-9svY0ssrCZUS7j9tw1K0F6YrnURgnU0I/s640/blogger-image-124059913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKMKojb4vtzCAvLMncXvaLugbUkKPaGldPlU5AamoBLaqGyttV1_QDu9Dzj_vNVFTVeoxj9__gQmA1aLjaBJ_JIaCC4y-D8i9pvG8GGPr5_-9svY0ssrCZUS7j9tw1K0F6YrnURgnU0I/s640/blogger-image-124059913.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sam, Sharon and I at darling harbour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lCPsBAyREtV_jgcH7aej5V-R59QT5TrKTbz2q9BIdObPVW_y4wQ2ZUh8cYJTVXqeImuDz7LPefcxKmN-STcrvrp6R4JhSKYFxIZhCBonNQzqWpHrszV1uChmq9rjL95fVB_mNj47O-c/s640/blogger-image--289636215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lCPsBAyREtV_jgcH7aej5V-R59QT5TrKTbz2q9BIdObPVW_y4wQ2ZUh8cYJTVXqeImuDz7LPefcxKmN-STcrvrp6R4JhSKYFxIZhCBonNQzqWpHrszV1uChmq9rjL95fVB_mNj47O-c/s640/blogger-image--289636215.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">BEN HOWARD! A dream come true, I've always wanted to see him live.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHMtfx9J2ALKdP58_t2GQgZIRwIUXaFmqEXbbZ8uEd4pium3Axc0NHLKcnQ_Vl3CvNNg0D9h5d-lqhERRF59287o_Qbema_bVxnpY8zsCA0OLfS491Nx4dLQozsyPOqJMOtYw23hU3bo/s640/blogger-image--555558649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHMtfx9J2ALKdP58_t2GQgZIRwIUXaFmqEXbbZ8uEd4pium3Axc0NHLKcnQ_Vl3CvNNg0D9h5d-lqhERRF59287o_Qbema_bVxnpY8zsCA0OLfS491Nx4dLQozsyPOqJMOtYw23hU3bo/s640/blogger-image--555558649.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The opera house all lit up during the vivid light festival, it was so refreshing seeing the sails all lit up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7DAK-EcelfQvCLg-u14gSonfUSnPcT10A_4lAOGduO22pSebW9vLuByRt0WDTd6wvKmRcB4JseUvtPR-ur4hiMipOiNp8Wt5_itb_pLdQO5pR4cwHbwk-laJ6tDs66iZSl18CeJ8_gs/s640/blogger-image--1278414668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7DAK-EcelfQvCLg-u14gSonfUSnPcT10A_4lAOGduO22pSebW9vLuByRt0WDTd6wvKmRcB4JseUvtPR-ur4hiMipOiNp8Wt5_itb_pLdQO5pR4cwHbwk-laJ6tDs66iZSl18CeJ8_gs/s640/blogger-image--1278414668.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of our many trips to the local cinema called Dendy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFHBR8JOQBvsjCYAjZbJ8fs6YPkzVxGpcj2xl7hONEH0rgX_-qzFwpip4tfg3VjZv_EQ9MjQ7MaURVJzuEx0g_tTyN-1o-R6wNySqdXgbLhBJIv6ZBgBmIW_-UhyphenhyphenHgY_eSYUi8o9dczM/s640/blogger-image--335416349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFHBR8JOQBvsjCYAjZbJ8fs6YPkzVxGpcj2xl7hONEH0rgX_-qzFwpip4tfg3VjZv_EQ9MjQ7MaURVJzuEx0g_tTyN-1o-R6wNySqdXgbLhBJIv6ZBgBmIW_-UhyphenhyphenHgY_eSYUi8o9dczM/s640/blogger-image--335416349.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sam the man in his van!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16Fk6toyr3BCqfkvYGTMRdRUUsbjoQJxh9alu6IMnPb9dB_HTgZNixJtcAVSbK0iN3b0Lz4rzWxtatWUR6KJJdCj3SKFqu5RhbP4HAxvI_wY2cCJ5jvDwZaNSldVe1QdF4VxwgM2Nb0g/s640/blogger-image-1142740742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16Fk6toyr3BCqfkvYGTMRdRUUsbjoQJxh9alu6IMnPb9dB_HTgZNixJtcAVSbK0iN3b0Lz4rzWxtatWUR6KJJdCj3SKFqu5RhbP4HAxvI_wY2cCJ5jvDwZaNSldVe1QdF4VxwgM2Nb0g/s640/blogger-image-1142740742.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The pair of us sitting on Mrs Macquarie's Chair on Straya Daaaay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfvVRnyzY5ll9CgvqU1BUy_xtkOfLfU3PStkb1ePwj-FYRHHZ8lNT3HUXd54fjOuEEJ3LEWFrkjnefYDGz7BjmT1t1gd381Si6LRPpks8oEdVKwICrkCxDj_jWKg0qZ2l5sakmMbPpoQ/s640/blogger-image-1627714232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfvVRnyzY5ll9CgvqU1BUy_xtkOfLfU3PStkb1ePwj-FYRHHZ8lNT3HUXd54fjOuEEJ3LEWFrkjnefYDGz7BjmT1t1gd381Si6LRPpks8oEdVKwICrkCxDj_jWKg0qZ2l5sakmMbPpoQ/s640/blogger-image-1627714232.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Soaking up the sun at Coogee beach, one of our favourites! The waves were crazy that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG1zY1QxTUP1C_OIhvdfaTQIkXZRcTd1uTK2F2WFEeWqG_jEoTAzcUHGOygyQTjjw_1-xz1e-GyH_ZtjtGtjhLl1aMNTSSl_s0yjocqJH5oM-QX3uR7Tbkv9TOJ6wmRxvUULBk7J7BgI/s640/blogger-image--856871728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG1zY1QxTUP1C_OIhvdfaTQIkXZRcTd1uTK2F2WFEeWqG_jEoTAzcUHGOygyQTjjw_1-xz1e-GyH_ZtjtGtjhLl1aMNTSSl_s0yjocqJH5oM-QX3uR7Tbkv9TOJ6wmRxvUULBk7J7BgI/s640/blogger-image--856871728.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Me at work with my lovely team. Denisa, Diana, Me & Damo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RIos8ZYUnW67EK_hi96bFO4-SPzONhtvGXEucUPO7PH8mZqaz-EFiOy55BuXcq1FK5jLCQkVYTGSVNdYz_CVdlvdFR_VPcFEd9Faofs8sFp__pdbF9JcjXeGXMd6hDm9ymxsHVx1rPM/s640/blogger-image--560582111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RIos8ZYUnW67EK_hi96bFO4-SPzONhtvGXEucUPO7PH8mZqaz-EFiOy55BuXcq1FK5jLCQkVYTGSVNdYz_CVdlvdFR_VPcFEd9Faofs8sFp__pdbF9JcjXeGXMd6hDm9ymxsHVx1rPM/s640/blogger-image--560582111.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feeding a wallaby at Featherdale Wildlife park. This fella was such a poser.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feeling super nostalgic after writing this post. We still need to get a photo of Sam and I outside the opera house and our apartment. It's on the to do list before we flyyyyyyyy.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love Chailey x</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div><br></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0Erskineville Erskineville-33.903178 151.184952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-71955092069217563222015-02-04T23:44:00.001-08:002015-02-12T04:19:37.141-08:00Ready, Steady, Cook!.....me some Char Kwey TeowWe were lucky enough to explore part of Malaysia on our travels before arriving in Australia. Our good friends Colin and Stacie have been living out there for the past two years and invited us to come and stay with them. We took them up on their offer and the thought of squeezing in another country to our long list excited us! <div><br></div><div>Those two weeks were so much fun, the journey over there was on the the smallest ricketiest aeroplane we had ever seen. I can honestly say I pushed new boundaries I would have never back home! So thanks guys, for treating us to new experiences. Snake Temple being one of them....here's a few highlights from our weeks in Penang!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfCOBqYD7lylhxIpvw-NY0-4HPBF3q-ACY4CAuGDFGBcIKeKJDmSHh0JqXq0wTQBEVC3oPR_oMt8G-dQI7XahpdExXUj-KsPzjgH3q7l2iSXpve2s2VMdgNbPnnD4tGy6aeEmNEA64dI/s640/blogger-image--103473050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfCOBqYD7lylhxIpvw-NY0-4HPBF3q-ACY4CAuGDFGBcIKeKJDmSHh0JqXq0wTQBEVC3oPR_oMt8G-dQI7XahpdExXUj-KsPzjgH3q7l2iSXpve2s2VMdgNbPnnD4tGy6aeEmNEA64dI/s640/blogger-image--103473050.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>So Col and Stace told us they had lots of cool activities lined up for us whilst we were staying with them. We couldn't wait to explore and see the place they had told us so much about. The temples in Malaysia were beautiful, such beautiful artwork and detail unique to each one<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. Snake temple was an experience shall we say. Whilst Sam and Col were getting a 8ft Python slapped round their neck I was cowering around the corner meant to be catching it all on video! The little tiny venomous snakes hanging from the ceiling were freaking me out let alone the one which had just eaten a whole chicken! I came out of there not quite believing what I had just done, checking behind me incase one had followed us into the car. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMsPJP1DWttJGrkSbUosYxhrBO-gA412AToSoaBKg_b8rX1scmm1q21uxlgqiR-6vS3RpD18cxrFa_n4pJhVg0Or-c4M4qgYNprctJnDPFjlIM-g28m1x0l2q6VfnJwPHAdHuyvaLSj8/s640/blogger-image--890021810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMsPJP1DWttJGrkSbUosYxhrBO-gA412AToSoaBKg_b8rX1scmm1q21uxlgqiR-6vS3RpD18cxrFa_n4pJhVg0Or-c4M4qgYNprctJnDPFjlIM-g28m1x0l2q6VfnJwPHAdHuyvaLSj8/s640/blogger-image--890021810.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh04WtoRzBTWvkGE6w7rKlsUt9LjrHxSJ1UCAXqQXkkDZvfvqleI0XMOK_E4UOmdFycYYrqfybo9mDwu7jaxnACckgt5kyQjLSf_WpayasjLWPnkrrKtnmg4cG5OeW5MrD1lUZInDOAs/s640/blogger-image--1747515008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh04WtoRzBTWvkGE6w7rKlsUt9LjrHxSJ1UCAXqQXkkDZvfvqleI0XMOK_E4UOmdFycYYrqfybo9mDwu7jaxnACckgt5kyQjLSf_WpayasjLWPnkrrKtnmg4cG5OeW5MrD1lUZInDOAs/s640/blogger-image--1747515008.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Monkey beach was another favourite day of mine. Trekking through the jungle for an hour and a half bare foot. I felt like Bear Grylls! The views on the beach at the end of the walk were so rewarding, and so was the chicken and rice we had for lunch in a shack on the beach. Sam conquered Giles Rock that day; after lunch he went for a swim and we watched from the shore whilst he tried to climb up this rock in the middle of the ocean. After finally clambering up he sat there for a while looking out to the horizon, I can only guess getting lost in his own thoughts.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VCc0Cj66PmDvMlNxVxYD-je5PZs7fATLp2BIOX5YyFZnnMJG47HUasYzQ4hCcpf-M1-Oeip-SvZ9X08xnccQnig3ARQRS2ppjetNgMOUjm-hGsdM5xArJN1a3ADc2rr4-R3IF3WkNhI/s640/blogger-image-1699022652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VCc0Cj66PmDvMlNxVxYD-je5PZs7fATLp2BIOX5YyFZnnMJG47HUasYzQ4hCcpf-M1-Oeip-SvZ9X08xnccQnig3ARQRS2ppjetNgMOUjm-hGsdM5xArJN1a3ADc2rr4-R3IF3WkNhI/s640/blogger-image-1699022652.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A monkey in a tree on the way to monkey beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRe4yI-qmuOCNT9LBur5QLLj7yIW353E-eayDq2s5FPu_Lw8AMnqztMC72DzuZtzBKcjt1BSYYrOeZPgvD1PvfXtcer01q2tY2XKKHcXfg_LmBJNNpG5klHdL3j0OyWd2W-NIpdC1n_w/s640/blogger-image-1160501301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRe4yI-qmuOCNT9LBur5QLLj7yIW353E-eayDq2s5FPu_Lw8AMnqztMC72DzuZtzBKcjt1BSYYrOeZPgvD1PvfXtcer01q2tY2XKKHcXfg_LmBJNNpG5klHdL3j0OyWd2W-NIpdC1n_w/s640/blogger-image-1160501301.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33m26gFlBcQ203Zodw1e9hHWXJGCuEAzplrm9OBdjEhG3S8dosjepFjr1iCQGmZRFuiRqE8QoNgDd_iNZIDIvt-alG0zFMjnRF8IB8v7Y2_uYzy3hr_It3AU4IevGQbNNOPuh1We67DY/s640/blogger-image--97338647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33m26gFlBcQ203Zodw1e9hHWXJGCuEAzplrm9OBdjEhG3S8dosjepFjr1iCQGmZRFuiRqE8QoNgDd_iNZIDIvt-alG0zFMjnRF8IB8v7Y2_uYzy3hr_It3AU4IevGQbNNOPuh1We67DY/s640/blogger-image--97338647.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys romantically sharing a coconut.</div></div></div></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">The four of us were booked to stay in a tree house for the night in Cameron Highlands called Terra Treehouse. It was new to Colin and Stacie so it was fun for us all to go on an adventure none of us knew about. The owners of the Terra Treehouses ran an organic farm alongside renting out the treehouses as accommodation. We nearly didn't even make it to the treehouses as the car almost ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere. It was beginning to set the scene for a very cringey horror film especially as we were taken up the mountain in an ancient rickety old jeep. Which felt like we were on a roller coaster it was so bouncy throwing us all over the place.</font></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgtEjvCwnMKYchZCE6v9MdR5Nvb-Ocb4cZLLQAS0y5kc0TLkRd4Odo44Ky1f3MB4krHyThcGzREwlJDxbg3E0g9VuLwvbpdi13QXE-nOuZ4p0X_0W6Z7Ae9EPKqGvHtMtb9WRHFOWb2Q/s640/blogger-image--553146938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgtEjvCwnMKYchZCE6v9MdR5Nvb-Ocb4cZLLQAS0y5kc0TLkRd4Odo44Ky1f3MB4krHyThcGzREwlJDxbg3E0g9VuLwvbpdi13QXE-nOuZ4p0X_0W6Z7Ae9EPKqGvHtMtb9WRHFOWb2Q/s640/blogger-image--553146938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uOcKW7Y-I0gzZe7rhYp3dP0EXsBGWt_IKE6BUPBOvqGqCJO2nA-tZEFzGa-0B3VhQdIgTzNML8lv5ZnmqfM8fWC6CqOmzwY1BaJaujJVOpaWm8uitsoq8tXE_p4EPshslEFmTOYWyFY/s640/blogger-image-1759872362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uOcKW7Y-I0gzZe7rhYp3dP0EXsBGWt_IKE6BUPBOvqGqCJO2nA-tZEFzGa-0B3VhQdIgTzNML8lv5ZnmqfM8fWC6CqOmzwY1BaJaujJVOpaWm8uitsoq8tXE_p4EPshslEFmTOYWyFY/s640/blogger-image-1759872362.jpg"></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After dumping our bags down in the tree house which by the way was truly amazing, a child's dream tree house. So rural so far away from the busy hustle and bustle life we are all used to. The rainforest was silent except for the insects songs leading us through the forest up to the communal area where we were greeted with organic homemade tea and briefed about the origins of Terra Treehouses. The views of the valleys and with the mist rolling over the mountains were so peaceful and spectacular I can still picture it now. No camera lense could capture that beauty, is was time to put technology to one side and appreciate nature for what it was. That view will be a sight I treasure for the rest of my life and remember when I am old and grey. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG52qdSGqOs8EGPt7bhprlpEHDMwNNGDMi7Nij0SmIbwJye8i4CCJ3kqxqwaTkNeWahXfUTl7WETP2_GXiw8uRQx57mb99SCblYus4ckIuyeBR_drD9R2r6w_tRNO8oS3KNCCxo6ITyz0/s640/blogger-image-371934180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG52qdSGqOs8EGPt7bhprlpEHDMwNNGDMi7Nij0SmIbwJye8i4CCJ3kqxqwaTkNeWahXfUTl7WETP2_GXiw8uRQx57mb99SCblYus4ckIuyeBR_drD9R2r6w_tRNO8oS3KNCCxo6ITyz0/s640/blogger-image-371934180.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys chilling on the hammocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></span></div><div><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We spent our evening having an organic dinner which was grown in the surrounding farms. We then headed back to the treehouse to make the most of the few hours left of electricity. We played card games and spent most the night listening to the boys reminisce. Just as we were settling down for bed a thunder storm crept upon us. The rain acted as our lullaby for the evening and we were enveloped in the centre of the jungle. We couldn't be anymore at one with nature. </font></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We had such fun in Malaysia with our hosts. Some other highlights of our trip included seeing Ainsley Harriott of all people in a Hawker Centre, which is like a big open eating area with lots of food vendors. The Batu Ferringhi markets, towers of Ashai beer, dead dog beach, Buddist statues, mild food poisoning, jungle treks, card games, horror nights, interactive crime scene investigations, getting "good day today" stuck in our heads, being honked at and gawped at by Middle Eastern men, inside jokes, 'poo cakes', holiday blend double shot espressos, recreating wedding speeches, participating in Buddist traditions, serial killer documentaries, realising we look like the cast of Skins, Colin catching Sam falling down a hill on camera...the list really could go on. It was wonderful to catch up with old friends. Thanks again to Colin and Stacie!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDRLpbC_lmgTTMBZKhgSzeAsv-o5rsN4X93zEGQapeed5tZWef3GsmHnrLWadYqlajxPZUCKlJACSlkAWcCnylRZD5YEI9FyoT2_F4Z7-nNzN_Yd7WUnuCHv1O6GhdQAs-85gnJFjbPw/s640/blogger-image--1407167472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDRLpbC_lmgTTMBZKhgSzeAsv-o5rsN4X93zEGQapeed5tZWef3GsmHnrLWadYqlajxPZUCKlJACSlkAWcCnylRZD5YEI9FyoT2_F4Z7-nNzN_Yd7WUnuCHv1O6GhdQAs-85gnJFjbPw/s640/blogger-image--1407167472.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYGxCLXz0KBpLAAnPWdVG4My19lvJ0_m9bljJPTKnvlDFqr-JBu-9dfVmiZM6MmwhfaTVUZ24iXVTLMvhXasskxQYHk81nGAj-eRBynJVsVwj7lVJ_8FCgHsLTo0D9TYSosDockkO9E/s640/blogger-image--192990080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYGxCLXz0KBpLAAnPWdVG4My19lvJ0_m9bljJPTKnvlDFqr-JBu-9dfVmiZM6MmwhfaTVUZ24iXVTLMvhXasskxQYHk81nGAj-eRBynJVsVwj7lVJ_8FCgHsLTo0D9TYSosDockkO9E/s640/blogger-image--192990080.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0GwmecBffnG5klwLIVphgh6IOsxTV_HKdZ8_nwPV3NMaLv3ioE1EY1rzAsVJgcEkOnXkgg7064ulG4Rk3iLAXEV3VhXzE4UJXWPY9-Rb2cKcjuX6dOmuRtdXkMVvYFhZ2WOOMiiMB9M/s640/blogger-image--1559842955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0GwmecBffnG5klwLIVphgh6IOsxTV_HKdZ8_nwPV3NMaLv3ioE1EY1rzAsVJgcEkOnXkgg7064ulG4Rk3iLAXEV3VhXzE4UJXWPY9-Rb2cKcjuX6dOmuRtdXkMVvYFhZ2WOOMiiMB9M/s640/blogger-image--1559842955.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMMU23yT_hgowKKv00HCaza42KMz1oOzL_PZhT5qjxZHl_rfH1AD1hAVgfs2F2FobGML6-QwVZGoxpMAfyDf42VtmQlh6HJwgseLAWE_dm9vMiP3zTKULrF_ZAH1BkiqBqLz8uu86nlY/s640/blogger-image-1707835392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMMU23yT_hgowKKv00HCaza42KMz1oOzL_PZhT5qjxZHl_rfH1AD1hAVgfs2F2FobGML6-QwVZGoxpMAfyDf42VtmQlh6HJwgseLAWE_dm9vMiP3zTKULrF_ZAH1BkiqBqLz8uu86nlY/s640/blogger-image-1707835392.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>Malaysia is such a beautiful country, I loved learning so much about their culture let alone trying their cuisine. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone traveling in Asia. I would love to go back and explore more, I need to be getting myself some more Char Kway Teow! </div><div><br></div><div>That's all for today, have a good week!</div><div><br></div><div>Love Chailey xxx</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-82017208852126906222015-01-28T20:50:00.001-08:002015-01-29T13:39:23.256-08:00Sandy toes and salty kisses!Today's throwback Thursday is a only a stones throw away. I also want to tell you all what Sam and I are up to whilst we're out here aswell as our past travels since we left England. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Last weekend Sam and I had a long weekend off together. We decided to explore more of the city and visit the beach! </span><div><br></div><div>On Sunday after a 15 minute bus journey we arrived at a beach called Coogee. We had been told great things about this beach and thought it was about time to check it out. It was a busy Sunday morning and the coffee shops were already filled with chattering customers. Music was playing in the streets and Sam and I couldn't wait to explore more. We headed straight down to the beach to find the perfect sunbathing spot. The sun was burning so brightly the first thing we wanted to do was get into the sea. The waves were huge, they came toppling over us knocking us over. It was so much fun, brought me back to my childhood at the beach in Hemsby. </div><div><br></div><div>After our swim we came across the beach library. We both loved the idea of being able to borrow a book whilst sunning yourself, as more often than not you forget to bring a book with you to the beach! It was approaching midday by now and we wanted to walk along the beach and up to a park we could seen in the distant. It was only a short walk from the shore and the views were beautiful. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rAh2f6TQ10AyStjUtgJnjONDUe5spqqeD_sVTDeOWoeUASBKrn0sHs6bKYPSqIXIsvPPbADM_9BKe1H1Y4r3iOpjPCjqrgtodHV_8SFSypet6FaULUMwHmSsX0CnT1gTDg28ALqGfOw/s640/blogger-image--1780376376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rAh2f6TQ10AyStjUtgJnjONDUe5spqqeD_sVTDeOWoeUASBKrn0sHs6bKYPSqIXIsvPPbADM_9BKe1H1Y4r3iOpjPCjqrgtodHV_8SFSypet6FaULUMwHmSsX0CnT1gTDg28ALqGfOw/s640/blogger-image--1780376376.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkFCE8XMLdjbsN6ugbDkgG0TXj7hFspSNiH2NEH3IDjd7yNTDsW7HIZD_iJTlxMstBbe4KgAW_SlCBLacZ6Ve07cZQPJ2QQvTPRKqXy9DtbbhL7fktmdX3feC332iHKIdXeuQeCldMqU/s640/blogger-image-21527493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkFCE8XMLdjbsN6ugbDkgG0TXj7hFspSNiH2NEH3IDjd7yNTDsW7HIZD_iJTlxMstBbe4KgAW_SlCBLacZ6Ve07cZQPJ2QQvTPRKqXy9DtbbhL7fktmdX3feC332iHKIdXeuQeCldMqU/s640/blogger-image-21527493.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>With our tummies rumbling we headed to find a place for some food. We ate lunch at the courtyard cafe, it had caught our eye on our way down from the bus so we wanted to check it out. I had a chicken ceaser wrap and Sam had a Greek salad. I would definitely recommend visiting if you get a chance as its a lovely relaxed environment with music playing in the background. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After lunch we spent the rest of our afternoon in the park reading, just like an old married couple; we both snoozed too! The day was perfect, just what I wanted. A relaxed chilled out beach day! We spent the evening at our local bar called the The Village Crow. It's only recently opened so we wanted to go see what it was all about. The food was great and the drinks were yummy too. We will definitely be returning!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Monday was Australia Day, and judging by the weather you wouldn't have even known we were in Australia. The rain was teeming down and didn't look to improve for the rest of the day. We still wanted to make the most out of our day and decided to go into the city to explore what events had been put on to celebrate Straya Day! There were lots of old fashion cars that lined the streets in the heart of the city. It felt sureal to see such old classic English cars surrounded by sky scrapers, back home they are best suited on a field at a summers country fayre. We then went to explore the botanical gardens, even in all that rain it was such a beautiful peaceful place. We stopped for cup of tea and visited the gift shop, we are a sucker for a gift shop. Sam had been waiting to visit Mrs Macquarie's point ever since discovering it on the map when we arrived. He wanted to know who she was and why she was so important that she had chair named after her. As we approached the famous point we realised what all the fuss was about. The views of the opera house and harbour bridge were phenomenal, it clicked; this is the famous view that you think of when you picture Sydney. We were here, staring straight at it. Even with the dismal weather we managed to find the magic hidden beneath. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoDQ5Qpsi-u24eUH4aP984e_OCrN57mRKVeZJnMXGTj0O1gwMr_fKJzVSvs2oZqkJpd2B-NBE_kcCPm7vu103LdgSl4xceljN4fEWpjW_57MHiqWr2PJoM4wiKvycPIZteJj-yEo1cY4/s640/blogger-image-370289728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoDQ5Qpsi-u24eUH4aP984e_OCrN57mRKVeZJnMXGTj0O1gwMr_fKJzVSvs2oZqkJpd2B-NBE_kcCPm7vu103LdgSl4xceljN4fEWpjW_57MHiqWr2PJoM4wiKvycPIZteJj-yEo1cY4/s640/blogger-image-370289728.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iaicFMqiVRjP1t0UTZ-UxNDy0dMHK_EMxhrkNkEkBUU8WPRr_oPAwKsrhcZkGntD3e_LQ1Q5mhFfIVaqxmFu8SRmtG_9AzLsfG3UQeBj9_XPL9TJ4vCqDeivlkBa3gXw3Ra-pM6dxDY/s640/blogger-image-1351148608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iaicFMqiVRjP1t0UTZ-UxNDy0dMHK_EMxhrkNkEkBUU8WPRr_oPAwKsrhcZkGntD3e_LQ1Q5mhFfIVaqxmFu8SRmtG_9AzLsfG3UQeBj9_XPL9TJ4vCqDeivlkBa3gXw3Ra-pM6dxDY/s640/blogger-image-1351148608.jpg"></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The rest of our afternoon was spent exploring an area called The Rocks, one of Sydney's oldest parts and famous for its cobbled streets. The streets were filled with life and there was live music around every corner. We came across a food market and shared a German hotdog as we had skipped lunch. We also played around in a free photo booth and Sam dressed up as a koala. My dear friend Fleur had arrived in Sydney that morning so I popped by to say hello and check she was okay after that long flight. After that we headed home, our Sunday night was filled with back to back episodes of Friends and a Thai takeaway on the sofa. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtRzpRM9n7q4Hv8fRtPQvLj9KkCKwVK9ttrVcUXHzJGXEEdA5PjP7r_UKvcpwjcxn_dcY0sOWOAaSCsdZMLt9I9mUxtGx2lFBvNJmM-kVGY_6bqGcqaqwDPNRNzzBJmepFXQ6HgfyUEg/s640/blogger-image-367202611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtRzpRM9n7q4Hv8fRtPQvLj9KkCKwVK9ttrVcUXHzJGXEEdA5PjP7r_UKvcpwjcxn_dcY0sOWOAaSCsdZMLt9I9mUxtGx2lFBvNJmM-kVGY_6bqGcqaqwDPNRNzzBJmepFXQ6HgfyUEg/s640/blogger-image-367202611.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That was my weekend, absolutely perfect if you ask me! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Speak to you next week,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Love Chailey xxxxx</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-77195798136102789452015-01-15T20:04:00.001-08:002015-01-22T03:07:28.041-08:00My hen weekend!Much to my saddeness I couldn't be with my best friend Gemma to celebrate her hen weekend this weekend! Being the other side of the world can sometimes prove difficult! I thought seeing as I couldn't make it to Gemma's hen night I'd take the opportunity to reminisce about my own hen; reliving the weekends antics and one of my favourite highlights of 2014.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz46CBaaoSNkMwGyvLGixPuoORJaenuzUuEloK0d8k6LGqG3beM8l_gL5RwUScjzXg4wplC0IrMm04Q4kdMnKmUh4LP-mHi8fyFWYXUOedKioKq4KtTBCqzt3BSpCWWmh3BaZBprO51EY/s640/blogger-image--491860591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz46CBaaoSNkMwGyvLGixPuoORJaenuzUuEloK0d8k6LGqG3beM8l_gL5RwUScjzXg4wplC0IrMm04Q4kdMnKmUh4LP-mHi8fyFWYXUOedKioKq4KtTBCqzt3BSpCWWmh3BaZBprO51EY/s640/blogger-image--491860591.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My nan made me this veil, with her original headdress she wore at her own wedding!</div><div><br></div><div>I had two extremely organised bridesmaids, Gemma and Tasha, to hand who done a phenomenal job of planning the whole weekend down to a tee. They did me proud! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieGhNZFpq4-f_gSX8x_z1vOPDRseVAWInOV6WrIZsqU8VTLM5bZS6h2c0N5G1mUiiIMjwao5C0CVtdOglrwbptDuALh88pmUrqp7imKZFFsivmw2gq4KqkU15B0ZgFDyVIXyTuVs_kYU/s640/blogger-image--1593000651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieGhNZFpq4-f_gSX8x_z1vOPDRseVAWInOV6WrIZsqU8VTLM5bZS6h2c0N5G1mUiiIMjwao5C0CVtdOglrwbptDuALh88pmUrqp7imKZFFsivmw2gq4KqkU15B0ZgFDyVIXyTuVs_kYU/s640/blogger-image--1593000651.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The weekend started on Friday evening when close friends and family all came to one of my favourite restaurants in Bury St Edmunds called Zen Noodle. The bridesmaids did such a beautiful job of dressing the tables and I even had hen night cup cakes! The food was devine, as always. It was so nice and relaxed catching up with everyone and chatting about the big day. Which was only three weeks away by that point! </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7y-ewCzWnptwEZSN4xMIuIZXz1hXrCSKT9trhLx_4lfHmtrKWuLsNqwJsCF01wGrPKZvXgkb46BFymAxlQU6XsHHejkXbLIZ_MB9uSiYxscJx_IXZONnyEMq7X_svIzypzGmVW2r03g/s640/blogger-image-1948528718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7y-ewCzWnptwEZSN4xMIuIZXz1hXrCSKT9trhLx_4lfHmtrKWuLsNqwJsCF01wGrPKZvXgkb46BFymAxlQU6XsHHejkXbLIZ_MB9uSiYxscJx_IXZONnyEMq7X_svIzypzGmVW2r03g/s640/blogger-image-1948528718.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB3gRJWg58fnfRP_FRvaRc8e1bBljVu3Fy4Vpy-a6IMOTT9N9Q3lMdUX0aOAH5b6uoa7GAabAXqHzxdf_fZpSVzfzIdDYE2rBqLDyrqaW3M-9Q8dS6YSwBUDLupss6hE6TOtPtM6qTC8/s640/blogger-image--326167935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB3gRJWg58fnfRP_FRvaRc8e1bBljVu3Fy4Vpy-a6IMOTT9N9Q3lMdUX0aOAH5b6uoa7GAabAXqHzxdf_fZpSVzfzIdDYE2rBqLDyrqaW3M-9Q8dS6YSwBUDLupss6hE6TOtPtM6qTC8/s640/blogger-image--326167935.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-IGDQx_K98wy3G5R4ZI8dP2LnzfQ2-MDZEkgeXic5VAnAYreHeFO0MOohikADciNljuKP7ry0O5jcw7qgTqbElvudkhv8hHdjQo4UpeD0_ud3aX_GVUF24R9U622Th-YYdMOg7plmF4/s640/blogger-image-19805242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-IGDQx_K98wy3G5R4ZI8dP2LnzfQ2-MDZEkgeXic5VAnAYreHeFO0MOohikADciNljuKP7ry0O5jcw7qgTqbElvudkhv8hHdjQo4UpeD0_ud3aX_GVUF24R9U622Th-YYdMOg7plmF4/s640/blogger-image-19805242.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>On Saturday<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> morning fourteen of us ladies headed to Cambridge. Firstly we all met in the hotel room and everyone was given goodie bags handcrafted by the bridesmaids. They were filled with such thoughtful gifts including a hangover kit and personalised hen weekend sashes! I was given a goodie bag and a tshirt, printed on the front was a photo of Sam and I.</span></div><div><br></div><div>At midday the girls had arranged for all of us to do something which Cambridge is most famous for, punting! We all had brought a picnic with us and some bubbles. It was such a relaxing enjoyable afternoon chatting amoungst the girls and snacking on our scrumptious picnic! A quiz had been organised for me in which I had to answer the questions correctly the same as Sam had done! I have to admit I was pretty poor at this one, when it comes to remembering things! Opps! It was all good fun though and I loved hearing Sams thoughtful answers! </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI8GYnOp8ZpiRrLFhsgShflJ6jIQWGPiVNeYx35C3pMAv5UROqgep2bB0Dpy6BCstZXcS325jgQuit198AYhz0GIW4APMHE559vTsK3KFVmAfeEu-ATTSHeW8Y_X634bQkqXZAehR1x4/s640/blogger-image--1168524921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI8GYnOp8ZpiRrLFhsgShflJ6jIQWGPiVNeYx35C3pMAv5UROqgep2bB0Dpy6BCstZXcS325jgQuit198AYhz0GIW4APMHE559vTsK3KFVmAfeEu-ATTSHeW8Y_X634bQkqXZAehR1x4/s640/blogger-image--1168524921.jpg"></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>After punting we had an hours dance class booked for us all. The dance theme was after my all time favourite film Grease! We wiggled and giggled for an hour straight and finally locked down the dance routine just in time for the grand finale! The dance instructor asked if I had met Johnny Depp, as she though the picture on my top was of him! She didn't realise it was Sam! BIG compliment there Sam! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">On the walk back to the hotel we stopped for a drink at a lovely pub over looking the river. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CZ83SBWq7MlfTt4rMxWoe0GpqmaTrFI1kCuQhtbQClAV0wT9Df87jqZJhsGTYiXCAAcnpEgugv-w-L2nfRcS3Drn9RoanpxyhYM7rwGQL-Yo-4kT8jV-3IfUhaYDZ4ltKqPRwxL5z38/s640/blogger-image--1441380477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CZ83SBWq7MlfTt4rMxWoe0GpqmaTrFI1kCuQhtbQClAV0wT9Df87jqZJhsGTYiXCAAcnpEgugv-w-L2nfRcS3Drn9RoanpxyhYM7rwGQL-Yo-4kT8jV-3IfUhaYDZ4ltKqPRwxL5z38/s640/blogger-image--1441380477.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The bridesmaids bought me a lovely big bottle of bubbly to have whilst we all got ready, the music was playing and all was swell. After we all got ready we headed out to Lola Lo's; a Hawaiian themed nightclub for a cocktail master class. This was one of my favourite parts of the weekend, where we picked a cocktail from the menu and then got to go behind the bar and recreate it! I picked "good time girl" it was that good I can't remember what was in it! I'm guess you're getting the idea as to where this night leads? After a few more "good time girls" Miss Chailey B found herself unable to, shall we say, stand anymore?! Yep you got it, I was in bed by midnight. Just as the night began! Opps! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7LkC2p6U3yPuth6nC_QytPUX0-gZS4SBBKPHF7cNkQy1ATr8cOaCCol5AEPiso2qQ3ZB_sYVdW-QVr17NltK9WmLr2Q12j6tduE3aaABsr3BClsLBHwXwULdwiOKhDf1yzErwAg1NL8/s640/blogger-image--2078251580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7LkC2p6U3yPuth6nC_QytPUX0-gZS4SBBKPHF7cNkQy1ATr8cOaCCol5AEPiso2qQ3ZB_sYVdW-QVr17NltK9WmLr2Q12j6tduE3aaABsr3BClsLBHwXwULdwiOKhDf1yzErwAg1NL8/s640/blogger-image--2078251580.jpg"></a></div>Me and my good time girl, who I named Lola!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5nY9o5dsxbkbg2MYF1iAW6EFffF4ejsWJReJ4G6XT_z_wcVyPr0690K1SS6fS8fjvHqrxc1sO0b-iefyNhbPTmFxwuaj6fOcq3CipSkXcxrOs_5cFKUr6Ma31ruw9T7l_-77dKp-3QU/s640/blogger-image-1072002007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5nY9o5dsxbkbg2MYF1iAW6EFffF4ejsWJReJ4G6XT_z_wcVyPr0690K1SS6fS8fjvHqrxc1sO0b-iefyNhbPTmFxwuaj6fOcq3CipSkXcxrOs_5cFKUr6Ma31ruw9T7l_-77dKp-3QU/s640/blogger-image-1072002007.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TQVgFFbdnPSLrwewK_kbAllhrjTPee8mjoFb0tdMy-ajRAZ8Y3LRkyKkoph_aIninjobEOXeLMj-8ljX51i3YItz1QySxYoS_cCUIVcUoYxQx5cVb-G-Kq5ftTliwSX-OJRCbdHflnQ/s640/blogger-image--925649177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TQVgFFbdnPSLrwewK_kbAllhrjTPee8mjoFb0tdMy-ajRAZ8Y3LRkyKkoph_aIninjobEOXeLMj-8ljX51i3YItz1QySxYoS_cCUIVcUoYxQx5cVb-G-Kq5ftTliwSX-OJRCbdHflnQ/s640/blogger-image--925649177.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>With some recollection of eating cold pizza in the middle of the night and a bunch of girls shouting at Tash, I woke up with a sore head the next morning. Hey what are hen nights for? Although I did vow this would never happen again! </div><div><br></div><div>Sunday was all a complete surprise for me. Blindfolded and scooped up into a taxi we headed off to the last destination of the weekend! My favourite place of all time....Harriet's Tea Rooms! Yum!</div><div><br></div><div>All my beautiful hens were surrounding me, I felt a wave of emotion wash over me. All these ladies were here just for me? I was so touched. Furthermore my wonderful hens all had one more surprise instore for me! I was given a homemade scrap book made by the very talented chief bridesmaid Tasha. Inside reviled a letter from each hen oozing with happy memories and well wishes! There were photos on each page of me and the well wisher which instantly brought me to tears. I couldn't even read any of the letters I was so emotional. Finally the last letter that surprised me most of all was from Samuel. Wow oh wow! If I wasn't a mess before, I sure was then! I saved all the letters for an evening where I had millions of tissues surrounding me! I knew I was going to need them. After I dried my eyes, plates and plates of finger sandwiches, scones as big as your fists and the most prettiest cakes were laid out in front of us. We all happily demolished the lot and after many hugs and kisses I thanked every hen individually for taking the time to spend their weekend with me. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMVbHdPEgSSuGPW6ngn03ZxBLmLfDyY874A5ZJVJHKuOJxJOrm7qlNZazPevb-CzzZipNzkMYvXAfq4FdrJgqs3v7w9KRgwRKRKEE3VaLEjR8hs1F5WUDBYvHLXfKUoma-qKMji620CM/s640/blogger-image-831922074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMVbHdPEgSSuGPW6ngn03ZxBLmLfDyY874A5ZJVJHKuOJxJOrm7qlNZazPevb-CzzZipNzkMYvXAfq4FdrJgqs3v7w9KRgwRKRKEE3VaLEjR8hs1F5WUDBYvHLXfKUoma-qKMji620CM/s640/blogger-image-831922074.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am so greatful to have such true friends, I wouldn't have picked to spend it with any other people in the world! The bridesmaids drove me home to my mums where we all had a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake reminiscing the weekends events! I was even lucky enough to have a cuddle with my darling Trixie Belle, what a perfect end to the weekend. </div><div><br></div><div>All in all I had the best hen weekend ever! One weekend I'll never forget, thanks again everyone who came! You made my year I love you lots! </div><div><br></div><div>Have a good week, love Chailey! xxx</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-3031965084171495622015-01-14T23:37:00.001-08:002015-01-15T02:53:51.282-08:00Thailand Take 2This weeks throwback Thursday is all about the second leg of our journey through Thailand! With all the alternative Thai traditions we loved getting into the thick of things and enjoying the Thai culture. There were so many traditions I think other parts of the world should take note of and use in their countries. For example, when saying thank you people put their hands together in a praying position and bow as they would say sawadee ka (thank you). The higher they held their hands the more respect they had for the person which usually means they are older. They also had a lot of respect for their royal family and it was deemed rude to scrunch up the Thai notes as it was like you were scrunching the Kings head up. God forbid you stepped on a coin to stop it from rolling away!<div><br><div>After Koh Phangan we caught the ferry over with Trisha and Gracie to Koh Tao. The rest of the ThaIntro gang was heading over to the island in the next couple of days. This was like ThaIntro2- we would all meet up after our days relaxing by the beach or exploring more of the island. Koh Tao was easily my favourite Island in Thailand. This was where I scuba dived for the first time. It has always been something I was keen on doing and heard Koh Tao was renowned for diving. So along with some guys from ThaIntro we booked up a days course. There is so much more that goes into diving than I expected. After getting our scuba gear together <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">and heading out on the boat we were taught breathing techniques and hand signals by the shore. As we was waiting little fish came to say hello by nibbling our legs. It was then time for our group to go down under water. Forgetting my lungs would act as balloons I struggled to stay close to the sea bed at first. After the help from the instructor and a few extra weights added to my jacket I was good to go. I must admit I wasn't as overwhelmed as I had expected to be once diving down to 6 metres. I had expected the corals to be full of colour with hundreds of pretty fish swimming by. It wasn't until we went out on our second dive down to 12 metres, thats when the sea bed came alive! It was such a freeing feeling being weightless under water exploring the sea beneath us. Koh Tao was packed with so many other fun exciting times such as, all you can eat pizza, Muay Thai boxing, big al's famous pancakes and a swimming pool over looking the island!</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4OVoE6hfay1HEpQhG7PCorcHFVe66nQkdmC3M0NMGdVAUBJewpidCPRlz7guaQUMYZX7N7lVvPwuelRJMLFVNS3t0JxcFZehw57fYVTgLbqYAgh4hISHQ66EC3nG9tkswd8f6BL5PcQ/s640/blogger-image-1531056750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4OVoE6hfay1HEpQhG7PCorcHFVe66nQkdmC3M0NMGdVAUBJewpidCPRlz7guaQUMYZX7N7lVvPwuelRJMLFVNS3t0JxcFZehw57fYVTgLbqYAgh4hISHQ66EC3nG9tkswd8f6BL5PcQ/s640/blogger-image-1531056750.jpg"></a></div>This was me scuba diving for the first time!</div><div><br></div><div>After Koh Tao we traveled for 12 hours, took two boats and one bus which landed us in Koh Phi Phi. I was hoping after a long days travelling we'd be able to get a taxi to our hotel and a good nights sleep. This was not the case. We had to walk 20 minutes in the stifling heat to the other side of the island as we did not realise there was no cars on the island. Then to arrive at our worse accommodation in Thailand. Folks if your heading to Phi Phi do not stay at the flower bungalows! We did visit the beautiful view point though which was breath taking, well worth the sweaty walk to the top. We took an afternoon boat trip to visit the famous Maya Bay where "The Beach" featuring Leanardo DiCaprio was filmed. The skies opened up and for the whole of our journey it poured with rain, but our spirits weren't dampened. We were visiting a famous beach where Leanardo Dicaprio stood, visited and acted! Ahhhh! We swam in the rain and wandered through the rainforest exploring more of the tiny bay. We also visited monkey beach where we witnessed a monkey drinking a can of coke, as well as juice! It was a lovely island, well worth a visit. We were even lucky enough to recieve our wedding photos while we were there. One morning we headed to a restaurant for breakfast and oooo'd and awwww'd reliving our beautiful day! </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD8Zh8WjrB2Y9FuISLJaR4i31_9bwOBszrh1wHkG9YA4iPAVqACS5zJ8pcaJQObamkiI7t0Eya43UQGtJVZl9FujEv8l7h8Xd1NTkxGRBrvSpHWgzcT-SKd8HTG21ZqeM6Oxhzl2_9h4/s640/blogger-image--1232019548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD8Zh8WjrB2Y9FuISLJaR4i31_9bwOBszrh1wHkG9YA4iPAVqACS5zJ8pcaJQObamkiI7t0Eya43UQGtJVZl9FujEv8l7h8Xd1NTkxGRBrvSpHWgzcT-SKd8HTG21ZqeM6Oxhzl2_9h4/s640/blogger-image--1232019548.jpg"></font></a></div><div>This was us at the famous Phi Phi viewpoint!</div><div><br></div><div>Phuket was something else! The whole island was utter craziness. We thought Bangkok was insane, Phuket was like Bangkok on Steroids! People were partying left, right and centre. You had more lady boy's than you could shake a stick at. I loved the atmosphere and have promised the girls we'll go back for a girls holiday as there's so much more I could have explored. We visited Tiger Kingdom and got to play with the cutest baby tiger cubs. The big Tigers were a lot more intimidating; I still to this day cannot believe we got in the cage with these humongous creatures. They were so alert and wide eyed, my mind was telling me to pull out and not to go into the big cage but my body kept walking me towards the enclosure!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4hr2Mlwr2aJ9UxGE-T68K8HXPMj2SL3yej8rgZlVo1dHw2ROt_SQ2zkFDYbLgmpYa6MnDrSyiQvtEJq036kHHTECZsRX4hA4je9GzKfUzwkLQ-Cy6Z3AWIokMgIqD9wb8rH8vQuiiwU/s640/blogger-image--64301701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4hr2Mlwr2aJ9UxGE-T68K8HXPMj2SL3yej8rgZlVo1dHw2ROt_SQ2zkFDYbLgmpYa6MnDrSyiQvtEJq036kHHTECZsRX4hA4je9GzKfUzwkLQ-Cy6Z3AWIokMgIqD9wb8rH8vQuiiwU/s640/blogger-image--64301701.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>After Phuket we headed over to Malaysia, that's a story for another week though!</div><div><br></div><div>Love Chailey xxx</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-24532289442417465702015-01-04T22:56:00.001-08:002015-01-08T00:00:21.409-08:00Bon Voyage!So I guess I should really explain how Sam and I landed oursleves in Australia. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts Sam and I planned to go travelling. We jetted off on a trip of a life time at the beginning of November 2014. <div><br></div><div>Saying goodbye to family for eighteent months was a very difficult time for both of us and something I personally had been dreading for a long time since planning our travels. I thought I would be an emotional embarrassment to everyone at the airport. I won't deny it was hard and we all shed a few tears but I coped a lot better than I thought I would. After our sad goodbyes Sam and I took eachothers hands, this was it. The start of our 18 month honeymoon together. I gave our beloved family one last wave, blew them a kiss and we walked through to the departure lounge. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6B7zcZOV5acUj1jQRQSd-czEqu4727exHKoEk2i32NbbBeWJHTbTF1G3I4eflH6pBTvjhfjiIEkb_AggSAYkX6LZVsOpltows0O2XMXxD5Pq2kSUYmD9dbTzQZe7vRW-S79AlOv8oJs/s640/blogger-image-156470768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6B7zcZOV5acUj1jQRQSd-czEqu4727exHKoEk2i32NbbBeWJHTbTF1G3I4eflH6pBTvjhfjiIEkb_AggSAYkX6LZVsOpltows0O2XMXxD5Pq2kSUYmD9dbTzQZe7vRW-S79AlOv8oJs/s640/blogger-image-156470768.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Our first destination was the land of smiles, Thailand! It had been some where both Sam and I had on our list to visit for a while. We were intrigued by the culture and couldn't wait to learn more. We had been recommended a tour for the first week which was called ThaIntro. In a nutshell it gave you an introduction to the country with some amazing trips packed into it. For one fee of £400, it included accommodation for a week, trips, transportation and also some very delicious meals. Not to mention meeting some fabulous people along the way! </div><div><br></div><div>The first couple of days were spent in the crazy busy city of Bangkok. Weaving our way through the tuk tuks and market stalls we visited some exquisite temples and went on a river boat cruise where we met the most similiest little Thai lady we ever came across. She had a boat full of goodies to buy, so I treated myself to a fan, which I still use now. We also went to a Thai cooking class where we were taught to make some great tasting Thai dishes. Masaman and Pad Thai were my favourite to cook, and eat!!</div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWhapDmPp_EbMEXkes0M2P2-grihvhzrG7AP5moD7fZ5lLSm8ZFz8t5YZSDg4ujYwmWJ825JOlwnMKE8_URR0OjIalp2lfKZW2sc1XzMYdtL1gU4_DpEFvpX1yJdYsaXLfavMLq_B88Q/s640/blogger-image-1112709208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWhapDmPp_EbMEXkes0M2P2-grihvhzrG7AP5moD7fZ5lLSm8ZFz8t5YZSDg4ujYwmWJ825JOlwnMKE8_URR0OjIalp2lfKZW2sc1XzMYdtL1gU4_DpEFvpX1yJdYsaXLfavMLq_B88Q/s640/blogger-image-1112709208.jpg"></a></span></div><div><br></div><div>After Bangkok we headed down south where we spent a night in Khao Sok national park. We were privileged enough to stay in floating bungalows for the evening, I felt like a celebrity! The views were phenomenal it was <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">untouched paradise. S</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">omething I will remember for a very long time. It's not often you get to walk out of your bedroom and be welcomed by a view like that.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7ss3Zfx1M4PxSgDHjkYpOeBkLf96OVbZse3Ukm-rBTIdvoUTDMsQKtxVNZRPxNfcUKHOKMyJ2D9_5UYrs6B4EWK7LkRsKoeFvn6SK_-YolbiHMOYjT_7Et0X1sL3TJsol0d4nQQCiW0/s640/blogger-image--537905814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7ss3Zfx1M4PxSgDHjkYpOeBkLf96OVbZse3Ukm-rBTIdvoUTDMsQKtxVNZRPxNfcUKHOKMyJ2D9_5UYrs6B4EWK7LkRsKoeFvn6SK_-YolbiHMOYjT_7Et0X1sL3TJsol0d4nQQCiW0/s640/blogger-image--537905814.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Our next stop on our journey with ThaIntro was the island most famous for its full moon parties, Koh Phangan. Home to the beautiful Sarana Bungalows, this is where the lucky ThaIntro leaders get to call home! Again, the accommodation was terrific somewhere I'd recommend to anyone wanting to stay in Koh Phangan. This was the last leg of our journey and personally my favourite. I got to eat my own weight in Pad Thai, experience a traditional Thai massage for the first time AND ride an elephant! This is still my most treasured memory since travelling.</div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4mCH8G9RXI5qfeGLzFdTecSihu9BWOHxcmBwh90jzSV0OVpk6x6TnulgsfSUokyWM9-9bgTlcAFYwHRwqxfDvChjJgGsWbOxglAiH6CqqNLgR7cgTTWeMcnrG1Fyv5ILqzn6BCkglyk/s640/blogger-image--849117911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4mCH8G9RXI5qfeGLzFdTecSihu9BWOHxcmBwh90jzSV0OVpk6x6TnulgsfSUokyWM9-9bgTlcAFYwHRwqxfDvChjJgGsWbOxglAiH6CqqNLgR7cgTTWeMcnrG1Fyv5ILqzn6BCkglyk/s640/blogger-image--849117911.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><br></div><div>I can honestly say this was one of the best week of our lives, how cliche and cheesy I hear you say. Get yourself booked up and then tell me differently? Everyone I have spoken to all have such remarkable views, I have not stopped recommending it since we left! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That's all for today, I'll tell you about the rest of our travels in Thailand another day!</span></div><div><br></div><div>Love Chailey xxx</div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-40900361655460547292015-01-03T16:16:00.001-08:002015-01-03T17:11:20.207-08:00A Novel Idea for a Gift!Since only writting six entries last year I am sure you can tell 2014 was a very busy year for Sam and I. There are lots to catch up on from our jammed pack crazy year. Instead of spending ages catching up with the years shenanigans I have decided to make it more interesting for you guys. Every week I will do a Throwback Thursday post about all our favourite highlights of 2014. That way you will still get to know what we are both up to whilst living in Sydney (I'll get to that bit soon enough) and also you will have an insight to our lives in 2014. <div><br></div><div>Since being away I have found myself reading so often. It's a way of escaping from the world into your own little bubble. Whilst in Asia sadly my Kindle died. A long and slow death, every day I turned it on the screen would die a little more until it was no longer readable. I had to revert to using my kindle app on my iPad which I didn't enjoy. The glare of the iPad screen <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">was such a strain on my eyes </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">compared to the Kindles paper like screen. It was surprising how quickly I fell out of reading so much because of my changed reading conditions. I was sad, I missed reading all the time but the iPad just wasn't the same.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Luckily for me I had been a good girl this year! Sam bought me a shiny new Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas as he knew how much I missed reading. The Kindle Paperwhite was a lovely new upgrade from my last Kindle 5 with new features such as a touch screen and longer battery life. My mum also sent me over book called Shadows of the Workhouse, the sequel to Call the Midwife and a hand made bookmark for Christmas. My Mum didn't realise it was the second book in a sequel but it didn't matter as I could buy the first on my Kindle. I'm looking forward to reading a real book again after finishing Call the midwife. It's been so long since I read a paperback book as the Kindle is so handy whilst travelling. All in all I had a very literary Christmas. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk7m3V0N4L0PaoTNzQeCvy0L76mz81LaenPDi2jObMZ8WzIBPZZMAdWcFrw1Sza0Y3UtZ_0Sm45_hwy7UXlgkK2ASg8ryaporYGnNbMl15iEosciyELK2hPg8Q7ZvEQp-NGE5CNEg43Y/s640/blogger-image--1319737398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk7m3V0N4L0PaoTNzQeCvy0L76mz81LaenPDi2jObMZ8WzIBPZZMAdWcFrw1Sza0Y3UtZ_0Sm45_hwy7UXlgkK2ASg8ryaporYGnNbMl15iEosciyELK2hPg8Q7ZvEQp-NGE5CNEg43Y/s640/blogger-image--1319737398.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Continuing reading into the new year, I found online I could set myself a reading challenge through www.goodreads.com. You can set yourself a number of books to read, so the challenge can be as big or small as you'd like. Very handy if your New Years resolution was to read more! I choose to read 20 books in the year averaging on one and a half books a month. I didn't follow the "new year, new me" cliché this year as I'm extremely happy with where I am in life right now. I didn't just want to ignore the New Year rolling in so thought this was best suited to me as it was already something I loved doing.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I hope you all have a wonderful happy and healthy new year! I'll be back Thursdsy for my first throwback!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Love Chailey xxx</font></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbseAF8tXa0yCj9WoDaL-Yw0eyRU9FdYxaaW0p6REjvLPiVZgprbwDR-ZtzlWl8G-zLJhiv9D_VhywQmcTIuUGUKVkRJ8r9WBQ5Gk7qS9Z7pL-7ZnB3GAgPivg-Y-k4FmGEF0h6zb_AA/s640/blogger-image--1574428419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbseAF8tXa0yCj9WoDaL-Yw0eyRU9FdYxaaW0p6REjvLPiVZgprbwDR-ZtzlWl8G-zLJhiv9D_VhywQmcTIuUGUKVkRJ8r9WBQ5Gk7qS9Z7pL-7ZnB3GAgPivg-Y-k4FmGEF0h6zb_AA/s640/blogger-image--1574428419.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0Greenacre Greenacre-33.901895 151.050581tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-404692190975745652014-06-26T02:22:00.001-07:002015-01-03T16:55:36.789-08:00The Wedsite<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP58XRs6TSLyxPJdLiEZ9JZ2YJyzLt1p4s-B8gA0N7nusIKCiPYQQmyf5juYBhLtR3rOiYom3QO2LHpEZb4Z5HzuQY1knf1pidwRZbohlpaYwD4MeLJVBn2KRA0VcvrCg7sHCT3k1mX8/s640/blogger-image--85757797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP58XRs6TSLyxPJdLiEZ9JZ2YJyzLt1p4s-B8gA0N7nusIKCiPYQQmyf5juYBhLtR3rOiYom3QO2LHpEZb4Z5HzuQY1knf1pidwRZbohlpaYwD4MeLJVBn2KRA0VcvrCg7sHCT3k1mX8/s640/blogger-image--85757797.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>I'd been toying with the idea of making a wedding website for a long time. I had seen a lot of couples had started doing them. If I'm honest I couldn't resist a little peak at what they had all been my including on their sites. We had already planned to send out invitations with all the information needed for the day including maps and menu options. I still kept thinking about the smaller details I couldn't include in my invite and how I would be able to tell my guests.<div><br></div><div>I kept telling myself you are only getting married once and if you want a wedsite nows the time to do it! So I set aside a whole day to get to get to grips with all the editing and typing! Boy did I need it! I used a site called www.gettingmarried.co.uk. I really liked being able to create the whole site whilst in edit mode. I didn't make the the site live until I was happy with all the details. I can still now edit the site whilst live which is wonderful. Closer to the big day I'll be sure to add more exciting stuff! There was lots of different options of templates to use to really make it personal to you and your fiancé. I chose a free template so after putting in the days work of filling all the blanks and uploaded pictures I felt I had really got a good deal. I did consider paying £30 for a premium upgrade but as we are trying to keep costs down I thought it would be unwise! I could be putting that extra £30 towards decorations, something the guests will see and appreciate. </div><div><br></div><div>There is so many great features when editing the site. Gettingmarried had already got things completely covered. Even with the information in the invites there was still bits of information I could include on the site that maybe our guests hadn't known before! I also added in why we decided on the church and venue we had chosen, along with introductions of the wedding party! There is also things such as interactive polls you can include, along with an FAQ page for your guests. I also added taxi numbers to help out of town guests.</div><div><br></div><div>There are pages including how we both met and I tearfully included how Samuel had proposed to me! I really liked the page of where to stay. All I had to do was type the postcode of the venue and the church and the site came back with all the local hotels I could use to include in my site. It was a case of ticking the hotels I'd like to recommend to my guests then they appeared on the site!</div><div><br></div><div>If you are a bride that is still undecided on weather to make a wedsite I'd say go for it. www.gettingmarried.co.uk was such a great simple and easy site to use you haven't even got to be a technology whizz. I included a little slip in our invites explaining if they wanted more information about our big day to please visit our wedding website! I have seen some couples just added the URL to the bottom of the save the dates and wondering why no one was visiting. I had read online you need to explain what it's there for aswell as telling your guests where to go visit. We have had really great feedback since the site when live on Tuesday. We have already have 100 views! </div><div> </div><div>If you'd like to view our wedsite you are more than welcome to. Our URL is <a href="http://chaileyandsamuel.gettingmarried.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://chaileyandsamuel.gettingmarried.co.uk/</a> I even liked you was able to edit what you wanted your URL to be. It's those little touches I really feel gettingmarried excelled theirselves in!</div><div><br></div><div>Chailey xx</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr1CJjYKnnplRR3Aq6MblhLnzX5PVxvtFllfJEKEdY30sfVGi8by8Dx4GJ2AUzD023WrnbkRi3S4s4kOOT8FcqHU_0g2zE_HBTDzwjPDEhPng9KqEcW6T_oKG943v2wf5lvShfs5yF4M/s640/blogger-image-1077139055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr1CJjYKnnplRR3Aq6MblhLnzX5PVxvtFllfJEKEdY30sfVGi8by8Dx4GJ2AUzD023WrnbkRi3S4s4kOOT8FcqHU_0g2zE_HBTDzwjPDEhPng9KqEcW6T_oKG943v2wf5lvShfs5yF4M/s640/blogger-image-1077139055.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The home page of our site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoLC2r6RvC0uxXak7bqM7CcK49643FlXAWhKAN-o2Sv3TkWAVuskDk9l370qEjjy_0doz2yCCDP9oq__neXoCq3UjBiJzbf56czeg2JoSqSCsfJm8L2z6Arv6ZrXBV_nPaYMK6ZeyOuo/s640/blogger-image-1720487584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoLC2r6RvC0uxXak7bqM7CcK49643FlXAWhKAN-o2Sv3TkWAVuskDk9l370qEjjy_0doz2yCCDP9oq__neXoCq3UjBiJzbf56czeg2JoSqSCsfJm8L2z6Arv6ZrXBV_nPaYMK6ZeyOuo/s640/blogger-image-1720487584.jpg"></a></div>Our wedding party page</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-64832147332015328222014-04-11T02:58:00.001-07:002014-04-17T10:34:32.009-07:00DIY Bride!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Evening my lovelies!</span></div><div><br></div><div>It has been far too long! I've been so busy getting stuck in with organising the wedding, life in general has taken a back seat! </div><div><br></div><div>I just wanted to share with you a competition I won last week! I know it's very cliche but I never win anything! Last week lo and behold I won! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Kerrie Micthell, my wonderful talented wedding photographer hosted a competition for all diy crafty brides out there! To enter you had to take a picture of your wedding diy protects them upload to Instagram entering the hash tag #KMPDIY!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">My prize was a fantastic wedding DIY manual wrote by the extremely talented Laura Strutt! Since receiving the book in the post it has become my bible! I've got so many hints, tips and ideas of how to make my day that more unique! I carry it everywhere with me! </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLVE7pGC7fTMwCCmEzyvSVCbK3zfJFHApYzoDF8XxO6vm7HA0lWDrVgxZ3_b0o9w9PsitgQ4Q7C5I3voS65vVNV6qHhieAlWIA7cS13zGPXWGFkIMmNz0D21n9fi8hc2ZUCRJOrhxS3w/s640/blogger-image--1366962530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLVE7pGC7fTMwCCmEzyvSVCbK3zfJFHApYzoDF8XxO6vm7HA0lWDrVgxZ3_b0o9w9PsitgQ4Q7C5I3voS65vVNV6qHhieAlWIA7cS13zGPXWGFkIMmNz0D21n9fi8hc2ZUCRJOrhxS3w/s640/blogger-image--1366962530.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">This book has really got me to get on top of all my crafts I've been planning to do! I've started making my own tea cup candles and been making my own confetti! I really reccomend any of you diy brides to be to head over to amazon and purchase the book! </font><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/085733381X?pc_redir=1397617044&robot_redir=1</span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1A4xvBQ1_ECWBRBG_adCoZBOreJ1rUwxpbqp7zmw3-pOMiqvPkwxvWTfzCcAQyNBLpNT_repMldGLjbQ6GdoQcGyttQ_pFybx8i_iFvl0uI2ADQ3pkGRje2CWG2IxPS3K5dEzbP-yYo/s640/blogger-image--1207649589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1A4xvBQ1_ECWBRBG_adCoZBOreJ1rUwxpbqp7zmw3-pOMiqvPkwxvWTfzCcAQyNBLpNT_repMldGLjbQ6GdoQcGyttQ_pFybx8i_iFvl0uI2ADQ3pkGRje2CWG2IxPS3K5dEzbP-yYo/s640/blogger-image--1207649589.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1j6BqEwBFjIIJ5zKDGIOXzFSrk6e3CpHhM1eORvLq_7d1W9jE0yuu72NBqxfJzqe2ODuB9ju15_D7Tx3HdrDM1t8QfyCHrxQujR3av8wZ5xvttMNgkw1R6XZ2Oj15-EefaXJzbp6kJM/s640/blogger-image-1844991630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1j6BqEwBFjIIJ5zKDGIOXzFSrk6e3CpHhM1eORvLq_7d1W9jE0yuu72NBqxfJzqe2ODuB9ju15_D7Tx3HdrDM1t8QfyCHrxQujR3av8wZ5xvttMNgkw1R6XZ2Oj15-EefaXJzbp6kJM/s640/blogger-image-1844991630.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I'll keep you updated on what projects I do next!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Love Chailey</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-40872923786271371042014-02-17T09:03:00.001-08:002014-02-17T13:53:17.047-08:00#100happydaysSo today I noticed people started to hash tag their photos a lot with #100happydays. I wasn't sure what it was all about and was very intrigued! Once I found the website www.100happydays.com I realised it was exactly what it said on the tin. It's challenging you to see if you can stay happy for 100 days in a row and expressing this by posting a photo a day using the hash tag #100happydays. It may be something very simple such as a cup of tea in bed or the sunshine peaking through the clouds, #100happydays is trying to focus on the positives in life. Teaching you that you do have enough time in life to realise what makes you happy!<div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEr5SN87CFev6pp-PphApdZWj8QEVGlSZxKRPWXCVrQvFEhDXw0otiAkvpC5rKnjUodKbKjOCeZEd-5-S6sAKDQYVxhoZYama_-pEFrV4l3qldLSuEIBor6x8JYOuHIgt8pyLEo9DdKE/s640/blogger-image--1576413996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEr5SN87CFev6pp-PphApdZWj8QEVGlSZxKRPWXCVrQvFEhDXw0otiAkvpC5rKnjUodKbKjOCeZEd-5-S6sAKDQYVxhoZYama_-pEFrV4l3qldLSuEIBor6x8JYOuHIgt8pyLEo9DdKE/s640/blogger-image--1576413996.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since starting yoga at the end of January I have really noticed a difference in myself and I think this #100happydays has come at a great time for me to learn more about myself as a person. I believe everything happens for a reason and if it's meant to be it'll be! I think my whole out look on life is changing and I am so excited to learn and experience this new change! </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs1EKs-Yqet0VhBn8sOo0in3z7TrM3icff8WpakxsZVtCawfC10HnO1x5bnu_K6L4gnjn2UW34yU2i_SGZnypvpX7DDnsqAZhUmK1TQF1V3h4Q8ZjzzgmRva1W8uV7iDPkaH3NgUeAek/s640/blogger-image-1365270478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs1EKs-Yqet0VhBn8sOo0in3z7TrM3icff8WpakxsZVtCawfC10HnO1x5bnu_K6L4gnjn2UW34yU2i_SGZnypvpX7DDnsqAZhUmK1TQF1V3h4Q8ZjzzgmRva1W8uV7iDPkaH3NgUeAek/s640/blogger-image-1365270478.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you're feeling like trying something new I'd highly recommended #100happydays. 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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><i>Happy hump
day! </i>Apparently because Wednesday is the "hump" of the
week (half way until the weekend) we should congratulate everyone for
making it this far! So as it's only two days away this afternoon I
thought I'd let you know what I got up to with my weekend!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><br />I had a
very relaxed weekend, didn't have much planned at all. Other than
picking up my very first pair of glasses! I spent my morning baking
my favourite muffin of all time, the lemon and poppyseed muffin! They
were so scrumptious, my fiance has even been eating them for
breakfast on his way to work! I am even eating one as I blog! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;">It was my first
attempt at making these muffins and I couldn't believe how easy they
were to bake! I did tweak the instructions slightly and next time I'd like to add lemon curd into the centre to make them that extra yummy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><u><b>Ingredients
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">320g
plain flour</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">2
tbsps poppy seeds</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">½
tsp salt</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">3
tsps baking powder</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">150g
caster sugar</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">125g
unsalted butter, melted</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">2
eggs</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">45ml
lemon juice</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">210ml plain yoghurt (I changed plain yogurt for low fat lemon yoghurt)</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">Zest
of 1 lemon, finely grated</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">100g
apple, grated</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">100g
pear, seeded and diced</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>For
the glaze -</b></u></span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">125g
icing sugar</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">1½
tbsps lemon juice</span></span></span></div>
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<li><div style="border: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.08cm; orphans: 2; padding: 0cm; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;">3
tbsps hot water</span></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Step
1:</span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Preheat
oven to 190ºC (Gas Mark 5). Combine all dry ingredients. Beat
together wet ingredients, combine the two and fold in fruit.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Step
2: </span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Spoon
into a greased muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until muffins are
golden brown and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Step
3: </span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Quirky & Messy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mix
all glaze ingredients together. Add more water if you like a thinner
glaze. For a thick white glaze, add just enough water for the glaze
to have a rich consistency to dip the muffins into.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0Thetford, Norfolk, UK52.412856 0.7516570000000228952.335401 0.590295500000023 52.490311 0.91301850000002283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-82614732512443727992014-01-07T13:01:00.000-08:002014-01-07T13:01:40.410-08:00Weight, NO MORE!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went back to Weight Watchers this evening after over indulging far too much over Christmas. It's back to reality, I knew when I got back on those scales I would have put on weight. But I am okay with that I'm in the right frame of mind to get back on the dieting band wagon! When I started</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Weight Watchers, I lost a stone within nine weeks! I felt amazing people complimented me on my weight lose all the time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the new year Weight Watchers have brought out a new campaign called "Simple Start" which basically strips back to basics letting you eat all filling and healthy foods. Normally when doing Weight Watchers you have to weigh all foods and work out their pro point value. When I started the plan going on my height and weight I was allowed to eat 28 pro points per day! I'm really ready to try this new plan letting you eat pasta, potatoes, chicken without weighing and eating until you're full up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• If you're ever getting stuck on working out the pro point value. Divide the calories by 40 and then round to the nearest whole number. A point roughly works out to be 40 calories!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Weigh out your cereal and put into sandwich bags per 30grams, then pop back into the box! Saves time in the morning when you're in a rush!</span></div>
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chaileyadelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134625133979012177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172573024701890582.post-6419353853200674772014-01-01T07:00:00.000-08:002014-01-01T10:48:35.933-08:00Hello 2014, I'm happy to see you!<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very excited to welcome in the New Year as I've got lots of big things planned. Firstly I'll be getting married which is an incredible magical experience and has turned me into a giddy little girl planning the biggest day of her life! Not only we have the wedding to look forward to but to top it off twelve days later my husband and I will be heading off to Thailand to start our 18 months of traveling across the world! I cannot describe how ready I am for this massive adventure!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eighteen months ago we decided to move out of our little cottage in Norfolk and plan the trip of a lifetime. We moved back in with our parents to save every last penny. Believe me it has been hard, but paid off completely when we booked our tickets at the beginning of December. We've been recommended by a friend to go with a company called Thai Intro where they take you under their wing for the first week and show you all the gorgeous sights and experiences Thailand had to offer! Then the rest is up to us, this is where I think the real adventure will start! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I plan to keep you all up to date with all my planning and preparations for both the wedding and traveling. I hope you enjoy my blog!</span></div>
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