Hey guys!
Today I’m going to do the Wanderlust Tag all about travel, my favourite thing in the world.
If you don’t know already, a tag video is just a series of questions with a different
theme and everyone answers the same questions.
It’s fun to see how people’s answers differ.
This Wanderlust Tag has 10 questions so let’s get started.
#1 is your most treasured passport stamp and this is kind of a tough one but I think I’d
have to say the one I got when I was 18 years old when I first arrived in Germany as a Rotary
Youth Exchange student.
I was there for a whole year.
I didn’t know what to expect.
I didn’t speak a word of German - ok maybe, like, 10 words.
I didn’t know anyone and it turned out to be one of the most memorable years of my life
and I just feel really happy and proud that I took that step between high school and university
to make just the most amazing memories.
#2 is can you recite your passport number from memory and the answer to that is no.
I definitely can’t.
I guess there have been a couple of times I’ve been traveling for long periods of
time where you’re getting your passport in and out all the time and writing it down
and then maybe yes, but in general definitely no.
#3 is your preferred mode of travel: planes, trains or automobiles.
This is really hard because I really love going on road trips.
I should make a whole video about my favourite road trips I’ve done but I think I’d actually
have to say trains because for me, and maybe you feel the same way, there’s something
about being in the window seat of a train, looking out the window, listening to music
or something and it just makes me feel really happy and calm and excited about life and
the future and kind of reflective and I always feel that way sitting on a train and it’s
a really nice feeling so I think I’d have to say trains.
#4 is your top 3 travel items.
I’d have to say my Bose noise-cancelling headphones which are fantastic when you just
want to carve out some quiet time for yourself.
I did a whole blog post on these so I’ll link them down below if you’re interested
to learn more.
Also a camera of course is a no brainer but I like to bring at least one camera.
Usually more than one type so I can document the trip in different ways with different cameras.
And number 3 would be lip balm and my favourite is the Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm because it lasts
for hours and hours.
You don’t have to worry when you’re on the road about getting it in and out of your
bag so that’s something I always travel with now.
#5 is hostels or hotels.
I think it really depends on what kind of travel you’re doing.
If you’re by yourself I would definitely say hostels are a much better place to meet
other travellers.
In general I probably stay at hotels more but I think it really depends on the kind
of travel you’re doing.
#6 is are you a repeat visitor or do you like to explore new places and I’m definitely
more in the latter category.
It’s a really big world.
I feel like I don’t have enough time to see everything.
Life is kind of short and so even though I sometimes want to go back to a place that
I’ve had an amazing time at to kind of recreate that memory I tend to go for new places because
there’s just not enough time to see it all twice.
#7 is do you read up on your destination or do you wing it and I’m definitely more of
a wing it kind of person.
I’m trying to be better about researching but, to be totally honest, I don’t plan
trips that far in advance normally.
Last summer I went to China and Japan for over a month and I booked the trip one week
before I left so I just didn’t have that much time in the week to plan.
I went to Southeast Asia for 6 weeks in 2009 and when I got there I had no idea where I was going.
I just got dropped off in Bangkok and found a place to stay.
I’d originally planned to go to 3 countries and in the end I went to 5 and I think if
you plan too much you don’t leave any room for spontaneity which is the spice of life
so I think it’s good to have a balance.
I’m trying to be better about doing some research before so you don’t miss out on
some amazing things but in general I’m more of a wing it kind of person.
I also have a whole section on my blog called ‘Wanderlust’ and I did do a trip planning
blog post so I’ll link that below if you’re interested.
#8 is your favourite travel website.
I have a few.
I’m a big fan of Lonely Planet guide books and they have a great website as well.
TripAdvisor is great for very up to date reviews of hotels and restaurants.
Maybe someone’s been there earlier that day and they’ll tell you what they thought
so it’s really current which is nice.
I also like the City Guides on Design Sponge and especially if you’re doing a road trip
maybe around the US they have really great recommendations of places to shop or places
to stay and I’ve had really good luck with that in the past.
#9 is where would you recommend a friend to visit.
Name the city and why.
This one is pretty easy because I love Iceland.
It’s probably my favourite place in the whole world.
My family is from Iceland and I met my boyfriend there so I have a lot of bias but Reykjavik
is an amazing city and I would recommend anyone to go there.
Even if you only have a few days you can see quite a lot of Iceland in just a few days.
They have amazing art and music.
The food is delicious, lovely people, amazing shops and architecture.
The landscape is incredible - like nothing you’ve ever seen.
So that would be the place I’d recommend anyone to go.
#10 is you’re leaving tomorrow, money is no object, where are you headed?
This is super easy because I want to go to Antarctica.
It’s the only continent I’ve never been to.
I definitely plan to go there in the future.
The cost is very high so if money were no object I would be getting my woolies on and
heading there tomorrow.
I tag everyone to do this video and, in particular, my friend Zoey who has a wonderful channel
here on YouTube.
I’m going to link it below.
She has wanderlust which has just taken her all the way to Rome where she’s now living out her dream.
She’s documenting everything on her YouTube channel so go and subscribe to see her extended
‘Roman Holiday’ and she actually took 2 of my coins from Canada all the way to the
Trevi Fountain in Rome to make wishes for me.
So thank you so much for doing that, Zoey!
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I could feel my bikini bottoms filling with water.
So the elastic was coming away from my skin and they were filling with water and I was
just going, ‘Please, please elastic - hang in there for me buddy!’
And one second later they were off.
It was one of those cartoon moments where I just felt them go WHOOSH and they just went
from here to here and there was nothing covering my tush whatsoever.